The best Pizzicato Five albums
18 records, ordered by how much we can tell you about each one — not by chart position.
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The International Playboy & Playgirl Record
1998
Showcases Pizzicato Five's playful blend of genres with catchy melodies and smooth grooves, making it accessible for new listeners.
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The International Playboy & Playgirl Record Start here
1998
Nomiya Maki’s poised vocals glide through a cosmopolitan pop collage where orchestral flourishes meet club rhythms.
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Bossa Nova 2001
1993
Retro pop and dance-floor rhythms meet in a brightly coloured collage held together by Maki Nomiya’s poised vocals.
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Overdose
1994
Cut-and-paste pop and club rhythms frame Maki Nomiya’s cool vocals in a kaleidoscopic rush of retro-futurist pleasure.
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Happy End of the World
1997
Retro-pop melodies whirl through a psychedelic dance-floor collage, with Maki Nomiya’s cool voice at its center.
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Couples
1987
Sophisticated pop melodies drift through a softly orchestrated world of jazz-inflected romance and metropolitan cool.
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Çà et là du Japon
2001
Pizzicato Five turn Japanese popular culture into a glittering collage where dance-floor rhythms meet playful excursions through older songs.
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Romantique 96
1995
Dance-floor rhythms and lounge-pop glamour frame Pizzicato Five’s playful vision of a cosmopolitan Tokyo.
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Nonstop to Tokyo EP
1999
Pizzicato Five turn Tokyo into a jet-set fantasy where dance beats meet the polished charm of vintage pop.
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Pizzicato Five™
1999
Discothèque beats and cosmopolitan pop melodies frame Maki Nomiya’s coolly theatrical voice.
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Sweet Pizzicato Five
1992
Extended grooves give Pizzicato Five’s sample-minded pop room to stretch toward the dance floor.
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This Year's Girl
1991
Sampled pop history meets dance-floor momentum as Maki Nomiya’s poised vocals move through a collage of retro hooks and club rhythms.
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Five by Five
1994
A brisk collage of club beats and retro-pop glamour frames Maki Nomiya’s coolly theatrical vocals.
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Darlin' of Discothèque EP
1999
An extended disco workout stretches Pizzicato Five’s cosmopolitan pop toward the dance floor before returning in a compact radio edit.
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24 Decembre EP
2000
A Christmas Eve song opens into extended dance-floor territory on a three-track release with room to stretch.
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Bellissima!
1988
Orchestral pop elegance meets a tightly arranged Tokyo studio sound, with cool vocals moving through songs of romantic uncertainty.
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A Quiet Couple
1995
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Moon Landing Soft Landing
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Her Majesty's Pizzicato Five
1989