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| I don't want to think about the money I've spent on this :) |
So, I always think about how great Japan is when it comes to collectables and vintage stuff. Especially for vinyl, they have a great variety of rare grooves plus condition. Compared to Korea, vinyl shops are more common and some shops are even specialized to a certain genre. I've visited about 10 vinyl stores, 4 in Fukuoka, 2 in Kyoto, and another 2 in Tokyo. I'll make another post about these stores and their locations.
Anyways, here are the five best 7" singles I've 'excavated' at Japan.
Anyways, here are the five best 7" singles I've 'excavated' at Japan.
( Format : Artist - A side / B side ; [ Label : Label No. , Date ] )
1. ヒデとロザンナ－粋なうわさ／あいのひととき [ Columbia P-58 , May 1968 ]
( Hide and Rosanna - A Pretty Humor / Between Waves )
This second single album released by Hide and Rosanna, a lovely Italian-Japanese couple, has a beautiful Showa-style bossa nova tune in its B side. Its dreamy melody, beautiful lyrics with their well-known harmony, made me fall in love with this single at first hearing. Just like its title, which translates into "The Moments of Love", listening to the B side just feels like falling in love.
2. 森山良子－小さな貝がら／雨上がりのサンバ [ Philips FS-1043 , 1968 ]
( Moriyama Ryoko - Chisana Kaigara / Ameagari no Samba )
Bossa nova didn't just hit Europe and America starting from the early '60s, but it also hit Japan from the very start of it. Moriyama Ryoko, the 'Queen of College Folk', got with this flow too. The B side of this single "Ameagari no Samba", which translates into "Samba After the Rain", is one of the well known Japanese bossa nova titles.
3. 坂本九－上を向いて歩こう／あのこの名前はなんてんかな [ Toshiba JP-5083 , 1961 ]
( Sakamoto Kyu - Ue wo muite arukou / Ano ko no namaewa nantenkana )
More known as the title "Sukiyaki", which is actually not even relevant to any of the context of the song, the A side of this single was a total hit in '63 in the States. A Japanese song that topped the Billboard in '63, which was a totally unprecedented situation, actually has its own story related to the lyricist of this song. I was having a hard time trying to find this original single but thanks to a vinyl store at Kyoto I was lucky enough to find this.
( Sakamoto Kyu - Ue wo muite arukou / Ano ko no namaewa nantenkana )
More known as the title "Sukiyaki", which is actually not even relevant to any of the context of the song, the A side of this single was a total hit in '63 in the States. A Japanese song that topped the Billboard in '63, which was a totally unprecedented situation, actually has its own story related to the lyricist of this song. I was having a hard time trying to find this original single but thanks to a vinyl store at Kyoto I was lucky enough to find this.
4. 小林啓子 - 比叡おろし／恋人中心世界 [ King BS-1216 , May 1970 ]
( Kobayashi Keiko - Hiei Oroshi / Koibito Chusin Sekai )
I've actually heard the B side "Koibito Chusin Sekai", in English "Lover Centered World", performed by the 'Stage 101' first, but after research, this version by Keiko came first and later as she became a regular cast at the 'Stage 101', an NHK music program which was popular at the '70s, they made another version of it. Another bossa nova inspired style groove.
( Kobayashi Keiko - Hiei Oroshi / Koibito Chusin Sekai )
I've actually heard the B side "Koibito Chusin Sekai", in English "Lover Centered World", performed by the 'Stage 101' first, but after research, this version by Keiko came first and later as she became a regular cast at the 'Stage 101', an NHK music program which was popular at the '70s, they made another version of it. Another bossa nova inspired style groove.
5. 久美かおり－くちづけが怖い／夜明けの海 [ Columbia P-22 , 15 Jun 1968 ]
( Kumi Kaori - A Date Without a Kiss / On the Sands at Daybreak )
( Kumi Kaori - A Date Without a Kiss / On the Sands at Daybreak )
Visiting Tokyo for the first time 2 years ago, I've tried to find this debut single of Kaori, well known for her later single "髪が揺れている／小さな鳩"(Kami ga Yureteiru/Chisana Hato), but failed to do so and ended up buying a compilation 7" which was mixed with her later singles. It was like about 5 years ago I first heard the B side "夜明けの海", when a Japanese YouTuber sent me a CD filled with Showa pops right after his copyright strike, which is still my favourite CD compilation :)
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