The Psychedelic Soul Vol. 4 ~ Japanese Beat, Jazz & Rock 'N Roll

Another journey into the amazing world of the japanese beat from the sixties including Psychedelic grooves, GS music (for Group Sounds), Jazz & Rock 'n Roll. This volume consists of Japanese pop songs inspired by psychedelic music & various covers of western rock standards (Black Dog, Lowdown, Crossroads) featuring Peter Pan, Hiro Yanagida, Jun Mayuzumi, Soul Messengers, Akira Ishikawa, Kiyoshi Sugimoto, Emy Jackson, Takeshi Terauchi, Maki Asakawa, Jiro Inagaki and of course Group Sounds (The Carnabeats, The Youngers, The Tempters, The Jaguars & The Jacks). All tracks released between 1966-1972, compiled & mixed by Be Hard Bop.

The Psychedelic Soul Vol. 2 ~ Japanese Rare Groove, Pop Beats & Rock 'N Roll

More Psychedelia ! More GS ! More Rock 'N' Roll ! A compilation of twenty two tracks of Japanese Pop, Progressive Rock & Rhythm 'N' Blues, performed by Nippon Girls, GS Boys & Jazz musicians featuring Jackey Yoshikawa, Kiyoshi Sugimoto, Akira Ishikawa, Jiro Inagaki & many more... All tracks released between 1967-1972, compiled & mixed by Be Hard Bop.

The Psychedelic Soul ~ Psychedelic Grooves From The Land Of The Rising Sun

Compilation of various Psychedelic grooves and progressive rock including Rock 'N' Roll standards, Soul & Pop covers recorded from 1967 to 1974, performed by some finest japanese GS (for Group Sounds), Pop singers & Jazz musicians featuring Jimmy Takeuchi, Reiko Mari, D'Swooners, Masahiko Sato, Minoru Muraoka, Takeshi Inomata & many more... Compiled & mixed by Be Hard Bop.

Jimmy Takeuchi & His Exciters - Pops Best 24

Year : 1971

Label : Toshiba

Serie : Drum Drum Drum Series

Genre : Jazz, Rock

Style : Pop, Funk/Soul, Rock&Roll

First volume of three compilation series including cover songs of western Pop hits & Rock 'N Roll standards recorded by Jimmy Takeuchi from the late 60's to early 70's, featuring The Beatles, Simon, & Garfunkel, The Ventures, Elvis Presley, Bill Halley among others. This compilation brings together various songs previously released on others Jimmy Takeuchi's albums of the "DRUM DRUM DRUM" Toshiba series, divided in four cover themes (one for each side) including "Hits Of The Ventures" on side A (SAMPLE), "Hits Of The Beatles" on side B (SAMPLE), "Hits Of Pop" on side C (SAMPLE) and at last, "Hits Of Rock 'N Roll" on side D (SAMPLE). Although not best as the originals, some tracks are definitely worth listening such as amazing variation of jazz standard "Caravan", "Come Together", the Shocking Blue's "Venus", "Be Bop A Lula" and a insane version of "Wipe Out" by The Surfaris. All tracks performed by Jimmy Takeuchi & His Exciters, arranged by Kunihiko Suzuki.

Jimmy Takeuchi by Be Hard Bop - The Exciting Drumming Beat Pops Vol. 2

Compilation dedicated to the japanese jazz drummer Jimmy Takeuchi & his legendary Exciters group, in a selection of several popular killer tunes released for the famous Toshiba 'DRUM DRUM DRUM' serie, also known for its singular sexy covers. All tracks were recorded between 1968 to the early seventies, include demonstrations of powerful drum technic made of frantic beats & ingenious breaks, speaking in a skillful blend of Japanese Pop, Rock&Roll, Jazz & Soul music. Titles include pop cover songs, classics of Surf Music from the Ventures or the Surfaris and Rock 'N' Roll standards from Elvis Presley, The Beatles or The Animals. Compiled & mixed by Be Hard Bop.

Jimmy Takeuchi by Be Hard Bop - The Exciting Drumming Beat Pops

Compilation dedicated to the japanese jazz drummer Jimmy Takeuchi & his legendary Exciters group, in a selection of several popular killer tunes released for the famous Toshiba 'DRUM DRUM DRUM' serie, also known for its singular sexy covers. All tracks were recorded between 1968 to the early seventies, include demonstrations of powerful drum technic made of frantic beats & ingenious breaks, speaking in a skillful blend of Japanese Pop, Rock&Roll, Jazz & Soul music. Titles include pop cover songs, classics of Surf Music from the Ventures or the Surfaris and Rock 'N' Roll standards from Elvis Presley, The Beatles or The Animals. Compiled & mixed by Be Hard Bop.

Various - Nippon Girls : Japanese Pop, Beat & Bossa Nova 1967-1969

Year : 2013

Label : Big Beat International

Genre : Rock, Pop, Jazz

Style : Bossa Nova, Beat

Sweet sugar pop & Rock 'N Roll spirit from the "land of the rising sun" compiled by Sheila Burgel for Big Beat International. It brings together some of the greatest hits performed by the queens of the japanese pop in twelve incredible songs released between 1967-1968, featuring Jun Mayuzumi, Mieko Hirota, Reiko Ohara, Mie Nakao or Sayuri Yoshinaga. Most of the tracks selected was composed following the GS (for Group Sounds) wave, a japanese rock genre influenced by the US Rock & British Pop music which introduced the japanese pop in a modern era. Titles include pure rock songs (Black Room, Sharock No.1, Kiiro No Sekai), Jazz pop-oriented songs (Peacock Baby,  Watashi No Inori) and Bossa Nova tunes (Tsukikage No Rendezvous,  Ame Agari No Samba).

LISTEN SAMPLE

SIDE A : Jun Mayuzumi - Black Room / Mie Nakao - Sharock No. 1 / Keiko Mari - Tsukikage No Rendezvous / J Girls - Kiiro No Sekai / Reiko Ohara - Peacock Baby / Mieko Hirota - Nagisa No Tenshi

SIDE B : Rumi Koyama - Watashi No Inori  / Nana Kinomi & Leo Beats - Suki Sa Suki Sa Suki Sa / Miki Obata - Hatsu Koi No Letter  / Ryoko Moriyama - Ame Agari No Samba / Ayumi Ishida - Taiyou Wa Naite Iru / Sayuri Yoshinaga With Schoolmates - Koi No Yorokobi