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ANALOG RECORD LOVERS #13

This time, we interview Katsuaki Maegaki, who runs “borzoi record” in Tottori, Japan. – Why did you get interested in records? In the first place, it was the golden age of record in my childhood. I listened to Japanese popular songs in my junior high school days. After that, my taste shifted to the Beatles […]

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ANALOG RECORD LOVERS #12

We interviewed AYU, a disc jockey of radio program “Record Cafe”. – How did you become a radio disc jockey? I was not a main announcer, but a reporter and an assistant originally. I’m from Ibaraki. I wanted to get a job as a speaker, so went to an announce school between the lectures of […]

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ANALOG RECORD LOVERS #11

We interviewed Mr. Yozo Kumitake. He runs “EAD Record” in Koenji, Tokyo. He also develops the audio equipments. – What is “EAD” of the shop name? The initials of E( “ii” means “good” in Japanese), Analog, and Disk, but it has different meaning originally. My elder brother starts the US old-clothes store which had same […]

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WHERE YOU CAN LISTEN TO JICO SOUND #3

Hachioji is the western part of Tokyo and 35 minutes from Shinjuku by train. The city has the different atmosphere from that of the center of Tokyo and is known for the liveability. “SHeLTeR” is on the basement of the building of exposed-concrete. It was opened 30 years ago.  The interior has not changed from the […]

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