[78-L] Very western sounding Japanese dance band

[David Lennick]

And inside that album we also find.....Japanese Rhumba and Tokyo Boogie Woogie! 
No wonder those turn up everywhere.

dl

On 3/17/2012 11:46 PM, Mark Bardenwerper wrote:
> On 3/17/2012 10:02 PM, David Lennick wrote:
>> I was just about to put this in a batch of "geddemoudahere" records but I
>> thought I'd sample it, and was amazed to hear a very western sounding dance
>> band on Japanese Victor V-40256. Only the titles appear in western print..WAGA
>> YUMA, WAGA UTA (male vocal) and GINZA KANKAN MUSUME (female vocal). Anyone able
>> to provide any information about this?
>>
> I can see by searching for it that it must have been very popular. I
> find it in Victor in 100% Japanese and I see one on Tokyo Records label.
> Appears to be from a mixed Columbia and Victor set simply entitled
> "Japanese Records." Has a pretty cover graphic.
> http://www.worthpoint.com/worthopedia/japanese-record-album-six-10-78rpm-105007743
> Probably sold during the early occupation years for mixed consumption.
>
> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0clGC_k9vts
> Pleasant!
>