Nippon Girls: Japanese Pop, Beat & Bossa Nova 1967-69 (Coloured Viny LP) Reggae & Ska

Nippon Girls: Japanese Pop, Beat & Bossa Nova 1967-69 (Coloured Viny LP) Reggae & SkaThis month marks the launch of our new HIQLP series of superior quality 12 inch albums pressed on 180g vinyl and packaged in heavy duty sleeves. By popular demand, the series kicks off with "Nippon Girls", a celebration of the female side of Japan's 1960s pop scene. The LP comprises a dozen highlights from the CD of the same title issued on our Big Beat International logo a couple of years back, one of our recent top sellers. Compiled by DJ Sheila

It was produced by Guy Stevens and released in 1969 by Island Records in the UK

Many of the original records are sought after by DJs and collectors as prime examples of Afro-funk

initially called Roundabout

These days

to witchcraft

gigs they took me to and gigs I went to on my own

helps to redefine the sonic possibilities of the tuba

Finding his own sound

From the pounding of the title track to the eight-and-a half-minute weirdout of Sun Ra's Starship

hard to find item - finally - available again

and a few other disturbing musical developments

and covers topics of marriage and settling down