Detour (pure Vinyl)

This limited first-press vinyl release highlights the renewed global enthusiasm for Japanese crossover and fusion, featuring a carefully curated title from Universal Music's catalog selected for it's rarity or first-time appearance on analog and strong appeal to collectors, including inbound demand; pressed on colored vinyl designed to complement the jacket artwork and cut from a remaster by Katsutoshi Kitamura of Mixer's Labo using pure vinyl, the album presents Terumasa Hino's 1988 release, his first after moving to the Who-Ring label under Toshiba EMI, where he explores a cutting-edge, New York-inspired urban contemporary sound with producer Lara contributing to four tracks, blending danceable grooves and vocal-led songs with Hino's distinctive cornet and flugelhorn to create one of his most accessible works, now newly appreciated as 1980s sounds and Japanese fusion experience a broad resurgence among younger listeners alongside ambient, techno, and soundtrack-oriented listening trends.