The Japan Vinyl Tag 2024

[@EclecticRecordCollector]

Great questions that focus On music more than the object that contains the music !!

[@tokyorecordstyle]

Amazing contribution you made to this, Steve. I really can't thank you enough. Loved supreme your list and can't wait to take it all in! Ending was so personal and great too. Thank you for sharing that little facet of the gem of thoughtful guy I suspect you to be! Looking forward to sharing and connecting more, especially after I listen to the records on your list!

[@MarkMorris-1962]

Excellent video, Brian, and a wonderful tag! Borrowed Tune is one of my favorite songs by Neil Young and your version was sublime! I am putting records together now and will hopefully have the video up before the end of the day. We have a lot of similar tastes, I've noticed.

[@tokyorecordstyle]

Mark, thanks for those encouraging words! I don't claim to be a singer or a musician but I sure do like to play and if dug it, well, that sure makes me happy! Glad to hear we have similar tastes in music! I'm so stoked you made a Japan Vinyl Tag Video and I'm really looking forward to watching it. Will sit down and take it in this weekend! Can't wait! Best from Tokyo :-)

[@YoungLPLovers]

That was good fun! As always, I love your enthusiasm Brian. 20 years in Japan is surely worth celebrating. A vinyl celebration - perfection! I’m sitting here having a glass of wine and racking my brain, thinking about how I might contribute. Lots of new music for me to seek out here; Sheena & the Rocket; YMO; Kina Shoukichi; just to name a few. Wabi Sabi! I love that. Way to rock out!!! I’m have no doubt Neil would approve 😊 An abridged response has already begun to percolate … Take care

[@tokyorecordstyle]

Curtis! Also appreciate hearing from you! Thanks for taking the time and offering your attention for such a long video. If nothing else, hope it has got some gears turning for you that will eventually lead to deeper musical appreciation, which I know we are al chasing. If you put anything together (obviously no pressure at all), let me know and I'll try to figure out a way to spotlight them. I think maybe I can share them on my community tab, or maybe make a instagram story about them. Greetings from Tokyo!

[@therealglennthebaker]

Great list, Brian. I'm definitely going to do this one 🙋🏻‍♂️. Video is coming soon. Great work man 🤙🏼😎

[@tokyorecordstyle]

GLENN THE BAKER!!!! DOOD! I saw your shoutout the other day and I was SUPER CHUFFED to read it and to see you scored that Happy End Record! I actually caught up with another guy visiting Japan the other who ALSO scored it, who I photographed for Tokyo Record Style, which will be a post coming up soon. I fully intended to reply to your namedrop in video but I you beat me to a comment before I could reply. I tried actually to promote your channel on a recent livestream I intended to be on but I only made it as far as the peanut comments. Fully plan to though. You got a great vibe and a great stage presence and I think you gotta a great road ahead on KZbin. I need the algo to feed me more of your content. Will catch it when I can! Thanks for the encouragement and positive feedback! Good luck if you end up making a Japan Vinyl Tag!!

[@seizebreizh]

Hello Brian, congrats for your 20 years over there. It is one of my dream to go to Japan once… Maybe next year. I know this video is one month old… but nevertheless I have made my own version, from France… Is was fun to make. Thanks for the 20 questions and your selection is just spectacular. Take care. Bruno

[@tokyorecordstyle]

Hello and thank you, Bruno, so very much for contributing to the Japan Vinyl Tag! I'm so chuffed. I'm also happy to be connected to a Breton! I have only visited France once, and only to the south, but I have often dreamed of traveling all around, eating and drinking and enjoying the language and life, maybe like you wish to visit Japan. I did study French for a couple years MANY years ago, and I guess very little stuck because I can hardly remember even the most basic of expressions. At any rate, I will leave a comment on your Japan Vinyl Tag very soon. I have some catching up to to and hopefully I can manage to watch some videos this weekend! I will be in touch. Thanks for now :-)

[@onobori14]

Great video! Congrats on the 20th anniversary! I’ve been in Japan since 2007 so not far behind you! Will see about putting a response together if I can find suitable records in my collection!

[@tokyorecordstyle]

@@onobori14 Thanks so much! 2007! Your 20th will be here in no time! Are you in Tokyo? If so, we should connect sometime, or maybe a visit if/when I can get to your neck of the woods. By all means, feel free to make a video if you’re interested, maybe just answer a couple if 20 is too daunting! I admit, I went off a bit. I think a more simple version or shorter version would appeal to more people, but I just went for 20. Thanks again for dropping by and watching the vid!

[@StacksChannelYT]

Hey! Just found your channel after some others jumped on this challenge. Super impressed with the variety and your enthusiasm describing your picks! I wrote down a handful of artists and albums to seek out, but apparently didn't hit save. I'll just watch your video again! Good stuff man!

[@tokyorecordstyle]

DUDE! Thank you for watching and for the encouraging feedback, and more importantly, for hopping on board the Tag! Really looking forward to your video, and I can't thank you enough for getting involved. I'm subbed to your channel and wishing you all the luck! Will be leaving some comments soon!

[@StacksChannelYT]

@@tokyorecordstyle You're too kind! I had a blast selecting the records for this tag. Once I'm over whatever sickness I caught, I'm certainly going to tread through some of your channel's older content. I feel like I'm missing out on a goldmine of music and recommendations!

[@tokyorecordstyle]

Dang dude! Hope you feel better soon! I'm listening to the records on your list today and really enjoying! Will be making a little post or two about it soon!

[@cedricfeschotte835]

Dom (@seekingathread) sent me here and I'm glad! Enjoyed this in its entirety! Had me thinking: I should launch my channel with that tag! Maybe one day. Congrats on your 20-yr anniversary! I've been lucky to visit Japan twice and can't deny the outstanding vinyl scene and the fact that I've met some of the nicest, kindest people ever there. My wife and I went to a tiny island called Tokashiki off the main island of Okinawa which definitely had that special vibe. Magical. Anyhow I digress... two entries I readily align with: (1) In A Silent Way is a perfect zen record; (2) Pixies also blew me away in my teens. I still remember the exact moment I first heard Surfer Rosa 🤍... on my Walkman of course.

[@tokyorecordstyle]

@Cedricfeschotte835! Thank you so much for this long and thoughtful comment. I was really stoked and humbled to see Dom from @seeingathread hop on the #JapanVinylTag and grateful he's sent people like you my way! I just subbed your channel and would love to see you launch your videos with an original tag or this one! So cool that you've been to Japan twice and even visited Tokashiki! Looks like total paradise. My family and I have visited Ishigaki Island a bit further south and had a magical experience. Would love to go back someday. Glad we share some music tastes In a Silent and Doolittle Way! If you make it back to Japan a third time, please look me up and let's connect! Until then, take care do stay in touch!

[@threeeyes]

BIG 20! Happy anniversary brother!

[@threeeyes]

and you just turned me onto some NEW STUFF! And reminded me of so many of the GREATS! THANK YOU

[@tokyorecordstyle]

Thanks BROTHER! Man, you are one of the main things/people I miss in the states. I so wish we could talk/see/play music all the time. We should hop on a KZbin livestream sometime and talk about the Paper Stars, Still Life, and beyond. Sending lots of love from Tokyo!

[@tokyorecordstyle]

@@threeeyes Good to hear. I thought I would throw in a couple zingers that people might not know. Dude, you start your KZbin channel in earnest and just START. We can get online and support eachother. Kind of a time warp, I admit, but I'm working towards something here I think :-)

[@elimorris1808]

Super inspired. So many great touch stones. From a kindred spirit on the other side of the pond. Thanks

[@tokyorecordstyle]

@@elimorris1808 Awe, thank so much! Super chuffed you feel inspired and appreciate all the touchstones - Hello kindred spirit - where on the other side of the pond are you?

[@elimorris1808]

@@tokyorecordstyle Sraight from Cortes Island, British Columbia to Tokyo. Lots favorites in the Japan Vinyl Tag. From the Daft to The Pixies, B-Boys, Tom Waits, Neil Young and on. Curious about the Island Nation highlight - Kina Shoukichi - Champloose. Will definitely check that one out. Have been delving into J-Jazz and rare groove more recently. So much to discover. Long time music affectionado/ record collector here. Still spin the odd set. As you said Island life can be slowed down at times. So nice to live vicariously through you and your adventures in Tokyo. Thanks again, Eli

[@tokyorecordstyle]

@@elimorris1808 Eli! Thanks for this long and thoughtful reply! I had never heard of Cortez Island but I just checked it out and it looks like a Pacific Paradise! Would love to visit someday! While it's nice for you to live vicariously through my Tokyo adventures, it would also be nice for me to live vicariously through your Cortez Island adventures. Glad we share so much musical taste! It will be great to keep in touch! Here's to that!

[@tokyorecordstyle]

@@elimorris1808 This was such a nice comment to read. Thank you so much for watching the video and for all the comments. Sounds like our musical tastes overlap quite a lot! It's great to be connected and hear about J-Jazz and rare groove interests. Hope you make (and share) some great discoveries. Oh, and hell to the yes on the Kinda Shoukichi! Not MIND BLOWING but guaranteed fun!

[@TheLonesomeBricoleur]

The Mule Variations tour was truly, truly *amazing.* I caught one of the Chicago shows, but sadly I didn't see that smoke-ring thing! I did notice Tom aiming one of the light beams from his disco helmet right into the eyes of keyboard player Mike Melvoin during a keyboard solo, though - & that will surely be a treasured little tiny memory right up until my brain stops its sparking 🧠🫡❤️♾️

[@tokyorecordstyle]

Wonderful! Chicago must have been amazing! And of course I love the SONG Chicago too! It was more of a dust ring than a smoke ring and we were fortunate to be sitting right up in front hence maybe being able to see it, or maybe it was just in my imagination. I just scoured the web looking for a photo of it and came up empty handed, but I think I've seen it before. I wonder if we'll get another Tom album or tour. I sure hope so! Thanks for the comment.

[@musicisajourney]

Congratulations on 20 years! Your selections are really far out! I started thinking about the first six items but after the seventh I started to lose my way. I will mention your tag in my next video though and link to this one.

[@tokyorecordstyle]

@@musicisajourney cheers for watching and thanks for the comment! If you want to participate, do a 1/2 list or a 1/3 or less! Or not, just offering some alternatives! Best from Tokyo!

[@musicisajourney]

@@tokyorecordstyle I got to the end of your video. I was thinking about just skipping some items but maybe I’ll just think about them a little more and see what I can come up with.

[@tokyorecordstyle]

@@musicisajourney don’t feel obliged but the more the merrier!

[@tokyorecordstyle]

@@musicisajourney and THANK YOU for making it to the end of the video. I genuinely appreciate your attention.

[@fitzelectricbar]

Hi Brian, Enjoyed your Japan Video Tag and just posted my own JVT. Hope you enjoy! Fitz

[@tokyorecordstyle]

Hi there @fitzelectricbar9268! This is great news and I'm so excited, chuffed, and humbled to hear this! I can't wait to watch your video! I'm gonna go watch it now! Amazing. THANK YOU and BEST BEST BEST wishes from Japan!

[@ourcatlovesjazz]

Loved this! Just picked up an Ann Peebles greatest hits thanks to your vid. On-the hunt for Maki!

[@tokyorecordstyle]

Hey @ourcatlovesjazz! Thank you for the shout-out of an for the post on Insta! Was happy read and repost. Interestingly the version of "I Can't Stand the Rain" you posted was a different version of the one on my record. I found both really interesting, and I might recommend checking out the version you shares with others! I think you'll find an appreciatable difference! Thanks for checking out the recommendation and for sharing out and tagging Tokyo Record Style! Best from Tokyo!

[@seekingathread]

These were very inspired questions and what a marathon. I think I will try and do one. Lots of Tom Waits love which I appreciate, going back many years ago he was my go-to. But nice work! Rainbow Goblins has me intrigued

[@tokyorecordstyle]

@Seeking a thread! That was indeed a marathon, haha! Thanks so much if you made it to the end. Seriously, that's a marathon of watching too! The idea of doing it was swirling around the back my head for a while but it came together rather quickly so I could get it out the door more or less in time to commemorate my 20 years here. If it wasn't so time-sensitive, and had I thought that anybody would actually consider also doing it, I would have been a little more thoughtful with the questions. There are a couple of overlapping questions and some that are a bit convoluted but, there are at least 7 or so good ones. By all means, feel free to join, and don't feel obliged to do the whole thing. Do a 1/2 or less! Or all if you're ambitious. I've been seeing people re-interpreting the questions, which I really like, so it one doesn't work, just spin it til it does. Any yes, GIANT Tom Waits fan here. We definitely share that in common. I'm not sure if we're ever gonna get any more new Tom, but I sure hope we do. Always relish the chance to share my passion and appreciation for him with other like-minded fans. Happy to chat more about him anytime. And, yes also to The Rainbow Goblins! Crazy cool and fun album! Best for now! Happy to be connected and to stay in touch!

[@seekingathread]

@@tokyorecordstyle It has been recorded and was fun to do. Now let's see how long it takes me to edit, I've been a bit backlogged. Again thanks for putting it together!

[@andygladwin2049]

Hi Brian, really interesting tag, plus a bit of busking thrown in for good measure. What’s not to like? Fingers crossed this get some traction. Looking forward to seeing what records evoke an island feeling. Andy

[@tokyorecordstyle]

Hey Andy, thanks for the comment and the words of encouragement. For the record, I am aware of how bad and out of tune I'm singing and playing, but hey, it's sorta part of of what I'm talking about! Yeah, who knows if it will get any traction, it seems like there is a sudden a big interest in Japanese music all around me, coming from overseas and from the generation (or two ...or three) following mine. I think Japanese music, and really ANY music from Asia in general, was something people easily scoffed at as being lesser that or people were simply were confused by it 20, 30, 40 years ago. I admit I probably thought it was just novel at one point, but a lot of that music, particularly the jazz and fusion and boogie and AOR stuff sounds so contemporary and sophisticated now, which it always was - it's almost as if there world is on catching up to it now, and by young people in particular who tastes are hopefully broader than mine or my generations. So I was thinking a Japan Vinyl Tag might not appeal to the old stalwarts of the VC necessarily, but hopefully a couple, but it might particularly appeal to the next gen. Thanks again for the comment and encouraging words. I tool will be excited to see what, if anything, people come up with some of the, admittedly, rather hokey subjects. Fingers crossed it will be fun for a few!

[@uncleweed]

@@tokyorecordstyle I too am a lousy singer but instead of just not singing, I've got a cheap ukulele and do my best to bang out terrible songs to make my kid laugh and/or laugh at me

[@tokyorecordstyle]

Wonderful! We had some great ukulele memories when my kids were little! I was looking for some, but I cant find them immediately, but I have them somewhere. Check out this sweet little jam on piano: kzbin.info/www/bejne/Z2LOaHiQeM6qh7c

[@musingsandmusic]

New subscriber , sharing the love of music but lacking knowledge of music from Japan (my last encounter was "Otoboke Beaver!" Great live act and neo-punk). Also, love the tag - wish I had time to join - and your personal rendition. Cheers.

[@tokyorecordstyle]

Thanks for joining the fun! Honestly, even though I have lived here as long as I have, I know the tiniest sliver of Japanese music and I always feel like I'm a newbie and my knowledge is never deep enough. Otoboke Beaver sounds (and looks!) really interesting (and just wee bit familiar but I can't put my finger on it) Definitely going to put them on my radar. Thank you for sharing and subbing up - Best from Tokyo :-)

[@EclecticRecordCollector]

Always enjoy your exuberance! Would love to visit Japan sometime but I probably never get the chance .thanks for bringing it to me. Great tag !

[@tokyorecordstyle]

@ElecticRecordCollector! Aw shucks! I'm really chuffed to hear that. THANK YOU! What's preventing you from coming to Japan? Just come! That's what I did. Buy a plane ticket and make it happen! Oh my goodness! Steve, I just went to make sure I was subscribed to your channel and I see that you made a Japan Vinyl Tag video! AMAZING! DOOD, you should have let me know or tagged me and I would have most certainly acknowledged your video! Rather than say What I want to say here, I'm going directly to your video to leave a comment there! DOOD THANK YOU! So thoughtful of you! That officially makes 10 of us who have done this! WOOOO HOOOOO! SO SO SO nice to meet you, Steve. Let me say a little more over on your video. Ciao for now.

[@sjbang5764]

My favorite Japanese female singer/instrumentalist is Haco. My favorite band from Japan is Ruins. Ikue Mori is legend for her soundscapes. There is a ton of Japanese artists that I totally dig. Perhaps you are familiar with these and others. By the way, I found your channel through Mazzy and I'm glad I did. Thanks.

[@tokyorecordstyle]

Thank you for dropping by the channel and for sharing these great recommendations. I actually can't say that I know them, but I am very intrigued! There are just too many artist to know! Wil look into your favorites and just subbed to your channel! Hope you might make videos soon, maybe even a Japan Vinyl tag to share this knowledge and more with us all! And thanks to @Mazzy for leading you here! "The world get's smaller through music!"

[@bertkarlsson1421]

@@sjbang5764 Ruins are great, their drummer is Tatsuya Yoshida, he has another zeuhl band called Koenji Hyakkei, I think they are even better, check out their album Angherr Shispa!

[@tokyorecordstyle]

Thanks for the recommendations @bertkarlsson1421! Now that there is a 2nd voice here cheering for Ruins, my curiosity is growing! Koenji Hyakkei also looks very intriguing - I think I've seen this on the record store walls. Something make me think you'll appreciate another band I discovered not long ago via the #JapanVinylTag via @MusicIsAJourney. The band is called Kinzoku Yebisu and their EP is called Gordian Wurms. Very coo! Tanks for the comment! Best from Tokyo!

[@bertkarlsson1421]

@@tokyorecordstyle My favorite Ruins album is Hyderomastgroningem, My favorite Koenji Hyakkei album is Angherr Shispa. Both Koenji Hyakkei and Ruins play in a genre called zeuhl which was pioneered by the french band Magma. There are alot of great zeuhl bands to explore if you like Koenji Hyakkei and Ruins. I will definitely check out Kinzoku-ebisu!

[@tokyorecordstyle]

Thank you or sharing this. I have a fair amount of listening homework in front of me but a hunch tells me this is really up my alley. I just went and listened to a few songs off of each of your recommendations and, yes, I have seem these kinds of bands in Japan before and I probably have also encountered the word "zeuhl." Seems to be bit Zappa, a bit Bungle, a bit Ornette Coleman. Really my speed but I gotta be in just the right mood. Will revisit this in the not-so-distant future: Hyderomastgroningem kzbin.info/aero/OLAK5uy_nSYU-wrPiwdMlgMOOAwnccXrRdFO0TxlI

[@Mz-ui]

That Champloose record bangs, love it so much.

[@tokyorecordstyle]

Yes indeed! It really does. Pictures can't really capture the moment I described of my pal Bemsha playing the record but there is a record of it here: tokyo.record.style/top-5-records/top-5-records-season-2/top-5-records-vol-13-summertime-august-5-2023/ Thanks for the shoutout, James!!

[@joemorgan4740]

Hi brian congratulations on your 20 years in japan so cool to have lived there and such a great place for records and record shopping. Live the vinyl tag. I do have Japanese pressings including ELO out of blue and another i love is jailbreak thin Lizzy and do have others . Love the video. Take care joe

[@tokyorecordstyle]

Joe! Thank you for the nice comment and for congratulating me on all these years in Japan (but I sure do miss home too!) Indeed Tokyo is great for record shopping, and glad too to head that you like the Japanese Vinyl Tag! Japanese pressings of "Out of the Blue" and "Jailbreak"! I have Japanese versions of both of those too! What a coincidence! Great minds think alike!

[@OJSeez]

20!!! Awesome. 🎉

[@tokyorecordstyle]

THANK YOU! Here's to another 20! Greetings from Tokyo!

[@7BobbyGaylor7]

Just now watching this. Congrats on 20 years there! Love Japanese pressings and luckily I own some.

[@tokyorecordstyle]

Love it Bobby! What is maybe your most treasured Japanese pressing?

[@7BobbyGaylor7]

@@tokyorecordstyle The Birthday Eve by Loudness.

[@EmbryonicRobot]

Hi Brian - New subscriber here from another Brian. I found your channel via Peter (Music is a Journey) and I decided to take part in this tag. I just posted my video 🙂

[@tokyorecordstyle]

Hi there EmbryonicRobot! I'm delighted to have you as a subscriber! Thank you! I too just subbed up your channel and judging by a quick look at all your thumbnails and seeing various records on them that are also in my collection, I think we have some overlap in our musical tastes! I'm even more chuffed to hear you took part in the Japan Vinyl Tag! That's fantastic and I really appreciate it! I'm been having a TON of fun trying my best to take the time to actually listen not only to each participants' list and video, but to all 20 albums from front to back mentioned in their list. It's been a great way to level up my musical knowledge and appreciation and also get to know individuals like you through their selections. So I promise to watch it and also will try to listen to a big chunk if not ALL the albums you mention, but give me a little time as I'm a bit buried at the moment! Really happy to be connected - Peter at @musicisajourney seem like quite a cool guy and anybody would follow him is somebody I would like to be connected to! So cheers from Tokyo!

[@EmbryonicRobot]

@@tokyorecordstyle Listening to all of the tag video and the albums is an enormous task. I can't imagine it! And to think that I sometimes complain about having to pull and refile twenty albums for a tag video 🙃

[@tokyorecordstyle]

Man! It's amazingly fun! Way more rewarding that you might images. "Hard" yes but well, worth it. I've listen to 200 different albums in the last 3 weeks! Can you believe that!?!? Actually I can't. Is that even possible? It says here I did it! And it keeps going!

[@brycesuzuki591]

Way to shred on guitar and harmonica! Couldn't agree more on Doolittle. We talked about its life-altering properties at Garageville, as I recall. I read that Kim Deal found the band based on a want ad looking for musicians interested in joining a group that wanted to be a cross between Husker Du and Peter Paul And Mary. (That description is somehow perfect and woefully inadequate at the same time..) I'll definitely be on the hunt for YMO on my next trip to Japan, as well as Nujabes, whom I've only recently discovered. Great video,!

[@tokyorecordstyle]

Bryce, your encouragement is always such a validation to me. I always really appreciate it and take it to heart. HERE HERE about the Pixies! And that is such a cool little anecdote about Kim Deal and answering an ad about a band that is a cross between Husker Du and Peter Paul And Mary. You are so right that is woefully inadequate but also perfectly on the nose. I watched a Nivana documentary yesterday that I have probably seen 3 or 4 times before, on KZbin, and it was really more about THAT moment in time, and about what the band meant to everybody more than it was actually ABOUT that band, and though the Pixies were never mentioned in the doc, you can hear Frank Black so clearly in Kurt's scream, and his infatuation with the Beatles parallels, that Peter, Paul, and Mary comment. Man, THATS the music of my life, the stuff that has all the sugary melody juxtaposed on all the broken glass. Just LOVE IT! So looking forward to our next hang. Do NOT leave town without taking some YMO home!

[@seizebreizh]

Hello Brian, excellent vidéo and perfect questions for a thread. It made me shoot a new video I just uploaded. I hope I will one day dig in your area… not close to where I live. Take care. Bruno

[@tokyorecordstyle]

BRUNO! Wonderful! Thank you so much for participating in the thread! I'm absolutely thrilled. I have to carve out some time to take it in but will get to it ASAP and report back after I do. For now, thank you so much and wonderful to meet you :-) Best for now from Tokyo!

[@daveandreahoward8203]

YMO covering the Beatles is a mind bender.

[@tokyorecordstyle]

Hi Dave! Thanks for the comment. I think the word your looking for is "Day Tripper" haha! Yes, you are completely right, Mind bender indeed! What a great track! What a great album! What a great band!

[@Shawn_at_Vinyl_Minimalist]

I agree with you about Waits but I land on Rain Dogs as his best. The primus willy Wonka record is really cool as well

[@tokyorecordstyle]

Thanks for the comment @Shawn_at_Sound_Advice! Love me some Rain Dogs too! Almost one in the same album. I've actually made a little love letter to Tom Waits in video form by talking about my deep affection and appreciation of him. kzbin.info/www/bejne/n6XSlYSrd9WdmtEsi=HpS5u2kHlilqD96j I remember when that Willy Wonka Primus record came out, but I don't think I've ever sunk my teeth into it. It's queued up now! Thanks for the rec!

[@project_random]

The iconic, futuristic ceiling featured prominently in the “Intergalactic” video is almost gone due to renovations at Shinjuku Station.

[@tokyorecordstyle]

I know! The entire Odakyu Department Store is just gone. It's just crazy cuz that was kinda my main station and the main side of my station for a lot of years. Wild to see how drastically and quickly Tokyo sheds its skin!

[@bertkarlsson1421]

Hi Brian! Have listened to J.A.CAESAR and Geinoh Yamashirogumi? They are my two favorite Japanese artists!

[@tokyorecordstyle]

Good grief, Bert Karlsson, Geinoh Yamashirogumi is a mind bender! I just discovered and it rattled my soul! Not yet familiar with but a quick google search has me very intrigued Thank you for the comment and for dropping by the channel!

[@TheVinylverse]

Hey Brian! I just posted my response to the Japan Vinyl Tag, finally! I've been wanting to respond to this since you announced it but it's taken me this long to get to it. Better late than never. I'm sure there's a better Japanese saying than that. I loved your vinyl tag video and I watched all of it when you first launched it and then watched it again in pieces over the last month while putting together my response. Congratulations on the 20 year anniversary of your calling Japan home. Japan is top on my list on places I hope to visit. Hopefully someday I can convince my wife to go. I hope you like my response and hope it's not too long for you. 楽しんでください、そして幸運を祈ります！(Enjoy and best wishes!) - Bill

[@tokyorecordstyle]

BILL! BRILLIANT! Thanks for joining the fun! For whatever reason, this has become a creeper of a tag, meaning that it was slow to be picked up, slow to get going, but still chugging along. Super humbled to have another KZbinr involved! Thanks, Vinylverse! Appreciate you getting on board and for all the encouraging words and for watching my vid (I know it was only and painful for some) multiple times! You might have heard I am cateloguing all the entries and adding them to a database so as to be able to listen to them. Let me watch your video and I'll explain a little more. We'll be in touch more for sure. By all means, please come to Japan and look me up when you do! Happy and thankful to be connected. Best, Bill, from Tokyo - Brian

[@TheVinylverse]

@@tokyorecordstyle it’s pretty awesome what you’re doing, Brian. What a challenge cataloging and listening to all of those albums. I’d say a little crazy but awesome! 😂

[@tokyorecordstyle]

Trying my best. But really rewarding at the same time, so not much of an actual challenge ;-)

[@BrandonGates]

I think Hello Nasty was recently reissued

[@tokyorecordstyle]

Yeah, I need to score one. So many of the represses we score here come from Europe, I assume thats the case for even the US. I'm not too picky about presses but for the Beastie, I kinda want good ol' country of origin records. I'm not like for any other band for whatever reason. By the way, I was thinking about it, I think the Beasties are one of the only bands in my discography that I have followed COMPLETELY from the beginning to now, and got every record along the way. I mentioned that Hello Nasty was the last record I got from the Beasties when it came out, but when I when to put it back, I saw that I also have 5 Burroughs, Mix Up, and Hot Sauce, so I guess I've pretty much collected it all as it came. That's a little sense of pride. I was gutted with MCA died because I totally took that band for granted. The have been part of the soundtrack of my whole life and they were just always there, that I never thought they wouldn't be. My son is really into hiphop and we saw several bands at Summer Sonic this weekend that all borrowed SOOOO MUCH from the Beasties, so I hope my son comes to those records at some point. Got a favorite? I think mine still has to be Pauls Boutique.

[@NorthernRevolutions]

Hey Brian, my Japan tag is up on my channel.

[@tokyorecordstyle]

Rob! I watched it a couple of days ago and it was AWESOME! THANK YOU SO MUCH and can't wait to tear into all the tunes. As you might have heard, I'm logging all the entires and promoting the channels as best I can, and I got a little system going and just haven't made gotten to yours yet, though I have already watched it once. I'm gonna watch it again slowly, can pause and catalogue each entry, then comment, on your post, then go listen to them all, then make a communtiy post about it and a reel, and finally send you a thank you note as I've done with all so far. Just takes a little time. If you happened to type up a list, send it here: tokyo.record.style/. If not, no worries, I'll pull them it out, but if you have them it just goes ever-so slightly faster. Anyway, Thank you again, Rob, REALLY REALLY chuffed! Hang tight and I'm getting to it can can't wait!

[@NorthernRevolutions]

@@tokyorecordstyle glad you enjoyed it. Will send you the list.

[@tokyorecordstyle]

Don't worry, I'll pull it out from the video. Thanks for the shoutout on your stream the other day. I really enjoy listening to you guys! Keep it up :-)

[@GustavoScafuro]

Janne from Pops & Clicks brought me here with his response to your thread. Love Japan culture and music... Very cool questions! Now I'm subbed, cheers from Brazil!

[@tokyorecordstyle]

@GustavoScarfuro! Nice to make your acquaintance and thank you for subbing the channel! I didn't know about you or @popsandclicks until today but happy to know about both your channels and I just woke up to see that @popsandclicks has made a Japan Vinyl Tag video! AMAZING! I'm excited to watch it and check out of his videos and some of yours! If you have any questions about Japan or if you ever come here, please look me up! Best Regards from Tokyo! -Brian

[@GustavoScafuro]

@@tokyorecordstyle I just finished watching your video! Yeah, I don't mind long videos when it's filled with good stories and experiences... like yours! I never been to Japan, but there are over 2 million Japanese (and descendants) living in Brazil, and a big chunk here in São Paulo state where I'm from, so whenever I want to do a quick trip to Japan, so to speak, I go to "Liberdade" (Liberty) neighborhood where you can have a glance of their amazing culture without leaving the country :)

[@tokyorecordstyle]

WOW!!! Firstly, thank you for that nice comment. And I did not know well about this Liberdade neighborhood that you speak of. I know that there are many Brazilians living in Japan, so many in some cases that apparently in some neighborhood of Chiba (or Tochigi maybe?), MOST of the residents are actually Brazilians! That's crazy! Actually, I am good acquaintances with the previous Brazilian Ambassador to Japan, André Corrêa do Lago and the Cultural attaché and worked with them on several projects, and have even visited the Brazilian Embassy (and watched a movie in their downstairs movie theatre!) Like you, who loves Japan culture but who has never been to Japan, I'm very interested in Brazilian culture, cuisine and music, and have many Brazilian records! Welcome to the channel, and I hope to stay connected!

[@GustavoScafuro]

@@tokyorecordstyle sure thing! Nice connections there man :) Looking forward to watch more of your videos. Ps: I'm still debating if I should respond to your vinyl tag or not. I didn't do any tags this year, but I'll sleep on that for now to see if I can come with a short 'clever' response lol My videos tend to be lengthy and my English doesn't help me either...

[@tokyorecordstyle]

Cheers Gustavo! Thank you for the encouraging words. I honored and flattered you've even considered making a Japan Vinyl Tag. By all means, please be encouraged to make one in inspiration hits! And of course as I've said, feel free to just do half of it, or a quarter of it, or just pick 2-3 to answer and leave the rest! Don't worry about English! The music can speak for itself!