Marking 50 years since its original release, Stones Throw Records' reissue of Haruomi Hosono's Tropical Dandy (1975) is the first release of the record outside of Japan. Tropical Dandy is the cult album that marked Hosono's turn to genre-blending, fusing exotica, jazz, and pop to lay the groundwork for Japanese urban pop. "I've orbited [Hosono] for light-years over his pan-pacific musical adventures. A cinematic romance with a sonic texture." - Van Dyke Parks