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Posted on Sep 16 2008 08:19 PM
Ivan, how did you find those in Tower Records? Did you ask the help or just browse? I tried at a Tower and a different store, wrote down the names of several CD's mentioned here, but had no luck with any of the employees. I did browse a lot, apparently the j-pop section was where to look, but I only found the vocal CD I mentioned in an earlier post. I might be back in Japan next spring, so any hints would be of value. I'll have to try to get to Tokyo and ask Ferenc for his PDF file map. |
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Posted on Sep 16 2008 10:37 PM
I can answer that: we did both. It no doubt helped our chances that we were at the huge Tower Records in Shibuya. We found the stuff in the "J-indies" section. Browsing was pretty much a random crapshoot for us because the bands were "alphabetized" according to how their names are rendered in the Japanese "alphabet". One fun fact: I found that bands with English names starting in R (e.g. Royal Fingers) were grouped together with English band names starting with L. If R and L are represented by the same character in the Japanese alphabet, it's not surprising that Japanese speakers seem to us to confuse the two when speaking English. Asking the help was slow going at first, but Ivan kept pestering them with questions they couldn't decipher, until they finally gave in and found us a staffer who spoke excellent English and was very helpful. One more tip: one CD we both wanted had only a single copy on the shelf, but we found a second copy in the drawer underneath. |
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Posted on Sep 17 2008 02:31 AM
I suggest listening to side 2 first. —The Exotic Guitar of Kahuna Kawentzmann You can get the boy out of the Keynes era, but you can’t get the Keynes era out of the boy. |
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Posted on Sep 17 2008 03:12 AM
I just ordered volume 1 and 3 from CD Japan (1905 yen/$18 each). With air mail shipping the total ended up equivalent to $47 which I think is okay for two CDs of this dignity. Now let's hope I don't also have to pay import taxes... — |
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Posted on Sep 17 2008 07:04 AM
cool video and love all the reverb — |
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Posted on Sep 17 2008 10:55 AM
Yeah, this is really great! Especially love Caravan! Yuzo can sure play! Funnily enough, both Yuzo and his band sounded quite a bit better to my ears than the Ventures (including drums, Yuzo's drummer having a far better sounding drum kit than Mel).... (Incidentally, Fender Japan is making a Gerry McGee signature guitar. I'm not exactly sure why. What exactly has this guy done except play on some of the Ventures worst records??? And completely destroy any energy generated by the other three when playing live?) Ivan —Ivan |
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Posted on Sep 17 2008 12:10 PM
It's kind of like when your charming sister marries a bore. You may not like him, but he is part of the family. In Japan, to not honor Jerry would be to dishonor The Ventures legacy. Also, he's done tons of tours there, and they love him. —Buy Endless Drummer @ Bandcamp |
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Posted on Sep 17 2008 06:05 PM
Do you think Marshall will ever put out a Jerry McGee signature amp? Now there's a surf machine! |
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Posted on Sep 17 2008 06:40 PM
This is awesome. I think I'm going to start wearing blue suits like that all the time. —Site dude - S3 Agent #202 "It starts... when it begins" -- Ralf Kilauea |
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Posted on Sep 17 2008 06:42 PM
I wish Yuzo has matching pants on. That would have been awesomer. I really like Yuzo's singing. |
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Posted on Sep 17 2008 07:04 PM
So right. Black Sand Beach was great. Ventures... |
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Posted on Sep 17 2008 07:08 PM
Uh-oh, I think he's using his thumb to fret a few notes on the low E string... —Ivan |
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Posted on Sep 17 2008 07:30 PM
I'm confused as to what you thought. Was that video in contrast to Yuzo being better in the last video? IE, Ventures better than Yuzo? Or further evidence as to the contrast of Yuzo being better than the Ventures in these video? I thought Yuzo's version was much better. |
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Posted on Sep 18 2008 12:34 PM
Gerry McGee also co-wrote some of their biggest hits in Japan like "Reflections in a Palace Lake", "Stranger in Midosuji" and "Kyoto Doll". According to the Ventures' website "it was on the strength of those songs that The Ventures were given the Japanese Grand Prix award for their contribution to Japanese music, based on the tremendous popularity with these hits (which are still found in almost every karaoke bar in Japan)." If you count sales of recordings of those songs with Japanese lyrics, McGee may have even sold more records in Japan than Nokie. |
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Posted on Sep 22 2008 07:32 AM
Got my CDs today without any customs claims. Really fast and smooth transaction. Currently blasting vol. 1 in the living room, great stuff as expected! |
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Posted on Oct 03 2008 12:52 PM
From the early 80s. But the sound could be better. This guy puts down a cool version of Caravan: Nice Teisco: Not bad either: The Exotic Guitar of Kahuna Kawentzmann You can get the boy out of the Keynes era, but you can’t get the Keynes era out of the boy. |
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