Seaside Lovers - Memories in Beach House (1983) [Remastered 2013]

Ship To Shore’s copy reads ‘jazz fusion’, but never has that genre definition seemed so amorphous when used in the context of Seaside Lovers’ Memories in Beach House. Originally released in 1983 — later becoming a collector’s item with copies fetching eye-watering prices online — legendary composers Akira Inoue, Masataka Matsutoya and Hiroshi Sato convened to go big with piano ballads, sun-soaked funk and, naturally, the most lavish city pop Japan has to offer.