My Yukiko Okada 7 Inch Singles Box Set Arrives!!!

Yukiko Okada 7" Box Set!

 My Yukiko Okada 7 Inch Singles Box Set Arrived today- JUST in time for her BIRTHDAY!! !As some of you know well, I am a HUGE fan of 80’s idol Princess Yukiko Okada, and over time have tried to get as many original goods of hers as I could, especially regarding her albums, CDs and Singles. Of her original 45 single output, I was happily able to get four of her releases, Little Princess, First Date, Love Fair and Kuchibiru Network, but had less luck getting any of her others…not for lack of trying!!!

My four Yukiko Okada 45's

And so it was that I LEAPT at the opportunity when Pony Canyon announced a special BOX SET of ALL her 7 inch Singles (including her final release “Hana no Image”) in their original sleeves, newly remastered and pressed on COLORED VINYL for each single, and housed in a beautiful slipcase box.

The set ran for 18000yen, which came out to about $123.00, a modest price to finally be able to own some of those singles I was missing, especially ones like “Summer Beach” which featured covers I absolutely LOVED  (Yukko so adorable!) but never came across it on auction sites!

The Singles:

First Date/Soyokaze wa Peppermint
Little Princess/ Koi No Doubles
Dreaming Girl/ Kimagure Teenage Love
Futari Dake no Ceremony/ Private Red
Summer Beach/ Hoshi to Yoru to Koibitotachi
Kanashii Yokan/ Koibitotachi no Calendar
Love Fair/Futari no Blue Train
Kuchibiru Network/Koi No Etude
Hana no Image/ Himitsu no Symphony

Now comes the REAL dilemma: I want to display All the singles on my shelf- but at the same time, I feel it should be secured snugly in its slipcase box! The box itself is a work of art itself, and should look fine as a CENTERPOINT to my Yukiko Okada collection, but MAN, some of those covers are so PRETTY to look at!!!