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Re: Oldskool Japanese Music Thread (1920's-1960's)
« Reply #20 on: April 04, 2009, 02:17:33 AM »
I don't have any more from this set.  Just this one and the previous post.

Columbia Original Recording - Showa 10 (1935)

01 Otomaru - Sendou Kawai Ya
02 Miss Columbia - Tsuki no Camp
03 Itou Hisao - Wakare Kite
04 Fujimoto Fumikichi & Nakano Tadaharu - Sakura Nihon
05 Seizan Kaori - Hiking no Uta
06 Matsudaira Akira & Mamechiyo - Yuuhi wa Ochite
07 Seki Taneko - Ame ni Saku Hana
08 Nakano Tadaharu - Chiisana Kissaten
09 Awaya Noriko - San Kagetsu Fune
10 Matsudaira Akira - Okino Kamome


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Re: Oldskool Japanese Music Thread (1920's-1960's)
« Reply #21 on: April 04, 2009, 03:05:55 AM »
Looks like this is Vol.1.  I don't have Vol.2.

Showa Era Best Hit Songs (1934-1954)

a1 Shouji Tarou - Yama wa Yuuyake (1934)
a2 Konoe Hachirou - Aa Waga Senyuu (1936)
a3 Matsushima Utako - Maronie no Kokage (1937)
a4 Hayashi Isao & Shinbashi Midori - Moshimo Gekkyou ga Agattara (1937)
a5 Hayashi Isao & 5 others - Shussei Heishi wo Okuru Uta (1939)
a6 Oka Haruo - Toukyou no Hanauri Musume (1946)
a7 Oka Haruo - Naku na Kobato yo (1947)
b1 Oka Haruo - Akogare no Hawaii Kouro (1948)
b2 Obata Minoru - Kobanzame no Uta (1948)
b3 Sanjou Machiko - Karisome no Koi (1949)
b4 Hayashi Isao - Dance Party no Yoru (1950)
b5 Tsumura Ken - Shanghai Gaeri no Riru (1951)
b6 Kasuga Hachirou - Akai Lamp no Shuuressha (1952)
b7 Kasuga Hachirou - Otomisan (1954)


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Re: Oldskool Japanese Music Thread (1920's-1960's)
« Reply #22 on: April 05, 2009, 12:05:07 AM »
(I've no idea what dates this one is from.)

Ryuukouka Daikan 1 (Hit Song Encyclopedia Vol.1)

01 Kage O Shinobu Ite - Fujiyama Ichirou
02 Tabi Sugata San Nin Otoko - Dick Mine
03 Ootone Tsukiyo - Tabata Yoshio
04 Gion Kouta - Mori Masako
05 Uramachi Junsei - Kitajima Saburou
06 Otoko No Junjou - Ishihara Yuujirou
07 Sumida Kawa - Sasa Midori
08 Aa Sore Nanoni - Mori Masako
09 Meigetsu Akagisan - Shouji Tarou
10 Jinsei No Namikimichi - Dick Mine
11 Tabi Kasa Douchuu - Sen Masao
12 Meiji Ichidai Onna - Satsuki Midori
13 Sendou Kouta - Kitajima Saburou
14 Toukyou Rhapsody - Fujiyama Ichirou
15 Kokkyou No Machi - Shouji Tarou
16 Wakare Fune - Tabata Yoshio


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Re: Oldskool Japanese Music Thread (1920's-1960's)
« Reply #23 on: April 05, 2009, 04:02:00 AM »
Something a little more recent!

Seishun Uta Nenkan (1979)

DISC 1

01 - Atsumi Jirou - Yume Oisaki Sake
02 - Judy Ong - Bakase Rarete
03 - Saijou Hideki - YOUNG MAN
04 - Toshi Itou to HAPPY & BLUE - Yoseba ii no ni
05 - GODAIGO - GANDHARA
06 - Alice - CHAMPION
07 - GODAIGO - MONKEY MAGIC
08 - Mizutani Yutaka - CALIFORNIA CONNECTION
09 - Kai Band - HERO (Hero ni Naru Toki, Sore wa Ima)
10 - Kishida Satoshi - Kimi no Asa
11 - Kuwana Masahiro - SEXUAL VIOLET No.1
12 - Yamaguchi Momoe - Iihi Tabidachi
13 - Circus - AMERICAN FEELING
14 - Madoka Hiroshi - Musou Hana
15 - Matsuyama Chiharu - Kisetsu no Naka de


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DISC 2

01 - Twist - Moero ii Onna
02 - GODAIGO - Ginga Tetsudou 999
03 - Yamaguchi Momoe - Bi Silent
04 - Yagami Junko - Mizu Iro no Ame
05 - Matsuzaka Keiko - Ai no Suichuuka
06 - Tulip - Niji to SNEAKER no Koro
07 - Matsuyama Chiharu - Mado
08 - Oohashi Junko - Tasogare MY LOVE
09 - SHOGUN - Otoko Tachi no MELODY
10 - Yamaguchi Momoe - Ai no Arashi
11 - Go Hiromi - MY LADY
12 - Kuwae Tomoko - Watashi no HEART wa STOP MOTION
13 - Toyoshima Tazumi - Tomadoi TWILIGHT
14 - Tanimura Shinji - Hi wa Mata Noboru
15 - Yamaguchi Momoe - Shinakaka ni Utatte


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Re: Oldskool Japanese Music Thread (1920's-1960's)
« Reply #24 on: April 15, 2009, 05:58:00 PM »
Hi Dan, hi everyone

I just have to say thank you, thank you, thank you (!) for making these
oldies available.  Back in February, after listening to some Peanuts albums,
I started listening to whatever jpop and enka music I could find - and in short
order found this site with your posts.  I've been on a tear ever since.  I haven't
been able to get enough - these Japanese oldies are a new world for me and
there is just so much to explore (and far more than I could afford to shell out). 
Dan, I think you are among the few who really attempt to get these tunes out
to the fans.

A few months ago, I had no idea who Misori Hibari, Sayuri Ishikawa, Momoe
Yamaguchi, Mori Masako, Ishida Ayumi, Judy Ongg (Teresa Teng!), etc., etc., 
etc., were.  You can imagine what its been like trying to process So Much
in such a short time - yet I'm having a blast (well, uh, driving my wife up a wall
too, heh). 

Dan - you da Man!   

And I am so kickin' it old-skool
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Re: Oldskool Japanese Music Thread (1920's-1960's)
« Reply #25 on: April 15, 2009, 06:22:32 PM »
Thanks for the praise, I'm just glad someone likes them.  Yes, it seems not many people listen to the old stuff and it's really hard finding anyone who's enthusiastic about it.  If you look on youtube you'll find a wealth of material, just search by their names (in Japanese often gives better results, but try both) and you'll find many videos.  Also look at the persons username, if you find someone who's uploaded several videos, click on their name and look at what videos they've uploaded.  I do that, then just look at the thumbnails and download all the b&w videos as I know they're the old ones!  (keepvid.com lets you download the videos from youtube and dailymotion as higher quality mp4 files.)
There's one guy called subpop who's the absolute king of Momoe videos, you'll find his name cropping up on all sorts of video sites across the net, but he deletes his youtube page every few months so download it or it's gone.
Watching the old videos I'm amused that with lots of things that we've seen with Hello! Project has all been done before - Sports festivals, Neoki (Idols being surprised & woken up in their beds), the fans chanting during the songs (The Momoe wota with their little megaphones! :lol:), the whole audition/voice training/etc process.

I've got some more oldies albums, I'll upload some more in the coming days/weeks.
If anyone else has anything to contribute to this thread then please do.  I'd love to hear an album by Jackie Yoshikawa & Blue Comets.  I love their song Blue Chateau (and they had the same keyboard sound as H!P act twe'lv, which is probably because they used the exact same make of keyboard.)
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Re: Oldskool Japanese Music Thread (1920's-1960's)
« Reply #26 on: April 15, 2009, 06:47:21 PM »
Old school J-Pop (=> J-Old) & Enka rulez !

And Anzen Chitai, The Alfee, Yukiko Okada, Akina Nakamori, Kozo Murashita, Go Hiromi, Onyanko Club, Masashi Sada, Kei Ogura... so much of them !

(hope I'll manage to find time to post here...  ;) )

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Re: Oldskool Japanese Music Thread (1920's-1960's)
« Reply #27 on: April 15, 2009, 11:45:37 PM »
From the 1950's I think...

Omoide no Melody - Columbia Vol.1

1. Wataridori Itsu Kaeru / Shodai Columbia Rose
2. Konoyo no Hana / Shimakura Chiyoko
3. Ai Itakattaze / Oka Chiaki
4. Rindou Touge / Shimakura Chiyoko
5. Ginza no Suzume / Morishige Hisaya
6. Toukyou no Hito Sayounara / Shimakura Chiyoko
7. Hayaku Kaette Ko / Aoki Kouichi
8. Douse Hirotta Koi da Mono / Shodai Columbia Rose
9. Toukyou da yo Okaasan / Shimakura Chiyoko
10. Shimobe wa Nagashi no Untenshu / Aoki Kouichi
11. Minatomachi Juusan Banchi / Misora Hibari
12. Seishun Cycling / Kosaka Kazuya
13. Yorokobi mo Kanashimi mo Saigetsu / Wakayama Akira
14. Toukyou no Bus Girl / Shodai Columbia Rose
15. Kakinokizaka no Ie / Aoki Kouichi
16. Juudai no Koi yo Sayounara / Kobe Ichirou


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Re: Oldskool Japanese Music Thread (1920's-1960's)
« Reply #28 on: April 16, 2009, 01:54:56 AM »
Awesome!  I  :heart:  Enka!  :D 

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Re: Oldskool Japanese Music Thread (1920's-1960's)
« Reply #29 on: April 18, 2009, 04:39:41 AM »
From the 50's I think...

Seishun Hit File ~Doonatsu Ban no Jidai~ 1

1. tokyo da yo okkaasan / Shimakura Chiyoko
2. nagasaki no chouchou san / Misora Hibari
3. bibou no to / Takarada Akira
4. seishun cycling / Kosaka Kazuya
5. juudai no koi yo sayounara / Kobe Ichirou
6. yorokobi mo kanashimi mo iku saigetsu / Wakayama Akira
7. tokyo no bus girl / Shodai Columbia Rose
8. shimabara no komori uta / Shimakura Chiyoko
9. ginza kyuu choume mizunoue / Kobe Ichirou
10. rockabilly kenpou / Misora Hibari
11. tasogare no hoshi / Oono Kazuo
12. onna o wasurero / Kobayashi Akira


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Seishun Hit File ~Doonatsu Ban no Jidai~ 2

1. daigaku no oneechan / Nakajima Sonomi
2. hitomi chan / Kobe Ichirou
3. ori no naka no yaroutachi / Moriya Hiroshi
4. kawaii hito / Four Corners
5. juujiro / Kobayashi Akira
6. kiiroi sakuranbo / Three Cats
7. boku wa nai chicchi / Moriya Hiroshi
8. yozora no fue / Moriya Hiroshi
9. romance guide / Shodai Columbia Rose
10. asakusa shimai / Gomadori Shimai
11. aishuu no kara matsurin / Shimakura Chiyoko
12. guitar o motta wataridori / Kobayashi Akira


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Seishun Hit File ~Doonatsu Ban no Jidai~ 3

1. chikatetsu wa kyou mo shuudensha / Inoue Hiroshi
2. bon voyage / Moriya Hiroshi
3. itako hana yomesan / Hanamura Kikue
4. akira no danchone bushi / Kobayashi Akira
5. ame ni saku hana / Inoue Horishi
6. akira no zundoko bushi / Kobayashi Akira
7. kiri yo kumo yo mine yo / Mitaka Jun
8. sasurai / Kobayashi Akira
9. yuunan ya bushi / Moriya Hiroshi
10. G. I. blues / Sasaki Isao
11. hibari no dodonpa / Misora Hibari
12. sono na wa fujiyama / Antonio Koga


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Seishun Hit File ~Doonatsu Ban no Jidai~ 4

1. kuroi kizuato no blues / Kobayashi Akira
2. kanashiki machikado / Iida Hisahiko
3. san no rozaria / Three Graces
4. gatsu no elegy / Moriya Hiroshi
5. kita ki iki / Kobayashi Akira
6. sekibetsu no uta / Kobayashi Akira
7. oushou / Murata Hideo
8. koishite irun da mon / Shimakura Chiyoko
9. otona ni naritai / Gotou Kumiko
10. yumemiru pansy / Three Graces
11. wakai futari / Kitahara Kenji


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Seishun Hit File ~Doonatsu Ban no Jidai~ 5

1. koi wa kamiyo no mukashi kara / Hatakeyama Midori
2. namida fune / Kitajima Saburou
3. daigaku kazoe uta / Moriya Hiroshi
4. romantic na cupid / Misora Hibari
5. isshuukan ni tooka rai / Satsuki Midori
6. nagai osagegami / Moriya Hiroshi
7. vacation / Kanai Katsuko
8. kono machi o de te yukou / Koubaku Takashi
9. junjou no oka / Takaishi Katsueda
10. juudou ichi dai / Murata Hideo
11. ringo no hana saku machi / Takaishi Katsueda
12. nagai ichi hondou / Nidaime Colombia Rose


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Re: Oldskool Japanese Music Thread (1920's-1960's)
« Reply #30 on: April 18, 2009, 07:59:32 PM »
Dan, you are unstoppable -
I can't believe all the goodness  :shocked

Its great that you include extras like cover art and playlists
for all of these releases.   
 
I think I should change my name, because I'm a newbie and
'enkafan' can't really be applied to a newcomer like me -
though I do tend to like several genres from the past, including
early American country blues, 1920s jazz and swing from the 1950s.
Of course, its relatively easy and inexpensive to get any of that.
 
I grew up watching a lot of samura movies because my dad was
an Akira Kurasawa fan.  I don't speak Japanese but the language
is comfortable to my ears.  I guess its not to surprising that
I like the sounds of Enka as well as more modern 'Jpop (especially if
its from the 1960s and 70s - it would be unconscionable to
make any requests considering how very much you've provided,
but I will keep visiting here in case anything else from those eras
shows up).  Anyway, I'm listening to these files almost every day -
next time I post I'll try to mentions ome of my favs.
Be well!

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Re: Oldskool Japanese Music Thread (1920's-1960's)
« Reply #31 on: April 19, 2009, 02:58:42 AM »
60's & 70's?  Well, I think the most recent one from this collection is from 1965.  Thanks must also go to a guy called Vaqueteo who posted  these on a newsgroup.  I think I mentioned earlier, he had a collection of cassettes and cd's but was reluctant to post them with no song titles so he sent me scans of the covers and I was able to help do the romaji and then he posted them.



All Star. Showa 40 Nendai no Hayari Uta. Kanashii Sake (1965)

01 Zesshou / Funaki Kazuo
02 Yume wa Yoru Hiraku / Misora Hibari 
03 Shinjuku Blues / Oogi Hiroko   
04 Kanashii Sake / Misora Hibari 
05 Shianbashi Blues / Nakai Akira, Takahashi Masaru to Coloradino
06 Suki ni Natta Hito / Miyako Harumi
07 Hashikage no Warutsu / Ookawa Eisaku 
08 Nagasaki wa Kyou mo Amadatta / Miyako Harumi
09 Minatomachi Blues / Pinkara Kyoudai, Miya Shirou
10 Shiretoko Ryojou / Morishige Hisaya
11 Onna no Michi / Pinkara Trio
12 Namida Koi / Yas Hiroaki 
13 Kassai / Chiaki Naomi 
14 Kuchinashi no Hana / Ookawa Eisaku
15 Showa Karesu Suki / Takagi Ichirou, Tsuyama Youko
16 Kita no Yado Kara / Miyako Harumi


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Re: Oldskool Japanese Music Thread (1920's-1960's)
« Reply #32 on: April 20, 2009, 02:18:24 AM »
Seishun Uta Nenkan BEST 30 (1962)

DISC 1

01. louisiana mama / Iida Hisahiko
02. furimukanaide / The Peanuts
03. tooku he ikitai / Jerry Fujio
04. kun koishi / Frank Nagai
05. aishuu no trumpet / I. George
06. shitamachi no taiyou / Baishou Chieko
07. mizuumi shuu / Matsushima Akira
08. wakai futari / Kitahara Kenji
09. yamaotoko no uta / Dark Ducks
10. go hiki no kobuta to charleston / Yasumura Masako
11. twist No. 1 / Fujiki Takashi
12. denwa de kiss / Danny Iida to Paradise Kiss
13. kanashiki kataomoi / Iida Hisahiko
14. jenny jenny / Suzuki Yasushi
15. cry cry cry / Kuramitsu Kaori

DISC 2

01. coffee rumba / Nishida Sachiko
02. biwako shuukou no uta / Pegi Hayama
03. akai handkerchief / Ishihara Yuujirou
04. eriko / Hashi Yukio
05. gawa wa nagareru / Nakasone Miki
06. wakai yatsu / Hashi Yukio
07. shiroi hana no blues / Heiya Kouji
08. acapulco no otenba musume / Three Funkys
09. lemon no kiss / The Peanuts
10. vacation / Hirota Mieko
11. namida no nikki / Three Funkys
12. kawaii baby / Nakao Mie
13. suteki na 16 sai / Hirota Mieko
14. locomotion / Itou Yukari
15. itsu demo yume o / Hashi Yukio & Yoshinaga Sayuri


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Re: Oldskool Japanese Music Thread (1920's-1960's)
« Reply #33 on: April 20, 2009, 03:35:10 PM »
Amazing, Dan - Domo Arigato!

As I listen and try to learn about Enka, many questions arise.  I've read that
women singers have typically enjoyed greater popularity.  It seems this is true
to an extent, but I notice that many of the releases you have posted have a
at least a 50-50 mix of male singers (if not more).  I wonder if it is because
male singers were more popular during the 40s and 50s? 
 
There's a ton to go through, but I'm really liking "Nankoku No Yoru" by Mishima
Toshio (off the Seiki ni Tsutaetai Vol. 3) ~ its just an awesome song I just can't
get enough of! :yep:

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Re: Oldskool Japanese Music Thread (1920's-1960's)
« Reply #34 on: April 20, 2009, 04:28:11 PM »
...but I'm really liking "Nankoku No Yoru" by Mishima
Toshio (off the Seiki ni Tsutaetai Vol. 3) ~ its just an awesome song I just can't
get enough of! :yep:

I felt the same when I heard Suizenji Kiyoko's "Arigatou no Uta" (from a TV & radio themes collection I'll post soonish). After listening to the album I put that song on repeat and couldn't stop listening to it, then went and found a load of her stuff on youtube.
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Re: Oldskool Japanese Music Thread (1920's-1960's)
« Reply #35 on: April 20, 2009, 04:54:03 PM »
Interesting you should mention her, I've actually watched some of the
video's of Suizenji Kiyoko on youtube - I was immidiately struck by her
stage personna - very lively and kind of doing her own thing.

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Re: Oldskool Japanese Music Thread (1920's-1960's)
« Reply #36 on: April 21, 2009, 02:52:45 AM »
Seishun Uta Nenkan BEST 30 (1961)

DISC 1

01. jou o muite arukou / Sakamoto Kyuu
02. tokyo dodonpa musume / Watanabe Mari
03. zubizubizuu / Moriyama Kayoko
04. hokujou yakyoku / Wada Hiroshi to Mahinastars
05. kodomo chanaino / Hirota Mieko
06. ame ni saku hana / Inoue Hiroshi
07. garasu no johnny / I. George
08. yuunan ya fushi / Moriya Hiroshi
09. oushou / Murata Hideo
10. kaimana hira / Ethel Nakada
11. sekibetsu no uta / Kobayashi Akira
12. mujou no yume / Sagawa Mitsuo
13. nangoku no yoru / Oohashi Setsuo
14. kanashiki machikado / Iida Hisahiko
15. kyuu chan no zuntatatta / Sakamoto Kyuu

DISC 2

01. ginza no koi no monogatari / Ishihara Yuujirou & Makimura Junko
02. kita ki iki / Kobayashi Akira
03. suudara bushi / Ueki Hitoshi
04. kinji rareta koi no bolero / Mizuhara Hiroshi
05. sutakoi tokyo / Kikuchi Masao
06. jinji roge / Moriyama Kayoko
07. wakare no iso chidori / Inoue Hiroshi
08. koishite iru n da mon / Shimakura Chiyoko
09. takeda takashi / Mihashi Michiya
10. pineapple princess / Tashiro Midori
11. donto bushi / Crazy Cats
12. nichiyou wa iya yo / Nishida Sachiko
13. gondola no uta / Sagawa Mitsuo
14. calendar girl / Sakamoto Kyuu & Danny Iida to Paradise Kiss
15. nankai no bishounen / Hashi Yukio


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Re: Oldskool Japanese Music Thread (1920's-1960's)
« Reply #37 on: April 26, 2009, 11:14:16 AM »
GJ Dan! I totally gotta download some of that 60s & 70s stuff :yep:

Hi Dan, hi everyone
Welcome to JPH!P, EnkaFan! :welcome

I gotta admit that I'm pretty interested in enka thanks to the wonderful Meiko Kaji but I don't really know where to start. You guys have any recommendations?

BTW! If y'all wanna share/discuss contemporary enka you can do it here: http://forum.jphip.com/index.php?topic=18960.0 8)
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Re: Oldskool Japanese Music Thread (1920's-1960's)
« Reply #38 on: April 26, 2009, 09:16:55 PM »
Thanks for the welcome!

Over the past several months, I've grown fond of
many Enka & Jpop performers.  I'm not exactly sure why
I've taken to it so much (particularly the female singers -
those kimonos are too sexy I guess  :wub:).


As I've looked around I've noticed a few sites that
have LOADS of downloadable Enka.  You may of
course have heard of several of these artists, but
if anyone asks me, these names come to mind.

Enka performers I really like:
 
Sayuri Ishikawa
Aki Yashiro
Chiyoko Shimakura
Toshimi Tagawa
of course, Keiko Fuji
(I'm not as huge on Misora Hibari
as so many are, but out of respect
I should mention her)

Some great pop vocalists (some have
done Enka) that I really like include:

Peanuts
Momoe Yamaguchi
Teresa Teng (the late but ever great Taiwanese singer)
Ayumi Ishida
Kayoki Moriyama
Mayumi Itsuwa
Yuki Saori
Naomi Sagara

Some sites where you can listen and/or download
include Beemp3.com and video4viet.com.  Blogs
are great sources too.  I also joined mp3panda.com
because they have some some of the above-mentioned
singers.

Of course, the easiest and most costly option is
buying the CDs outright (which can be a tad expensive).
Now Dan has put a "huge" amount of music up here and
it's the best thing going for anyone who wants to sample
the Enka and Jpop of the 20s through the 70s. 

-Matt
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Re: Oldskool Japanese Music Thread (1920's-1960's)
« Reply #39 on: April 27, 2009, 02:48:08 PM »
Speaking of blogs with juicy mp3s, I found the following site yesterday.
Its not Enka, and aside from TT's songs these are 60s music tracks
(from China, Taiwan?) and well worth a listen!  Looks to be about
8 tracks   :twothumbs

http://gaaak.blogspot.com/2006/05/asian-delights_22.html

Teresa Teng - High Green Mountain (aka Girl of Ah Li Shan)
Teresa Teng - Last Night in My Dreams
Rita Chao & The Quests - Love is Me, Love is You
Doris and the Sandboys - (unknown title)
Chan Pao Chu - She Wants to Get Marry
Vampires - Han Yu Qu (Chilling Rain Song)
Unknown artists - It Never Rains in Southern California
Stevie Loraine and the Claansmen - You Always Say

Aside from Teng, I don't know these acts, so I'll be looking
around for some info on them.  If anyone gets to listen,
please post your thoughts.


PS. Since originally posting this I found a few other sites with
what appears to be the same material.  However, while I trust the
above-mentioned site, at least one other had spy-ware,
so PLEASE tread with caution - I know what its like to get
viruses, etc.! 
« Last Edit: April 27, 2009, 04:04:54 PM by EnkaFan »

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