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Sake & Tears

Sake & Tears

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Welcome to Sake and Tears – a monthly radio show that aims to unearth the forgotten gems of Japanese popular music of the 60’s, 70’s and 80’s, trawling through the bargain bins of Tokyo record stores and beyond to find the finest cuts of Showa Kayo, Enka, Mutant Pop and Cult Cinema Soundtracks for your listening pleasure. Hosted by Tombed Visions label boss, David McLean.

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  • Sake & Tears #8

    Sake & Tears #8
    Sep 4 2022
    The second instalment of an unofficial two-parter, Episode 8 continues to survey the glorious sounds of Showa Kayo, laying siege to a an extensive haul of 7 inches acquired over the summer months. We’re clocking nearly 40 individual songs. We have show staples like Yujiro Ishihara, Keiko Fuji, Shinichi Mori making return appearances, including a rare super low-key alternative edition of Tetsuya Watari’s ‘Tokyo Drifter’, but the meat of this month’s show is designated for the under appreciated stars of the Showa Kayo world. We have some stirring roots rock via Akiko Wada, some harrowing, super moody Kayo from doomed songstress Hiroko Tomo and two lesser-known cuts from Reiko Ike’s ‘porno-groove’ masterpiece ‘World of Ecstasy’, which caused a stir on its release in 1971, in no small part due to it’s x-rated front cover. There are also haunted lounge versions of two well-known Kayo standards by glamorous model and actress Ako Midorikawa, an opulent, unrequited love ballad by golden voiced Kazuo Funaki and a strangely bewitching and certified ear-worm by Yumiko Kokonoe. We even have a back to back comparison of Tomio Umezawa’s most well known tune, a Led Zep-referencing power ballad and some New Romantic bargain bin gold from boy band ‘Safety Zone’ and a silky, 80's funk ballad from starlet Yuri Honma. There’s even a ghostly, rare concert rendition of show tune and big band singer Yoko Kishi's most famous song ‘Two Stars’, which has been reduced to a funeral ballad and sounds like a stray Nico live cut from the late 80’s. All this amongst the usual late-night whiskey nursers you’d expect. Minimal narration on this month’s edition to allow you to plumb the bargain bin depths, uninterrupted. Full Track List Below:1.    欧陽菲菲 - 雨のヨコハマOuyang Fei Fei – Rainy Yokohama2.    本間由里 – こんな夜はYuri Honma – Such A Night3.    美川憲一 - 一番列車の女Kenichi Mikawa – The Woman on the First Train4.    和田アキ子 – 放浪(さすらい)・ヨコスカAkiko Wada – Wandering/Yokosuka5.    和田アキ子* – 流れ星Akiko Wada – Shooting Star6.    吉村繪梨子 - 逢う時はいつもEriko Yoshimura – Whenever I Meet You7.    九重佑三子 – くちづけからもう一度Yumiko Kokonoe – Kissing You Again8.    渡るり子 – どろんこブルースRuriko Watari – Doronko Blues9.    渡 哲也 – 東京流れ者Tetsuya Watari – Tokyo Drifter (Alternate Slower Version)10. アン真理子 - 恋のプリンセスMariko Ann – Princess of Love11. 舟木一夫 - 赤坂の夜は更けてKazuo Funaki – Late Night In Akasaka12. 森進一 – 年上の女Shinichi Mori – The Older Woman13. 池玲子 - 私という女Reiko Ike – A Woman Named14. 池玲子 - 愛のきずなReiko Ike - Bonds of Love15. 近藤正臣 - そんな女の子だからMasaomi Kondō - Because of the Girl16. 青山和子 - 夢を下さいKazuko Aoyama – Please Give Me A Dream17. 丸山圭子 – どうぞこのままKeiko Maruyama – Please Leave Things As They Are18. 野路由紀子 – 三つの涙Yukiko Noji – Three Tears19. 大木英夫 & 津山洋子 - 新宿そだちHideo Oki & Yoko Tsuyama – Shinjuku Raised20. 園 まり - 淋しかったのMari Sono – I was Lonely21. 泉ちどり– 緋ざくら仁義Izumi Chidori - Hitoshi Scarlet Sakura 22. 津田耕次 – 河内遊侠伝Koji Tsuda – Kawachi Yuuden23. 石原裕次郎 - 忘れるものかYuji Ishihara – What To Forget24. 緑川アコ - カスバの女Ako Midorikawa – Kasabah Woman25. 緑川アコ - 夢は夜ひらくAko Midorikawa – Dreams Open at Night26. 青山ミチ - 俺のブルースMichi Aoyama – My Blues27. 勝彩也 - 恋あざみAya Katsu – Koi Azami28. 辺見マリ - 経験 - 辺見マリMari Henmi – Experience29. 佳川ヨコ - 女だからといってYoko Kagawa – Just Because She’s a Woman30. 朋ひろこ - 女のなみだHiroko Tomo – It’a Woman’s Name31. 朋ひろこ - 涙かれてHiroko Tomo – Tears32. 城卓矢 – なぐりとばして別れようかTakuya Jo - Let's skip it and say goodbye33. 鮎川いずみ - 冬の花Izumi Ayukawa – Winter Flowers34. 安全地帯 - Yのテンション Safety Zone – Y Tension35. 梅沢富美男 - 夢芝居Tomio Umezawa – Yume Shibai36. 森昌子 - 夢芝居Masako mori – Yume Shibai37. 岸洋子 - 二人の星Yoko Kishi – Two Stars (Rare Live version)
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    2 hrs and 13 mins
  • Sake & Tears #7

    Sake & Tears #7
    Mar 28 2022

    Episode 7 sees a firm return to the glorious realms of Showa Kayo with nearly 2 hours of back-to-back gold from the Tokyo bargain bins. We have stand-out singles from gravelly voiced enka hardman Koji Tsuda, a ghostly prairie ballad by Tokiko Kato, a gorgeously gloomy 90’s love song by Mariya Takeuchi and a dramatic miniature masterpiece by Chiemi Eri, one of the best to every do it. Comparison tunes are back in the fold and you’ll be able to pick you favourite version of ‘Hibotan Bakuto’ sung by both chambara film star Junko Fuji and show regular Mina Aoe as well and two interpretations of ‘Ginza Blues’, with the original sung by Frank Nagai & Kazuko Matsuo. We also have some laconic lounge tunes by the delicately voiced Keiko Saijo, fist clenching enka by Yakuza film bit part actor Takuzo Kawatani and a run of taste testing 80’s audaciousness from Kenji Niinuma, Down Town Boogie Woogie Band and Tatsuhiko Yamamoto, closing the show with two very special low-key songs from Japan’s fertile experimental music scene. Full Tracklist below:

     

    1. 水原 弘 – 男なら

    Hiroshi Mizuhara – If You’re A Man

    2. 伊東きよ子 - 花のマドンナ

    Kiyoko Itoh - Flower Madonna

    3. 松尾和子 & フランク永井 - 銀座ブルース

    Kazuko Matsuo & Frank Nagai – Ginza Blues

    4. 黒木憲 - オンザロック・ロック

    Ken Kuroki – On The Rocks Rock

    5. 北玲子 - 女の手形

    Reiko Kita – Woman’s Handprint

    6. 小川知子 - 銀色の雨

    Tomoko Ogawa – Silver Rain

    7. 加藤登紀子 - 帰りたい帰れない

    Tokiko Kato – I Want To Go Home, But Can’t

    8. 千賀かほる – チャリソヨ・ソウル

    Kaoru Chiga - Charisoyo Soul

    9. 藤圭子 ‎– さいはての女

    Keiko Fuji – Sai Hate No On’na

    10. 杉良太郎 – 男のうた

    Ryotaro Sugi – Man’s Song

    11. 江利チエミ - さのさ

    Chiemi Eri - Sanosa

    12. 西田佐知子 - 銀座ブルース

    Sachiko Nishida – Ginza Blues

    13. 西城慶子 -人の気も知らないで

    Keiko Saijo – Don’t Even Know People

    14. 西城慶子 - 湖畔の宿

    Keiko Saijo – Lakeside Inn

    15. フランク永井 – 東京午前三時

    Frank Nagai – Tokyo 3am

    16. 藤純子 - 緋牡丹博徒

    Junko Fuji – Hibotan Bakuto

    17. 青江三奈 - 緋牡丹博徒

    Mina Aoe – Hibotan Bakuto

    18. 志賀勝 - 残俠ふたり旅

    Masaru Shiga – The Two Remaining Travellers

    19. 津田耕次 - 東海遊侠伝

    Koji Tsuda – Tokai Yukuden

    20. 川谷拓三 - 殺られ節

    Takuzo Kawatani – Killer Bushi

    21. 川谷拓三 - 必殺からくり人・負犬の唄

    Takuzo Kawatani – Song of the Deadly Man / Black Dog

    22. 杉良太郎 - 流れ者小唄

    Ryotaro Sugi – Floating Song

    23. ダウンタウン・ブギウギ・バンド - 白昼の死角

    Downtown Boogie Woogie Band – Blind Spot In The Daytime Theme

    24. 新沼謙治 - 津軽恋女

    Kenji Niinuma – Tsugaru Koijo

    25. かしぶち 哲郎 - 眩暈

    Tetsuro Kashibuchi – Dazzling

    26. 山本達彦 – May Storm

    Tatsuhiko Yamamoto - May Storm

    27. 松田聖子 - 花の中の民子

    Seiko Matsuda - The Tomb of Wild Chrysanthemum Theme

    28. 竹内まりや ‎– シングル・アゲイン

    Mariya Takeuchi – Single Again

    29. Ghost - Way To Shelkar

    30. Hontatedori – Iron Fence

     
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    2 hrs and 2 mins
  • Sake & Tears #6 - Soundtrack Special

    Sake & Tears #6 - Soundtrack Special
    Jan 17 2022

    With over 70 tracks and a suitably immersive run time of well over three hours, episode 6 of Sake & Tears is another special, this time focusing on the fertile ground of Japanese film and TV soundtracks. Featuring carefully selected audio from long running weekly Samurai action shows, coming of age dramas, art-house curiosities and a predictably heavy focus on all things crime, this edition runs from nocturnal jazz, gorgeous 90’s ambience, the odd 80's fist clencher and deep into gritty 70’s funk. We have killer cuts from the filmographies of legendary Japanese composers like Kenji Kawai, Joe Hisashi, Shigeru Umebeyashi and Masaaki Hirao with lesser-known work from Daisuke Kume, Chuji Kinoshita and jazz bassist Osamu Shiomura, finishing the show with startling and beautiful rare composition form the incomparable and peerless giant of Japanese film, Toru Takemitsu.

    1.-4. – Akihiko Takashima – The Beast Must Die (1980) - AX-7286-AX

    5.-10. - Toshiro Mayuzumi – The Beast Must Die (1959) - FJSP330

    11.-14. - Shigeru Umebayashi – Let Him Rest In Peace - C28A0412

    15.-16. – Daisuke Kume- Violent Cop - CINK-46

    17.-20. – Joe Hisaishi – Kid’s Return - PROS-7036

    21.-24 – Osamu Shiomura – Death’s In Tokimeki - 20MX 1162

    25.-28. - Masaaki Ohmura – “You Gotta Chance” - SM25-5413

    29.-32. – Kenji Kawai – Patlabor 2 - WRWTFWW048LTD

    33.-36. – Chuji Kinoshita – My Son! My Son! - MR-7053

    37.-40. - Hozan Yamamoto & Yu Imai – The Devil’s Flute - MRBLP234

    41.-48. - Masaaki Hirao – Deadly Worker Vol. 3 - K22G-7243

    49.-52. - Katsuhisa Hattori – Edo No Kaze - HRLP 216

    53.-57. - Masaaki Hirao – Mortal Punishment - K23G-7282

    58.-61. - Tatsuya Takahashi & Tokyo Union – Big City - MR 7042

    62. – Sounds Ace Band – Theme from ‘Oh Youth!’ - YLT132

    63. – Sounds Ace Band – Theme from ‘Endless Days’ - YLT132

    64. – Anzen Band – Theme from ‘Endless Days’ - BMA-4

    65.-67 - Inoue Takayuki Band – Howl At The Sun - AX-8033

    68. – Bunta Sugawara – Excerpt from Battles Without Honour and Humanity - CF-49

    69. – Unknown – Theme from ‘The Fang of Edo’ - DR-6371

    70. – Takeo Yamashita – Theme from ‘7 Detectives’ - DR 6209

    71. – Toru Takemitsu – Time Within Memory - KVX-1063
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    3 hrs and 33 mins
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