APRYL FOOL LP/1969 Japan/Psych Rock/Haruomi Hosono/Yellow Magic Orchestra/Jacks
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APRYL FOOL 's/t' LP (Australia, Survival Research, Catalogue #SVVRCH008) Brand new/unplayed copy of limited year 2019 Survival Research label LP edition (edition of 500 copies) of rare and top Japanese Psych Rock album from 1969 by Apryl Fool (originally released in Japan in 1969 on the Columbia label.)
(NOTE: LIMITED VINYL EDITION OF 500 COPIES ONLY!)
Survival Research present a reissue of Apryl Fool's self-titled album, originally released in 1969. The story of Japanese psychedelic band Apryl Fool and their eponymous debut album is simply extraordinary. It was the vehicle by which bassist Haroumi Hosono first came to prominence, years before he became known as the "Godfather of Japanese electronica" as the founding member and leader of Yellow Magic Orchestra, though this musical titan had work released prior to the group's 1968 founding, such as the song "The Sea Of Summer Day", recorded with Yuko Okuyama and released by King Records the year before. Drummer Takashi "Rei" Matsumoto was a Beatles maniac that had covered songs in his earlier group, Burns, while pioneering prog-rock keyboardist Hiroyoshi Yanagida and guitarists Chu Kosaka and Eiji Kikuchi had all been part of a group called The Floral, formed in 1967 through the Japanese wing of the official fan club of The Monkees (whom they supported during a Japanese tour enacted in October 1968). In September 1969, Apryl Fool played behind musical theater group, Tokyo Kid Brothers, the recording issued in minute quantity as the Love & Banana EP, issued on Columbia Japan's Musicolor subsidiary; Apryl Fool's own LP, also issued on Musicolor that year, had extended spacey psychedelic freak jams in the form of "Tanger" and "Pledging My Time", marathon blues-rock tracks such as "April Blues" and "Honky Tonk Jam", with the employed English-sounding, fairly credible though, parts of the epic opus "The Last Mother Land", featuring Japanese lyrics. Of course, the day that the LP was actually released is reportedly the day that Apryl Fool announced their termination, giving this scarce release another level of legend for connoisseurs.
- Survival Research present a reissue of Apryl Fool's self-titled album, originally released in 1969.
- The band was the vehicle by which bassist Haroumi Hosono first came to prominence, years before he became known as the "Godfather of Japanese electronica" as the founding member of Yellow Magic Orchestra.
- Apryl Fool also featured drummer Takashi "Rei" Matsumoto, prog-rock keyboardist Hiroyoshi Yanagida, and guitarists Chu Kosaka and Eiji Kikuchi.
- In September 1969, Apryl Fool played behind musical theater group, Tokyo Kid Brothers, the recording issued in minute quantity as the Love & Banana EP.
- Released in the same year, Apryl Fool's own LP has extended spacey psychedelic freak jams and marathon blues-rock tracks.
Tracks on this LP are as follows:
A1 Tomorrow's Child A2 Another Time A3 April Blues A4 The Lost Mother Land (Part 1) B1 Tanger B2 Pledging My Time B3 Sunday B4 Honky Tonk Jam B5 The Lost Mother Land (Part 2)Shipping in US is $4.98./CANADA AIRMAIL is $20.98./MEXICO AIRMAIL is $23.98./OVERSEAS AIRMAIL is $24.98. (Shipping totals will be consolidated for multiple winning bids.)
Record shipped in professional, superior rectangular shaped, corner-protecting corrugated cardboard record mailer with filler pads. Satisfaction guaranteed!
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