A Winter Record Haul

I ducked into a Hard Off in between sessions of electioneering. It was fruitful.

I love FLB. I grudgingly admit that I would not have found them without Spotify. “Act Like You Know” is on a couple of my mainstay playlists. I already gave this a listen just now and it is a lot of fun.

Itsuki is a karaoke go-to artist for me. It is high time I start picking up some enka records. “Omae to Futari” is an excellent tune.

A very happy surprise to find. I have coveted this album since day one of vinyl life. She does the title track better than Prince did it. Sorry not sorry.

This has “That’s What Friends Are For.” I expect more goodness too.

Bruce Hornsby and the Range—*The Way It Is*

Nile Rodgers produced this. The inaugural listen was really nice.

New York Philharmonic, Leonard Bernstein—*Dvořák Symphony No. 9 “From the New World”*

I look forward to listening to this during work. The “Goin’ Home” movement in it is a favorite. It is the melody that Fuchu plays on its city chimes in the evening. I was mesmerized when I first heard it during my first month in Japan. The tune sounded as I looked at a setting sun through trees that were losing their leaves in the Kurumagaeshi Danchi. The choice of Monument Valley as cover art is truly random.

London Symphony Orchestra, André Previn—*The Planets*

Another standard that I wanted for listening to during work. It is not an original release, but still great to finally have.

Cat Stevens—*Buddha and the Chocolate Box*

Cat Stevens never wrote a bad song.

Crank the Cogs

Shizuoka Mind Meandering