Manekineko-Kagekidan
Daiichi Kakyoku-Shu
Telegraph Records (Japan) 1984
TEL-2021 (10”) w/insert.
sleeve : EX(wear on corner.)
media : EX-/EX-(some slightly noises.)
A 4-track 10-inch single released in 1984 by the unit Maneki Neko Kageki-dan, which consists of Sachiho Kojima and Sayoko Takahashi, the central members of the Japanese girls' band Zelda, active in the 1980s. Released by Telegraph Records, a label run by Yuichi Jibiki known for specializing in positive punk and handling works by many indie artists. This masterpiece of Japanese avant-wave pop features a unique musical style that blends Showa-era retro and cosmopolitan exoticism, similar to Guernica by Koji Ueno and Jun Togawa.