Yellow by Yellow
🌅 KING x Wamono A to Z album, selected by DJ Yoshizawa Dynamite 🎵
Recorded in 1975 for King Records, Yellow stands out for its punchy horns and urban groove. The tracks “Yellow (Getto / Yellow in Kyoto)” and “Economic Animal” embody the record’s social and instrumental energy. The rendition of “Also Sprach Zarathustra” links Japanese funk to Western musical trends. A rare and sought-after work, Yellow remains a landmark of 1970s Japanese jazz-funk.
High quality download available for the first time!
- Artist: Yellow
- Title: Yellow
- Label: London Records
- Original release year: 1975
- Original catalog number: SKD(L)-1026
Line Up:
Bass Guitar, Chorus – Yoshimichi Tarumizu
Drums, Chorus – Nobuki Yoshinaga
Guitar, Chorus – Junsaku Nakamura
Keyboards, Chorus – Masafumi Kawasaki
Percussion, Flute – Shinichi Ueda
Vocals, Percussion – Takamichi Tarumizu
Engineer – Seiichi Chiba
Recording Producer – Hideharu Takamatsu
Sound Adviser – Toshio Fujimaki
Enjoy!
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SOUND FUJI explores King Records' legendary catalog and unearths exceptional, rare and unknown musical gems from Japan. King Records has been releasing music since 1931. Follow 180g-soundfuji.bandcamp.com for weekly updates and amazing music discoveries, and dig into the archives of one of the most prestigious labels in Japan!
Check the "KING x Wamono A to Z" compilation at https://180g-soundfuji.bandcamp.com/album/king-x-wamono-a-to-z-by-dj-yoshizawa-dynamite-jp . Selected by DJ Yoshizawa Dynamite!
Active as a professional DJ in Japan since the late eighties, DJ Yoshizawa Dynamite is also a renowned remixer, compiler and producer. An avid record collector and an expert on Wamono music, Yoshizawa has published the now-classic Wamono A to Z records guide book in 2015, which sold out instantly. The book unveiled a myriad of beautiful and rare records from a highly prolific, but still then unknown, Japanese groove scene. He has also selected a large part of the music in the now-classic and essential Wamono vinyl compilations on the 180g label 👉 wamono.bandcamp.com
Tracklist
| 1. | Yellow (Getto/Yellow In Kyoto) | 9:12 |
| 2. | Yoake Mae | 4:54 |
| 3. | Oshiete Kudasai | 6:22 |
| 4. | Economic Animal | 2:59 |
| 5. | Also Sprach Zarathustra | 10:53 |
| 6. | Otoko To Onna | 4:03 |
| 7. | Kokki Hatameku Moto Ni | 3:55 |
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