Nippon Guitars (Vinyl LP)

This first ever retrospective of Japanese guitar pioneer Takeshi Terauchi charts his career from the 1960s surf boom, via groovy instrumentals, through to 70s fuzz freak-outs and funk rock. The set was collated by Honest Jon's records' resident Japan-ist, Howard Williams, the man behind the Killing Melody Japanese gangster soundtrack compilation and the Japonica blog and club night.

A must-have item for collectors of guitar 'n beats from around the world or anyone with a curiosity for vintage oriental popular music, the collection features a wealth of traditional Japanese folk melodies and 60s J-Pop given an electric guitar battering. 

Tracklist:

1. Ganroku Hanami Odori 
2. Rising Guitar 
3. Sado Okesa 
4. The Clamour Of The Sun
5. Hoshi Eno Tabishi (Journey To The Stars) 
6. Meiji Ichidai Onna 
7. Sa No Sa 
8. South Pier 
9. Summer Boogaloo 
10. Touryanse
11. Meigetsu Akagi Yama 
12. Nambuzaka Yuki No Wakare 
13. Tsugaru Yamabiko Uta (Mountain Echo) 
14. Tsugaru Eleki Bushi