Harumi Ohzora - Viva

📀 Product Details
Year	1983
Country	Japan
Label	London - L28N1007
Media	EX
Sleeve	EX (w/Insert)
Obi	EX

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Japan Original Pressing.

A wonderfully eccentric 1983 Japanese tropical pop gem — Latin rhythms, new-wave electronics, exotica and jazz-pop colliding in a colorful, completely borderless sound.

Produced by Kazuhiko Kato and arranged by Nobuyuki Shimizu, Viva turns Latin, exotica, techno-pop and sophisticated Japanese pop into one brilliantly strange tropical world. Behind Harumi Ohzora are some of Japan’s finest players, including Kenji Omura, Shuichi “Ponta” Murakami, Kenji Takamizu, Pecker and Jake H. Concepcion.

“Umi no Chikaku de Amore” rides a sharp Latin groove, while the Haruomi Hosono / Takashi Matsumoto compositions “Lagoon Hotel” and “Warui Natsu” drift into a stranger, more exotic atmosphere. Even “Coffee Rumba” is rebuilt as playful new-wave pop.

Too eccentric to be simply City Pop — a delicious collision of Funka Latina, exotica and early-’80s Japanese New Wave, packed with serious musicianship beneath its playful surface.

$45.00 USD

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Grade	Description
S (Sealed)	Still sealed in factory wrap. Never played.
M (Mint)	Perfect condition. Looks unplayed with no signs of use. Typically used for records that are brand new or opened but never played.
EX (Excellent)	Very clean. May have light scuffs or hairline marks, but plays perfectly.
VG+ (Very Good Plus)	Minor wear, light surface noise, no major flaws — a solid average used copy.
VG (Very Good)	Visible wear and surface noise. Plays through without skipping.
G+ (Good Plus)	Heavily used. Significant wear or scratches, but still playable.

+ / − may be added to indicate slight variations (e.g. VG+, EX−).

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