Showa Kyonen

Independent shop in BallardDirections

Available from Light in the Attic Records when we last checked, in the last two days. Sold from the shop’s own store; the price there is the one that counts.

A collection of Showa-era classic song covers selected, performed, and entirely produced by Jun Togawa, a devoted lover of Showa music. M-01 "Hoshi no Nagare ni" (original artist: Akiko Kikuchi, 1947). The album opens with the line “Hoshi no nagare ni mi wo uranatte,” followed by the striking phrase “Konna onna ni dare ga shita,”instantly setting the tone. The intentionally added scratch noise at the very beginning of M-01 and M-02 is also excellent. This work begins in a Japan immediately after