Leírás
Japán Pop, Beat és Rock’n’Roll, válogatás album.
Remaszterizált Limited edition CD kiadvány, 2014.
A felvételek 1965-1970 között készültek.
Because I’ve tried and failed to put it better myself, I’d like to begin by quoting my colleague Alec Palao: “There was a time not so long ago when credibility in pop and rock music came only from success within the American or British marketplace. No matter how accomplished they might be, foreign acts and their attendant music scenes were frequently viewed with condescension, and anything not sung in English deemed a novelty. As the development of rock in other countries during its first two decades comes increasingly into focus, such cultural imperialism has been proved wrong time and again. Even when its practitioners were aping American or UK acts, each country added something of its own identity. There were different levels of energy too. The raucous abandon of Iceland’s Thor’s Hammer or the Antipodean beat groups contrasts with the sophisticated pop oozed by a French chanteuse. In 1960s Japan, you got both sides of the coin – sometimes even within the same record.”
“Nippon Girls 2” is available in CD and 12-inch coloured vinyl formats. Leaving no stone unturned in her quest for groovy sounds, the LP edition includes compelling tracks by Kayoko Ishuu, Reiko Mari, Mari Henmi, Katsuko Kanai, Akiko Wada, Akiko Nakamura, Kemeko Matsudaira, the Peanuts, Kazumi Yasui and Chiyo Okumura, none of whom featured on the first volume. For the record, that’s Chiyo Okumura on the LP cover and another new girl, Kiyoko Ito, on the CD. The CD’s 20-page booklet and the LP’s fold-out jacket are sumptuously illustrated with rare items from former Tokyo resident Sheila’s collection. Sheila also provides the notes, which expertly guide us through our second expedition into the wild and colourful world of female pop from the land of the rising sun.
Felvételek:
1. BAZAZZ NO 1 – Kayoko Ishuu
2. FURI FURI 5 – Linda Yamamoto
3. SAIKE NA MACHI – Reiko Mari
4. DANIEL MON AMOUR – Mari Henmi
5. MAKKANA TAIYOU – Hibari Misora
6. MINI MINI GIRL – Katsuko Kanai
7. BOY + GIRL – Akiko Wada
8. KIZUDARAKE NO TAIYOU – Bay Beats
9. TAIYOU NI KOI SHITE – Akiko Nakamura
10. WILD PARTY – Mari Anne (with Kazuya Nishikawa)
11. NAMIDA NO GO GO – Emy Jackson & Blue Comets
12. YUWAKUTEKI NA GOGO – Ayumi Ishida
13. AI GA HOSHII NO – Jun Mayuzumi
14. KOI GURUI – Chiyo Okumura
15. MISHIRANU SEKA I- Kiyoko Ito
16. WARRATE YURUSHITE – Akiko Wada
17. WATASHI GA KEMEKO YO – Kemeko Matsudaira
18. ORE TO KANOJO – Pinky & The Killers
19. NAMIDA NO MORI NO MONOGATARI – Akiko Nakamura
20. TOKYO NO HITO – The Peanuts
21. WARUI KUSE – Kazumi Yasui
22. KOI NO DOREI – Chiyo Okumura
23. NAMIDA NO HEART – Emy Jackson & The Smashmen
24. KYOTO NO KOI – Yuko Nagisa.
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