Haruomi Hosono - Tropical Dandy (1975) - New LP Record 2025 Stones Throw Crown Medium Ocean Blue 180 gram Vinyl, Insert & OBI - Soft Rock / Exotica / Psychedelic / Exotica
Haruomi Hosono - Tropical Dandy (1975) - New LP Record 2025 Stones Throw Crown Medium Ocean Blue 180 gram Vinyl, Insert & OBI - Soft Rock / Exotica / Psychedelic / Exotica
Haruomi "Hosono" = 細野晴臣 – Tropical Dandy = トロピカル・ダンディー
Label: |
Stones Throw Records – STH2515-4, Stones Throw Records – STH2515, Crown – STH2515, Medium – STH2515, Kakubarhythm – STH2515, Crown – GW-4012, Panam – GW-4012 |
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Format: |
Vinyl, LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo, Ocean Blue, 50 Year Anniversary, 180 Gram
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Country: |
US |
Released: |
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Genre: |
Jazz, Rock, Pop, Folk, World, & Country |
Style: |
Soft Rock, Pacific, Exotica, Easy Listening |
| A1 | チャタヌガ・チュー・チュー = Chattanooga Choo Choo | 2:48 | |
| A2 | ハリケーン・ドロシー = Hurricane Dorothy | 5:39 | |
| A3 | 絹街道 = Kinukaido | 3:29 | |
| A4 | 熱帯夜 = Nettaiya | 4:54 | |
| A5 | 北京ダック = Peking Duck | 2:38 | |
| B1 | 漂流記 = Hyoryuki | 3:06 | |
| B2 | ハニー・ムーン = Honey Moon | 2:31 | |
| B3 | 三時の子守唄 = Sanji No Komori Uta | 2:29 | |
| B4 | 三時の子守唄 = Sanji No Komori Uta (Instrumental) | 2:26 | |
| B5 | 漂流記 = Hyoryuki (Instrumental) | 4:05 |
- Produced For – Crown (3)
- Recorded At – Crown Recording Studios
- Lacquer Cut At – Bonati Mastering
- Artwork [Cover & Back Tropical Concept Art By] – Yasuo Yagi
- Artwork [Liner Art Concept By] – Michiko Oshima*
- Chorus [Tropical Boys] – Kazuhiro Ichihashi, Kosetsu Minami, Makoto Kubota, Shigeru Suzuki
- Chorus [Tropical Lady Singers] – Kayo Ishu*, Minako Yoshida, Taeko Ohnuki
- Directed By – Masayuki Kuniyoshi
- Engineer [Assistant Engineer] – Kazuhiro Ichihashi
- Executive-Producer – Peanut Butter Wolf
- Lacquer Cut By [Vinyl Mastering By] – Josh Bonati
- Mixed By [Re-Mixed By] – Shinichi Furuzaki
- Other [The General Staff] – Takashi Kuwahara, Tsuguo Sato
- Performer [Musicians], Arranged By [Horn & Strings Arrangement] – Makoto Yano
- Performer [Musicians], Drums – Tatsuo Hayashi
- Performer [Musicians], Electric Guitar – Ginji Ito, Shigeru Suzuki
- Performer [Musicians], Flute – Masayuki Kuniyoshi
- Performer [Musicians], Pedal Steel Guitar – Hiroki Komazawa
- Performer [Musicians], Percussion – Motoya Hamaguchi
- Performer [Musicians], Piano, Clavinet – Hiroshi Sato
- Performer [Musicians], Piano, Electric Organ [Hammond] – Masataka Matsutoya
- Performer [Musicians], Trumpet – Teruyuki Fukushima
- Performer [Musicians], Ukulele – Yoji Yamashita
- Photography By [Back & Liner Photographs By] – Takumi Uchida
- Producer [Produced By], Liner Notes – Haruomi Hosono
- Project Manager [Additional Work By] – Jack Sills, Jake Viator, Jason McGuire (3), Maya Kalev
- Project Manager [Reissue Project Manager] – Kota Yoshioka
- Translated By [Liner Notes] – Hashim Kotaro Bharoocha*
With obi and single sheet translated liner notes and credits. Japanese credits on rear sleeve, English credits on insert.
PRODUCED BY: Haruomi Hosono for Crown Records & Tin Pan Alley
RECORDED AT: Crown Studios, Akasaka, Tokyo
SPECIAL THANKS TO: Kosetsu Minami, Tadashi Tanaka, Makoto Kubota
REISSUED BY: STONES THROW RECORDS, 2025
IN PARTNERSHIP WITH: Crown, medium, KAKUBARHYTHM
Catalog numbers:
STH2515-4 appears on obi
STH2515 appears on spine, labels and runouts
GW-4012 appears on front cover
Runouts are hand-etched.
- Barcode (Obi, text): 6 59457 25154 3
- Barcode (Obi, scanned): 659457251543
- Matrix / Runout (Runout, side A): STH2515 A BONATI MASTERING
- Matrix / Runout (Runout, side B): STH2515 B BONATI MASTERING

Description
Haruomi "Hosono" = 細野晴臣 – Tropical Dandy = トロピカル・ダンディー
Label: |
Stones Throw Records – STH2515-4, Stones Throw Records – STH2515, Crown – STH2515, Medium – STH2515, Kakubarhythm – STH2515, Crown – GW-4012, Panam – GW-4012 |
|---|---|
Format: |
Vinyl, LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo, Ocean Blue, 50 Year Anniversary, 180 Gram
|
Country: |
US |
Released: |
|
Genre: |
Jazz, Rock, Pop, Folk, World, & Country |
Style: |
Soft Rock, Pacific, Exotica, Easy Listening |
| A1 | チャタヌガ・チュー・チュー = Chattanooga Choo Choo | 2:48 | |
| A2 | ハリケーン・ドロシー = Hurricane Dorothy | 5:39 | |
| A3 | 絹街道 = Kinukaido | 3:29 | |
| A4 | 熱帯夜 = Nettaiya | 4:54 | |
| A5 | 北京ダック = Peking Duck | 2:38 | |
| B1 | 漂流記 = Hyoryuki | 3:06 | |
| B2 | ハニー・ムーン = Honey Moon | 2:31 | |
| B3 | 三時の子守唄 = Sanji No Komori Uta | 2:29 | |
| B4 | 三時の子守唄 = Sanji No Komori Uta (Instrumental) | 2:26 | |
| B5 | 漂流記 = Hyoryuki (Instrumental) | 4:05 |
- Produced For – Crown (3)
- Recorded At – Crown Recording Studios
- Lacquer Cut At – Bonati Mastering
- Artwork [Cover & Back Tropical Concept Art By] – Yasuo Yagi
- Artwork [Liner Art Concept By] – Michiko Oshima*
- Chorus [Tropical Boys] – Kazuhiro Ichihashi, Kosetsu Minami, Makoto Kubota, Shigeru Suzuki
- Chorus [Tropical Lady Singers] – Kayo Ishu*, Minako Yoshida, Taeko Ohnuki
- Directed By – Masayuki Kuniyoshi
- Engineer [Assistant Engineer] – Kazuhiro Ichihashi
- Executive-Producer – Peanut Butter Wolf
- Lacquer Cut By [Vinyl Mastering By] – Josh Bonati
- Mixed By [Re-Mixed By] – Shinichi Furuzaki
- Other [The General Staff] – Takashi Kuwahara, Tsuguo Sato
- Performer [Musicians], Arranged By [Horn & Strings Arrangement] – Makoto Yano
- Performer [Musicians], Drums – Tatsuo Hayashi
- Performer [Musicians], Electric Guitar – Ginji Ito, Shigeru Suzuki
- Performer [Musicians], Flute – Masayuki Kuniyoshi
- Performer [Musicians], Pedal Steel Guitar – Hiroki Komazawa
- Performer [Musicians], Percussion – Motoya Hamaguchi
- Performer [Musicians], Piano, Clavinet – Hiroshi Sato
- Performer [Musicians], Piano, Electric Organ [Hammond] – Masataka Matsutoya
- Performer [Musicians], Trumpet – Teruyuki Fukushima
- Performer [Musicians], Ukulele – Yoji Yamashita
- Photography By [Back & Liner Photographs By] – Takumi Uchida
- Producer [Produced By], Liner Notes – Haruomi Hosono
- Project Manager [Additional Work By] – Jack Sills, Jake Viator, Jason McGuire (3), Maya Kalev
- Project Manager [Reissue Project Manager] – Kota Yoshioka
- Translated By [Liner Notes] – Hashim Kotaro Bharoocha*
With obi and single sheet translated liner notes and credits. Japanese credits on rear sleeve, English credits on insert.
PRODUCED BY: Haruomi Hosono for Crown Records & Tin Pan Alley
RECORDED AT: Crown Studios, Akasaka, Tokyo
SPECIAL THANKS TO: Kosetsu Minami, Tadashi Tanaka, Makoto Kubota
REISSUED BY: STONES THROW RECORDS, 2025
IN PARTNERSHIP WITH: Crown, medium, KAKUBARHYTHM
Catalog numbers:
STH2515-4 appears on obi
STH2515 appears on spine, labels and runouts
GW-4012 appears on front cover
Runouts are hand-etched.
- Barcode (Obi, text): 6 59457 25154 3
- Barcode (Obi, scanned): 659457251543
- Matrix / Runout (Runout, side A): STH2515 A BONATI MASTERING
- Matrix / Runout (Runout, side B): STH2515 B BONATI MASTERING













