Nippon Girls, Vol. 2: Japanese Pop, Beat & Rock 'n' Roll 1965-70

by N/A

Overview

A companion to Ace/Big Beat's 2009 Nippon Girls collection, Nippon Girls, Vol. 2: Japanese Pop, Beat & Rock 'n' Roll is the equal to its predecessor, digging up 24 aggressively stylish tracks cut in the back half of the '60s. There may be a temptation to dismiss this as the province of camp, both in its creation and Western consumption, but Nippon Girls, Vol. 2 feels fresh due to familiar elements shuffled around and reassembled in startling ways. This is nearly cut-and-paste pop, with go-go beats married to call-and-response vocals, a slow jazz vamp that takes a sudden sunshine pop detour on the chorus, surf rock given a diva makeover, a Sir Douglas Quintet number that suddenly gets drenched in fuzz -- any number of unexpected combinations derived from these Japanese musicians' passion for American pop. Appropriately, any adventurous listeners with a thirst for the swinging sound of the '60s would be advised to give this comp a spin. ~ Stephen Thomas Erlewine

Product Details

Release Date:	11/04/2014
Label:	Big Beat / Big Beat Records
UPC:	0029667002318
Rank:	43153

Tracks

1. Bazazz No. 1  - Kayoko Ishu
2. Saike Na Machi  - Mari Reiko
3. Furi Furi 5  - Linda Yamamoto
4. Daniel Mon Amour  - Mari Henmi
5. Koi Gurui  - Chiyo Okumura
6. Namida No Go Go  -  Emy Jackson & Blue Comets
7. Mini Mini Girl  - Kanai Katsuko
8. Boy & Girl  - Akiko Wada
9. Watashi Ga Kemeko Yo  - Kemeko Matsudaira
10. Namida No Mori No Monogatari  - Akiko Nakamura
11. Tokyo No Hito  -  Peanuts
12. Warui Kuse  - Kazumi Yasui

Album Credits

Performance Credits

Pinky & Killers   Primary Artist
Kiyoko Ito   Primary Artist
Ray Beats   Primary Artist
Mari Henmi   Primary Artist
Linda Yamamoto   Primary Artist
Akiko Nakamura   Primary Artist
Emy Jackson   Primary Artist
Anne Mari   Primary Artist
Mari Reiko   Primary Artist
Akiko Wada   Primary Artist
Kanai Katsuko   Primary Artist
Chiyo Okumura   Primary Artist
Kayoko Ishu   Primary Artist
Ayumi Ishida   Primary Artist
Kazumi Yasui   Primary Artist
Hibari Misora   Primary Artist
Yuko Nagisa   Primary Artist
Jun Mayuzumi   Primary Artist
Emy Jackson & Blue Comets   Primary Artist
Kemeko Matsudaira   Primary Artist
The Peanuts   Primary Artist
Smashmen   Primary Artist
The Blue Comets   Guest Artist
Jackey Yoshikawa   Guest Artist

Technical Credits

Mitsuko Sawamura   Lyricist,Composer
Yoshiaki Abe   Composer
Yoshitomo Ozawa   Composer
Toshiko Ohinata   Composer,Lyricist
Tenpei Ui   Composer,Lyricist
Takekuni Haneda   Composer
Shin Saegusa   Composer
Sakae Kouda   Composer,Lyricist
Ryutaro Kinoshita   Composer,Lyricist
Jun Sakurai   Composer
Don Wilson   Composer
Kyohei Tsutsumi   Composer
Osamu Yoshioka   Composer,Lyricist
Kunihiko Murai   Composer
Kunihiko Suzuki   Composer
Nobuo Hara   Composer
Kuranosuke Hamaguchi   Composer
Sheila Burgel   Cover Photo,Liner Notes,Compilation Producer
Niall McCormack   Package Design
Rei Nakanishi   Composer,Lyricist
Yasutoshi Nakajima   Composer
Jinzo Kosugi   Composer
Jun Hashimoto   Composer,Lyricist
Michio Yamagami   Composer,Lyricist
Minoru Endo   Composer
Yu Aku   Composer,Lyricist
Taku Izumi   Composer
Haruo Hayashi   Composer,Lyricist
Hirooki Ogawa   Composer
Mick Patrick   Coordination
Jerry McGee   Composer
Nick Robbins   Mastering
Mel Taylor   Composer
John Durrill   Composer
Kenji Sawada   Composer
Hiroshi Yokoi   Composer,Lyricist
Kazumi Yasui   Composer,Lyricist
Hiroaki Hagiwara   Composer
Hiroshi Mizuki   Composer,Lyricist
Kosen Yanagiya   Composer,Lyricist