自衛隊 – 自衛隊 Lp (Jiheitai)
$21.00
(found a few copies cleaning)
1979/80 demo or live recording of Michirō Endō’s pre-The Stalin band Jiheitai (something like autistic body), who are sometimes (for example on this very record!) referred to as Jieitai (自衛隊), meaning Japan’s army aka the Self Defense Force. Quite a lot of these songs would later turn into songs by The Stalin, so there’s not a lot of new stuff that needs to be said about the music. Most of the songs are still a bit slower, and there are some cool, unheard guitar licks e.g. in the opener 冷蔵庫, that would disappear before the re-recordings. I’m not sure how much of The Stalin’s later line-up was already present in Jiheitai, but afaik Tam was not.
label: Star Records, unofficial release, import
