THE COLLECTORS (ザ・コレクターズ) will release their 27th original album, Hotdog Experience, on January 20, 2027. Nippon Columbia expects 12 tracks, but the tracklist and cover art have yet to be revealed. The announcement comes as the Japanese band celebrates its 40th anniversary.
Formed in 1986 around vocalist Hisashi Kato and guitarist Kotaro Furuichi, THE COLLECTORS drew on British beat and psychedelic rock. Their major-label debut, Boku wa Collector (『僕はコレクター』), arrived in 1987. Four decades later, the band is marking its anniversary with another album of original music, rather than looking only to its past.
Two editions are planned: a standard CD (COCP-42856) and a Columbia Music Shop-exclusive CD+DVD set (CEG-133/4). The album will be followed by eight Japanese concerts between February 23 and April 4, 2027, under the name THE COLLECTORS TOUR 2027 “Are You Hotdog Experienced”. Sources: the band's announcement and Nippon Columbia.