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Here's another edition of this great monthly 7" series of Konishi Yasuharu's all-time DJ classics. This is the 7th installment of "Readymade mirai no ongaku" (aka "Readymade Oldays"). (Find all details in the first post.)

The A side is a ska cover of Mongo Santamaria's "Fat Back" that was released on Byron Lee and the Dragonaires' "Dance The Ska" album (1964), while the AA side is a cover of Tony Hatch's "Call Me" (first sung by Petula Clark) as heard on The Foundations' album "From the Foundations" (1967). The first song is available on 7" for the first time, and while the other was once released part of a 4-song EP from Portugal the sound was said to be bad, making it worth to appear in this series.

Byron Lee and the Dragonaires / The Foundations "fat back / call me" (7")

A. Byron Lee and the Dragonaires "fat back"
AA. The Foundations "call me"

Oldays Records ODREP45027
Out 3/29, ¥1500 (excl. 10% tax)
Order: HMV, Tower Records (Japan only) ^†
† Tower Records ships directly within Japan only. International orders are available via WorldShopping.

Byron Lee and the Dragonaires "fat back"

The Foundations "call me"

All releases:
#01 2019.9.29: Jackie & Roy / NOVI Singers "cheerful little earful / dancing nuts"
#02 2019.10.29: Billy Strange / Frank Chacksfield "adios / Route 66"
#03 2019.11.29: The Sunrays / The Turtles "have to be myself / too young to be the one"
#04 2019.12.29: George Cates "12th street rag / stardust / tea for two / frenesi"
#05 2020.1.29: Keith / The Arbors "you'll come running back to me / so nice (summer samba)"
#06 2020.2.29: The Ventures / The 4 Instants "what now my love / bogattini"
#07 2020.3.29: Byron Lee and the Dragonaires / The Foundations "fat back / call me"
#08 2020.4.29: Luiz Carlos com conjunto CBS / Johnny (Guitar) Watson "samba na palma da Mao / I'll remember April"
#09 2020.5.29: Peter & Gordon / Gerry & The Pacemakers "black brown and gold / stranger in the night"
#10 2020.6.29: Nick Palmer / Frank Ifield "it's not unusual / I've got you under my skin"
#11 2020.7.29: The Kirby Stone Four / The Anita Kerr Singers "I could have danced all night / one note samba"
#12 2020.8.29: Little Anthony & The Imperials / The Dells "a man and a woman / jeepers creepers"