Tokyo's Coolest Sound

Kyoto rock'n'roller Ban Hiroshi (of Bambino) has released a 2nd compilation of Japanese rocking kayō songs, again selected from Columbia's vast catalog. The album consists of songs from the mid-50s to the early-80s, traversing almost chronogically periods of different influences and genres, with also a few tracks from this millennium including Hiroshi & Eve's "Tin Tin".

Also check out the previous compilation, "Ban Hiroshi presents Columbia Rockin' Kayo Collection" (2019).

This year, Ban Hiroshi released his greatest hits album "Music Is My Life" and also its vinyl edition for Record Day 2021.

Various Artists "Ban Hiroshi presents Columbia Rockin' Kayō Collection Vol.2"
オムニバス 「バンヒロシ PRESENTS コロムビア・ロッキン歌謡大全 Vol.2」
(Japanese title: "Ban Hiroshi presents Columbia Rockin' kayō taizen")

1. Rock Around The Clock / Dark Ducks (1955)
2. ore wa High-Teen / Kanbe Ichirō (1958)
3. borofune Rock / Ono Tōru (1959)
4. aisazu ni irarenai (I Can't Stop Lovin' You) / Tomi Fujiyama (1963)
5. gendaikko / Suzuki Yasushi (1963)
6. Ching Ching denwa (Ching Ching & A Ding Ding Ding) / Gotō Kumiko (1963)
7. namida no Clown (Everybody Loves A Clown) / Cool Cats (1966)
8. namida no Go Go / Emy Jackson (1966)
9. BLUE EYES (aoi hitomi) / Jackey Yoshikawa & His Blue Comets (1966)
10. yajiuma ga iku / Matsukata Hiroki (1967)
11. Friend Tokyo / Miyako Harumi (1968)
12. koi no Tulip / Minato Takaya & Passion Group (1967)
13. osake / George Yamashita & Dry Bones (1966)
14. kaerimichi wa tōkatta / The Genova (1968)
15. kanashimi no kage ni (Find Somebody) / Skeletons (1968)
16. boku no koibito / Funaki Kazuo (1969)
17. Seki-yan to Yosahoi-bushi / Seki Keiroku (1970)
18. jinjiroge / Moriyama Kayoko (1970)
19. itsuka dokokade / Hirayama Miki (1972)
20. High Society / Chikada Haruo & Vibra-Tones (1981)
21. Angelina / Kazama Morio (1984)
22. Yokohama Honky Tonk Blues / Shimizu Setsuko (2016)
23. Moonlight, Starlight / Ōmura Namihiko (1980) (First time on CD)
24. Riverside Hotel / Atsumi Jirō (2016)
25. TIN TIN / Hiroshi & EVE (2008)

Nippon Columbia COCP-41658
Out now (12/22), ¥2818 (excl. 10% tax)
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