{"product_id":"hikashu-1978","title":"HIKASHU - 1978","description":"\u003cp\u003eFirst-ever vinyl edition of the legendary 1978 recordings\u003cbr\u003eIncludes 3 previously unreleased tracks\u003cbr\u003eEssential release for collectors of Japanese new wave, experimental music, and early electronic sounds\u003cbr\u003eJapanese New Wave\/Proto-Techno\/Rare Archive Recording\u003cbr\u003eEchno, Mondo, Lo-Fi—HIKASHU had already anticipated entire musical planet in 1978.\u003cbr\u003eRecorded on a 4-track tape recorder before the band's official debut, 1978 is a legendary collection of early recordings that remained largely unknown until\u003cbr\u003eits acclaimed CD release in 1996. Now, nearly 30 years later, these pioneering recordings are finally being released on vinyl for the very first time.\u003cbr\u003eIncluded three previously unreleased tracks.\u003cbr\u003eamong them an alternate version of \"Confusion,\" which was originally available only on a highly sought-after fan club flexi-disc.\u003cbr\u003e\"A year before releasing our debut album on Toshiba EMI, HIKASHU had already developed a distinctive and intrest music. Working in a small house near a\u003cbr\u003erailway line in Tokyo's Nerima district, the band transformed a makeshift recording space—windows shuttered, blankets hung on the walls - into a laboratory of\u003cbr\u003esound, where rhythm machines resonated a sound around\"\u003cbr\u003eby Kouichi MAKIGAMI (Leader of HIKASHU)\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"P-VINE","offers":[{"title":"LP","offer_id":54782733975875,"sku":"RPT-30964","price":39.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0821\/1601\/8499\/files\/images-116.png?v=1788269737","url":"https:\/\/www.recordplant.co.uk\/products\/hikashu-1978","provider":"Record Plant","version":"1.0","type":"link"}