{"product_id":"happy-end-happy-end-180g-japan-import-vinyl-lp","title":"Happy End: Happy End 1970 (180g, Japan Import) Vinyl LP","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eFinally reissued outside of Japan!\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cstrong\u003e\u003ca rel=\"noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.turntablelab.mom\/search?type=article%2Cpage%2Cproduct\u0026amp;q=Happy+End\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eHappy End\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e's eponymous debut is a crucial piece of the J-Rock puzzle and a turning point for Japanese music. Originally released in 1970 on URC (Underground Record Club), \u003cem\u003eHappy End \u003c\/em\u003efinds creative mastermind \u003cstrong\u003e\u003ca rel=\"noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.turntablelab.mom\/search?type=article%2Cpage%2Cproduct\u0026amp;q=Haruomi+Hosono\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eHaruomi Hosono\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e aborting the short-lived psychedelic rock project \u003cstrong\u003eApryl Fool\u003c\/strong\u003e, for a new direction in sound. Here the future \u003cstrong\u003eYMO\u003c\/strong\u003e head teams up with former Apryl Fool drummer \u003cstrong\u003eTakashi \"Rei\" Matsumoto\u003c\/strong\u003e and two new guitarists, \u003cstrong\u003eShigeru Suzuki\u003c\/strong\u003e and \u003cstrong\u003eEiichi Ohtaki\u003c\/strong\u003e, to deliver pioneering Japanese folk rock that remains influential in Japan to this day. While rock music certainly existed in Japan previous to this album's release, it was almost always sung in English. \u003cem\u003eHappy End\u003c\/em\u003e changed this and sparked what is known as the \"\u003cem\u003eJapanese-language Rock Controversy\u003c\/em\u003e\" - a series of high profile debates on if Japanese rock music sung in Japanese would be sustainable. This album's success (and the follow-up \u003ca rel=\"noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.turntablelab.mom\/search?type=article%2Cpage%2Cproduct\u0026amp;q=Kazemachi+Roman\" target=\"_blank\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eKazemachi Roman\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e) proved the sustainability of rock in Nihongo, and gave the world two brilliant slices of fuzzy J-folk in the process. Recommended.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003edebut full-length from 70s Japanese folk-rock band fronted by \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.turntablelab.mom\/search?type=article%2Cpage%2Cproduct\u0026amp;q=Haruomi+Hosono\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eHaruomi Hosono\u003c\/a\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e180g black vinyl pressing\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ehigh-quality Japan import\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eincludes obi strip + printed insert\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003elimited edition\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eoriginal release year: 1970\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003emusic label: URC 2024\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch6\u003ereviewed by Yuzu Rhode 03\/2020\u003c\/h6\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c!---ALSO AVAILABLE START---\u003e\n\u003ch4\u003eALSO AVAILABLE\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003ca rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.turntablelab.mom\/products\/happy-end-kazemachi-roman-180g-japan-import-vinyl-lp\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eHappy End: Kazemachi Roman 180g Japan Import Vinyl LP\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003ca rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.turntablelab.mom\/products\/happy-end-happy-end-green-colored-vinyl-japan-import-vinyl-lp\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eHappy End: Happy End 1973 Japan Import Colored Vinyl LP\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c!---ALSO AVAILABLE END---\u003e.","brand":"Happy End","offers":[{"title":"Vinyl LP","offer_id":41581961773146,"sku":"lp-15590","price":42.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0105\/4542\/files\/happyend-blackvinyl-1.jpg?v=1762286303","url":"https:\/\/www.turntablelab.mom\/products\/happy-end-happy-end-180g-japan-import-vinyl-lp","provider":"turntablelab.mom","version":"1.0","type":"link"}