{"product_id":"hikashu-1978-japanese-import","title":"Hikashu - 1978 [Japanese Import]","description":"\u003cp\u003eEchno, Mondo, Lo-Fi—\u003cstrong\u003eHIKASHU\u003c\/strong\u003e had already anticipated the entire musical planet in 1978.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eRecorded on a 4-track tape recorder before the band's official debut, \u003cem\u003e1978\u003c\/em\u003e is a legendary collection of early recordings that remained largely unknown until its acclaimed CD release in 1996. Now, nearly 30 years later, these pioneering recordings are finally being released on vinyl for the very first time.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIncluded are three previously unreleased tracks, among them an alternate version of \u003cem\u003eConfusion\u003c\/em\u003e, which was originally available only on a highly sought-after fan club flexi-disc.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\"A year before releasing our debut album on Toshiba EMI, HIKASHU had already developed a distinctive and intrest music. Working in a small house near a railway line in Tokyo's Nerima district, the band transformed a makeshift recording space—windows shuttered, blankets hung on the walls - into a laboratory of sound, where rhythm machines resonated a sound around\" by \u003cstrong\u003eKohichi Makigami\u003c\/strong\u003e (Leader of HIKASHU)\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"P-VINE","offers":[{"title":"Vinyl LP","offer_id":59349956526425,"sku":"SDZ-52075","price":50.99,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0588\/3455\/0945\/files\/plp8936_1.jpg?v=1788960195","url":"https:\/\/spindizzyrecords.com\/products\/hikashu-1978-japanese-import","provider":"Spindizzy Dublin","version":"1.0","type":"link"}