Description
Haruomi Hosono's 1975 masterpiece "TROPICAL DANDY" is set to receive a long-awaited vinyl reissue to commemorate its 50th anniversary. It will be released on Wednesday, June 25, 2025, exactly 50 years after its original release.
Two years after his solo debut "HOSONO HOUSE" (1973), this work marks a shift toward a freer, more exotic, and multinational sound. As Hosono's second solo album, filled with tropical sensibilities and hybridity, it is an important work that captures the moment Japanese pop connected with the global music map.
This valuable reissue finally makes it possible to once again experience the turning point in Haruomi Hosono's musical adventure, which also led to the formation of YMO and is known as the "Tropical Trilogy."
The domestic edition will be released by Kakubarhythm/Medium. The US edition, which will be the first official reissue overseas, will be released by LA-based Stones Throw Records, with release information to be announced soon.
Haruomi Hosono continues to captivate listeners around the world. This work, which heralded the beginning of the journey known as the "Tropical Trilogy," now reaches the ears of a new generation.
Tracklist:
SIDE A
1. CHATTANOOGA CHOO CHOO
2. HURRICANE DOROTHY
3. Silk Road
4. Tropical Night
5. Beijing Duck
SIDE B
1. Drifting Record
2. HONEY MOON
3. Three O'Clock Lullaby
4. Three O'Clock Lullaby
5. Drifting Record
