Akira Ishikawa & Count Buffaloes - Electrum CD 70 w Bakishinba: Memories Of Africa CD 70 w Uganda CD 72 w Dynamic Latin Exotic Sound CD 72 w African Rock CD 72 w Get Up CD 75 w Okinawa CD 76 w Akira - Back To Rhythm CD 75 -cc

COLLECTOR'S CHOICE:  How'z abouta jazz rock overload from youtube?  Collector had posted his Electrum copy but will have to explore how these sound.  Per Discogs:  Japanese jazz drummer, session drummer. Born in Kanagawa Yokosuka. November 10, 1934 - February 10, 2002.

He joined Shin Matsumoto and New Pacific on drums. This was his musician debut.

After that he travels across the band with Akira Miyazawa Modern Allstars, Toshio Hosaka and Emanaries.

Later he became active as Toshiyuki Miyama and New Hard drummer.

After that he joined the Count Four and

he formed a band with the session members at that time called Akira Ishikawa And The Gentures

(meaning local people gathering). This was his band leader group.

This was the band that became the base of Akira Ishikawa & Count Buffaloes.

https://bestfile.io/en/ti6Tnimrpaez8zm/file

Harumi - st CD 68 -cc

COLLECTOR'S CHOICE:  Per Discogs:  Real Name:  Harumi Ando

Profile:  Japanese singer songwriter who recorded an album in New York City produced by Tom Wilson.

According to some sources he died in 2007 at the age of 62. "There is very little known about the man named Harumi, if that's even his real name (and it's debatable, as "Harumi" has female connotations in Japanese). Virtually every source-every blog, every website-has the exact same information on him: He came from Japan to New York to record an album, and disappeared. Did he remain in America?

F.Y.I. I put three other blog info on him in text file within, a sample:  Frank Zappa, whose Mothers of Invention mercilessly blasted the philosophical lightweights so prominent in late 1960s hippie culture, called Harumi a “flower-power album” and expressed that he had no desire to listen to it. Looking back at this record four decades after it was recorded and hearing how generic it sounds, one’s encouraged to adopt Zappa’s stance.

https://bestfile.io/en/sKu0yX3ahGCN8Ti/file

Speed, Glue & Shinki - st CD 72 - cc

TOP 100 RARE LIST:  Per Discogs:  Speed, Glue & Shinki was a Japanese psychedelic rock power trio formed in 1970 by guitarist Shinki Chen, and Ikuzo Orita.

https://bestfile.io/en/ueQg4s1f6Pxcbot/file

KITARO - Silk Road LP 80 81 w Silver Cloud CD 83 w Asia Tour Super Live LP 84 w an enchanted evening CD 95 w Silk Road Suite CD 96 w World Of Music CD 96

 REPOST and ADD ON:  Added the first three pictures with vinyl for the first time and no it is not that Yo Yo Ma 'silk road' ill'naughty version I had posted before.  From Discogs:  

Kitarō (喜多郎), born Masanori Takahashi (高橋 正則) (February 4, 1953), is a Japanese recording artist, composer, record producer, and arranger noted for his electronic-instrumental music, and is often associated with and regarded as one of the most prominent musical acts of new-age music. He is the winner of a Grammy Award for Best New Age Album (Thinking of You (1999); with a record 16 nominations in the same category) and a Golden Globe Award for the Heaven & Earth (1993) original score. The most common studios he used are Kamakura Studio, Kitaro Nagano Yasaka Atelier, Kitaro's Yasaka Studio and Sound Design Studio, Tokyo. He was part of Far East Family Band.

LINK REPOSTED 1-13-2025:  https://bestfile.io/en/ot6crkD1lJGUC2U/file

TORU TAKEMITSU & SEIJI OZAWA & Toronto Symphony LP 69

 A couple of Discog comments that I agree with:  referencing Asterism / Requiem / Green / The Dorian Horizon (LP, Album) SB 6814

Lostwinter May 21, 2023

I’m no expert in classical music but I can say with confidence that this record is fantastic. Of the 4 compositions Asterism is particularly good, with its Cecil Taylor-style piano and discordant strings. Just wait for the crescendo, it’s seriously intense.

Adam_A Aug 29, 2021

Asterism is the "star" piece here, reminiscent of Penderecki and Ligeti- a complex piano piece of interstellar properties that culminates in a drone-based cacophony of brilliance. The three remaining pieces are "lighter" (if one can use such a term for these modern works!) but equally enjoyable. Good, rugged modern classical. Not for everyone though. It probably won't make a fan out of you if you didn't like this kind of approach in the first place.

https://mega.nz/file/YncRhI5A#PBI0Eym5s1kJa9zhzNyRnWhq_OPnuWL3906ZQem3Wog

TERUMASA HINO - DAYDREAM LP 80

 From Discogs:  日野皓正 (Hino Terumasa)

Japanese jazz trumpeter.  Born October 25, 1942 in Tokyo.

He is widely acknowledged as one of the finest Japanese jazz musicians in Europe and USA.

Currently based in New York.

https://mega.nz/file/IzdRCYKS#FD1jz732lso2s9-RMGsMxTIizq-XvRl8y7EU9Tq8LQA

PSYCHEDELIX - st CD 92

 This is a request and I have not had a chance to hear what this band sounds like yet.

https://krakenfiles.com/view/loYLDGcuHj/file.html

SHOGUN - John Kaizan Neptune And Mu'Ryo LP 81

 REPOST Request:  Always liked the cover on this one.           https://gofile.io/d/SCw9m6

SS - The Original EP 79

REPOST Request:  I will let the immortal words of my old favorite Maximum Rock 'N Roll magazine reviewer, Tim Yohannon (R.I.P.) tell it all about this band.     https://gofile.io/d/r7S1mA

PLASTICS - st LP 81

 REPOST Request:  Well I guess I made someone's year with original post back in 2012.  More should hear this one.                          https://gofile.io/d/aFrGgw

bonus link:  https://mega.nz/file/SBsxCCiC#dt80r44r8POZVqu_fElLioBqBIOb7rkIxWX29yWv-1c

Strong Crowd - Fight For Tomorrow EP 00

 REPOST Request:  Thanks to Bernando our old Japanese Oi! specialist.

https://gofile.io/d/ulu8e3

Raiya - Owarinaki Tatakai (Keep to protect) CD 97

 REPOST Request:  Thanks to Bernando for this original Japanese Oi! band post.  

https://gofile.io/d/v2qONW

VA - Trueforce official rules EP 95

 REPOST Request:  Thanks a ton to Bernando for posting this originally.  Oi!/Punk from Japan

(Bands appearing in the comp is: Blade, The hawks, LRF and West side boys choir).

REPOSTED LINK 2-2-2021:   https://gofile.io/d/uZmpjr

Growl Strike - Scorpion Death Rock - CD 00

REPOST Request:  Thanks to Mark Underground for original post.
https://gofile.io/d/O2AMxa

OUTO - ManyQuestionPoisonAnswer 7 w Thrash Til Death Compilation Tracks (Selfish) 86

REPOST Request:  Well, these were the only two I could find but I know they wanted the Discography Mark had posted and search above to see what else.  I will keep looking.  Post if you have it in comments...it would be much appreciated.
https://www89.zippyshare.com/v/4lK80bJh/file.html

SADISTIC MIKA BAND - st LP 74

YES!  A band discovered by Roxy Music producer to took them under his wing so to speak.  Song splice was off on first post.
LINK RESTORED 10-8-19:  https://www27.zippyshare.com/v/HpyZUKtU/file.html

TOMITA - Snowflakes Are Dancing LP 74 w Electric Samurai - Switch On Rock LP 74 w Pictures At An Exhibition LP 75 w Firebird LP 76 w The Planets LP 76 w Bolero LP 79 w Greatest Hits LP 79 w and The Plasma Symphony Orchestra - Kosmos LP 78 w The Bermuda Triangle LP 79 w Canon Of the Three Stars LP 84 w Live At Lice LP 84

REPOST Request:  For Jungle Jim.  I've added the top picture and file from the Switched On Series...I think its him on it and not just his songs.
Link 1 of 9:  https://www45.zippyshare.com/v/jGj6RPwy/file.html
Link 2 of 9:  https://www45.zippyshare.com/v/mihJ78oD/file.html
Link 3 of 9:  https://www45.zippyshare.com/v/59DbWTJb/file.html
Link 4 of 9:  https://www45.zippyshare.com/v/jLRv7pua/file.html
Link 5 of 9:  https://www45.zippyshare.com/v/n8afwJ9E/file.html
Link 6 of 9:  https://www45.zippyshare.com/v/QWcEqJQJ/file.html
Link 7 of 9:  https://www45.zippyshare.com/v/wXDqa8wZ/file.html
Link 8 of 9:  https://www45.zippyshare.com/v/9ijlD6te/file.html
Link 9 of 9:  https://www45.zippyshare.com/v/NUKJONyj/file.html

Kead Dennedys - Too Drunk To XXXX 7 94

REPOST Request:  Thanks to Brian Guy, here is his intro:  No this is not some rare issue that has the name spelled wrong on the cover, this is a Japanese band that Does covers of DK Songs. Since I am big into covers, I just had to pick this up to see what it sounded like, and this does not disappoint.
Ishikawa on vocals does a pretty good Jello Biafra impersonation and delivers on all three songs.
This was released in 1994 on K.O.G.A. Records .Enjoy,Brian Guy

https://www59.zippyshare.com/v/uqkhsawS/file.html

Sheena and The Rokkets - #1 (JP) 79 w Synkuu Pack LP (JP) 79

REPOST Request and ADD-ON:  Thanks to Mark Underground and Felipe at Isksp defunkt blog for these two albums!
http://www112.zippyshare.com/v/gkN8fvKo/file.html

INTERIOR - st LP 80 82 85

http://www61.zippyshare.com/v/2DaSJdQv/file.html