Soft, moonlit mandolin melodies from 1965 Tokyo, pressed on an original HMV LP. Yotsuo Koyama & His Tokyo Mandolino glide through romantic Japanese tunes with that warm, close-up sound only mid‑60s vinyl seems to catch. The record sits in Very Good Minus shape: a few light marks, but nothing that spoils those shimmering tremolos. The cover is also Very Good Minus, carrying just enough shelf wear to prove it’s lived a little without looking tired.
This is the kind of album you put on late at night when the city has finally quieted down—delicate, lyrical, and just sentimental enough. It feels like a postcard from another era, when arrangements were careful and every note had room to breathe. If your shelves lean toward Japanese pressings, string ensembles, or you’re just building a corner of your collection for quiet, romantic records, this one earns its space.
Buy Romantic Japanese Mandolins vinyl LP in Very Good Minus condition Today! and let that Tokyo mandolin orchestra turn your room into a small café somewhere in Shibuya, circa 1965.
TRACKLIST
A1 - Tsuki No Hozenji-Yokocho (Moon Over Hozen-Temple Alley) (3:16)
A2 - Owakare Koshu-Denwa (Farewell From A Telephone Booth) (3:19)
A3 - Ichibanboshi Wa Donna Hoshi (What Does The First Star Look Like?) (3:14)
A4 - Chuji Komori-Uta (Chuji's Lullaby) (3:10)
A5 - Hatoba Katagi (Waterfront Spirit) (2:59)
A6 - Stardust (3:35)
B1 - Kyukkyu Bushi (Kyukkyu Folk Song) (2:18)
B2 - Anko Kanashiya (Tearful Maiden Of Oshima Island) (2:34)
B3 - Yama-Otoko No Uta (Song Of The Moutain Lads) (1:40)
B4 - Hatsukoi Waltz (First-Love Waltz) (2:26)
B5 - Juku No Ukikusa (The Wanderer) (2:50)
B6 - True Love (2:19)