Another recent find on a visit to Osaka, Japan was this reissue of Joe Hisaishi’s 1984 album Kisshō Tennyo. I picked it up at a shop called Newtone, which is definitely worth checking out if you are in Osaka. 

It was reissued last year by the UK label Lag Records on transparent pink vinyl in a gatefold sleeve. A download card is included as well. From the Lag Records site:

Whilst known worldwide for his elegiac scores to Studio Ghibli classics like Princess Mononoke and Spirited Away, it’s a different kind of soundtrack behind Kisshō Tennyo, intended as it was to be a musical accompaniment to an ‘80s manga of the same name. It’s also a showcase of Hisaishi’s lesser known talents as an electronic musician, shortly before he became composer of choice for world-renowned directors such as Hayao Miyazaki and Takeshi Kitano.

It is a great album and snapshot of the era. You can read more about it on the Lag Records site here. It shows to be sold out, but you can probably find it on other sites if you hunt for it.