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Gossip Party! 3 “The Best of Celeb Hits” R&B n’House Mix
Release Date: 10/19/11
Price: 1886 yen

Continuation of Manhattan Records’ house-flavored R&B cover series powered by Power Music.

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Good Morning Violin Dance played by NAOrchestra
Artist: NAOrchestra
Release Date: 9/22/11
Price: 1886 yen

Classical songs infused with a light dance beat. Violin performed by Naoko Ishibashi. Songs arranged by DJ Dragon and DJ Uraken.

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Idol Euro
Release Date: 11/16/11
Price: 1800 yen

Eurobeat cover album featuring reworked versions of idol songs. Of course, there’s the obligatory AKB48 cover, but surprisingly they’ll also be doing covers of K-Pop songs.

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P!! J-Pop Coverpoid Non Stop Mix
Release Date: 9/28/11
Price: 1905 yen

From the makers of Idol Retsuden!! Cover 48 ~ Bishoujo Jidai Non Stop Mix comes another cover compilation. CDJapan says the covers will be in “Vocaloid style,” whatever that means.

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Luv Euro 2
Release Date: Winter 2011
Price: 1800 yen

I got my copy of Natsu Euro yesterday and was surprised that there was a teaser for Luv Euro 2 on the obi strip, complete with cover art. It says that it’s scheduled for release “Winter 2011.” I’m kind of wondering if this evolved into Idol Euro, or if it will in fact be a separate release. If it’s the latter, Idol Euro is set for release in November, so if they’re aiming for a winter release for this then it has to mean a December release date.

Pre-order at CDJapan.

Idol Euro
Release Date: 11/16/11
Price: 1800 yen

Another Akiba Koubou release from Full Moon, following Luv Euro and Natsu Euro. The title suggests that there’ll be a focus on idol song covers. I’d be shocked if there isn’t an AKB48 cover on this. Mixed by DJ Mocchi.

Pre-order at CDJapan.

The Best of K-Pop Densetsu ~Master Covers~
Release Date: 9/21/11
Price: 1905 yen

Hmm, another K-Pop cover compi. This one features some songs from FARM’s K-Pop Party Mix series.

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Chou Euro Best
Release Date: 10/12/11
Price: 1800 yen

Cover art is out, and it’s strangely familiar, heh. The kanji is definitely read “chou,” and they added butterflies on the cover to emphasize it. “Wasureru Koto ga Setsunakute” is apparently a new Nagisa re-sing, and Sunplaza Nakano-kun will also have a new song. The album is scheduled to have only 15 songs, so it’ll be interesting to see if it’ll be a non-stop mix again..

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Toho Euro Flash Vol. 2
Release Date: 8/13/11
Price: ??? yen

I was beginning to wonder if there would ever be a sequel to the DJ Command-produced Toho Euro Flash. Well, after a year-long wait the sequel has finally arrived. DJ Command is once again in charge, and this time he’s brought along some friends from Akiba Koubou to do some remixes. Visit the official website for more info: http://nijika.net/

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Girls Pop R&B mixed by DJ Hiroki
Release Date: 8/10/11
Price: 1800 yen

From the makers of Party Hits ~R&B House~ comes this compilation featuring covers of popular J-Pop and Western Pop songs. Mixed by DJ Hiroki.

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Forever Songs -Brand New Remixes-
Artist: Rina Aiuchi
Release Date: 9/28/11
Price: 2381 yen

New remixes of songs by the recently retired Rina Aiuchi. Akiba Koubou producers are heavily featured, but there are also Vocaloid producers and other top acts such as Remo-Con and Ram Rider. I’m surprised they didn’t use the existing AKBK version of “Koi wa Thrill, Shock, Suspense” and just overlay the original vocals on top.

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Chou Euro Best
Release Date: 10/12/11
Price: 1800 yen

Title has been changed from Chou Euro to Chou Euro Best to further capitalize on Wa Euro Best’s previous popularity. An early track list has also surfaced and it sadly has repeats 🙁 I’m pretty sure no one was aching to hear “Wasureru Koto ga Setsunakute” again. I’m surprised he didn’t put “Sousei no Aquarion” on for good measure.

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Text Me Too Much (The Remixes)
Artist: Lucky Princess
Release Date: 7/16/11
Price: $5.94

New remix package for Disko Warp’s hyper techno track, “Text Me Too Much.” Includes a remix by Japanese TechPara legend, Seiji “Honmax” Honma. There are a lot of retro 80s/90s influences on many of the remixes, ranging from 8bit samples to classic 80s beats. Of course, Pete finishes the single off with his trademark speedy sound. It’s quite a fun listen, especially for the “R30” crowd.

The single can be found on iTunes as well as at Bandcamp.

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Super Ponybeat Vol. 2
Artist: Eurobeat Brony
Release Date: 8/7/11
Price: Name Your Own

Eurobeat Brony has begun work on the second volume of his mega-hit eurobeat series, Super Ponybeat. One song is currently available on Bandcamp.

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Toho Eurobeat Vol. 4 ~ Perfect Cherry Blossom
Release Date: 8/13/11
Price: 1400 yen

Doujin release featuring eurobeat covers of popular touhou songs.

DJ Command from Akiba Koubou returns, as does Travis Stebbins, better known to SEB fans as Ken Blast. Also features guest vocalist 3L from NJK Records. 10 tracks this time instead of the usual 8, but the price will be the same.

For fans outside of Japan, White Canvas is willing to ship overseas, and they’ll be carrying TEB 4: http://www.w-canvas.com/shopping/detail.php?item_id=49548 For more information on their service, go to their info page: http://www.w-canvas.com/html/information.html#info. In addition to the price of the CD and overseas shipping, there’s also a 1,000 yen commission per order, so it might be a good idea to pick up TEB 1-3 at the same time. Note that I haven’t used White Canvas, but I’ve read online that speak decent English, so it might be your best shot at acquiring these CDs.

CDJapan also have a new shopping service so you might be able to ask them to buy it for you.

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