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Psychedelic Sounds In Japan [Extra tracks]

The Mops (Artist) | Format: Audio CD
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  • Audio CD (27 Sep 2010)
  • Number of Discs: 1
  • Format: Extra tracks
  • Label: Rpm
  • ASIN: B003XKB0H6
  • Average Customer Review: 3.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
  • Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 116,248 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

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1. ASAMADE MATENAI
2. SAN FRANCISCAN NIGHTS
3. I AM JUST A MOPS
4. INSIDE LOOKING OUT
5. THE LETTER
6. SOMEBODY TO LOVE
7. BERA YO ISOGE
8. WHITE RABBIT
9. ASAHI YO SARABA
10. LIGHT MY FIRE
11. KIENAI OMOI
12. OMAE NO SUBETE O NON-ALBUM SINGLE,
13. ATSUKU NARENAI NON-ALBUM SINGLE

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Julian Cope, in his book `Japrocksampler', said that Tokyo's The Mops made "some of the most urgently deranged and euphorically disruptive music of the entire Group Sounds era."

Compared to other Japanese bands of the period The Mops were "too weird, too punk, too ugly." The inclusion of their theme song I'm Just A Mops (heard here) on Rhino's Nuggets II box set confirmed that Cope was right

Released originally in Japan in April 1968, The Mops debut album Psychedelic Sounds In Japan was the country's first self-declared psychedelic record. Even though they sported kaftans, beads and Sergeant Pepper jackets, The Mops were - as Cope said - too tough, too jagged to be true flower people. Original songs like I'm Just A Mops were fuzz guitar driven stompers that revealed The Mops were at heart garage punkers. In their hands, on Kienai Omoi, even the sitar sounded deranged.

In thrall to the San Francisco sound - their manager had visited Haight Ashbury and brought the first Jefferson Airplane album back to Japan - they recorded unhinged covers of The Airplane's Somebody To Love and White Rabbit for Psychedelic Sounds In Japan. They also loved The Animals - their takes of San Francisco Nights and Inside Looking Out Are testaments to The Mops wildness.

This first-ever official reissue of Psychedelic Sounds In Japan outside Japan has been licensed for release by JVC Records. This essential, fun and historic album is supplemented by an intense non-album single from 1968.

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New 2010 remastered reissue of 1968 debut album from Tokyo garage-psyche outfit & the first ever official release outside of Japan! Includes 2 bonus non-album single tracks.

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By D.L.J.Mann TOP 500 REVIEWER VINE™ VOICE
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Julian Cope's overview of the band (found over at his site) does not gush with quite as many 'superlatives' as RPM's promotional blurb might make you believe. Of the thirteen tracks gathered here, six are cover versions - excepting an admittedly deranged version of 'Inside Looking Out', they're best skipped over. On the strength of Mop's originals. especially 'I am just a mops', 'Bera Yo Isoge' and 'Atsuku Narenai', I'm convinced their legacy would be better served by a 'Best Of'. Infuriatingly, RPM were unable to include one of Mops finest moments 'Blind Bird', which appeared on the original pressing but removed from the reissue. According to the sleeve notes, the lyrics were considered 'discriminatory towards the visually impaired' and was unavailable for this or any other release. The only way to own a copy is on Normal's 'Love, Peace & Poetry: Asian Psychedelic Music'.
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Mops - 'Psychedelic Sounds In Japan' (RPM Records) 1 Jun 2011
By Mike Reed - Published on Amazon.com
Format:Audio CD
Another band that I first hear a song of theirs off the Rhino 'Nuggets II' 4-CD box set - the tune "I Am Just A Mops" is a fine fine example of what this Japanese psych band was all about. Also liked the awesome "Bera Yo Isoge" as well as a lot of the Mops covers they played quite well - like Jefferson Airplane's "Somebody To Love" and "White Rabbit", the Doors "Light My Fire" and Joe Cocker's "The Letter". This thirteen track CD title is good, but their "Goiken Muyo" disc (see my review) is even better.
it's a hoot 19 Jan 2011
By J. Bates - Published on Amazon.com
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some cool covers and neat originals by a Japanese psychedelic 60's band. they actually sing "right my fire". pretty sure it's tongue in cheek, cuz then they sing it correctly. also white rabbit, somebody to love, and San Franciscan nights. a bit eclectic for sure.
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