{"product_id":"akiko-nakamura-hit-album","title":"Akiko Nakamura Hit Album","description":"\u003cp\u003eAvailable on vinyl for the first time since 1984, Ship to Shore and Light in the Attic are proud to present Akiko Nakamura’s Hit Album.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBorn in Chiba, Japan in 1948, Akiko Nakamura gained notoriety as a singer and actress during the 1960s and 1970s. Starting as a beauty pageant contestant, she soon ventured into music, taking inspiration from the garage rock of the late 1960s.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHit Album is an early J Pop rarity that shows the true size, scope and diversity of 60’s pop, containing a mix of covers and original songs (by Hiro Yokoi and Hirooki Ogawa). Collaborating with Japanese band “The Jaguars,” their hit single “Nijiirono Mizuumi” (featured on this release) went to #3 on the Japanese Pop Charts. Another album highlight is her beautiful rendition of the counterculture classic “San Francisco.”\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cul\u003e\n\t\u003cli\u003eRare — out of print since 1984\u003c\/li\u003e\n\t\u003cli\u003eIncludes 12×24 foldout poster insert\u003c\/li\u003e\n\t\u003cli\u003eContains her hit song “Nijiirono Mizuumi” aka “Rainbow Lake” (sold 800K copies during its first run and made it to #3 on Japanese Pop Charts)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\t\u003cli\u003ePressed on yellow and pink vinyl variants\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e STS-072 -Artist-Akiko Nakamura\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eInternal ID: JIT\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eGenre: World Music\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eReleased: 11\/17\/20\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFormat: Vinyl\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHandling Note: **Please allow an additional 5 business days for this item's shipment.**\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFormat Detail: LP Yellow\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"Akiko Nakamura","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53427047923896,"sku":"QZ5E88-WCC3-TZ","price":29.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0630\/9222\/8280\/files\/akiko-nakamura-hit-album_xUsCf.jpg?v=1777646993","url":"https:\/\/musicrecordshop.com\/products\/akiko-nakamura-hit-album","provider":"Music Record Shop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}