my handle is mono, aka monaural66 on general web, live in Japan. i love playing and listening to music, a wide range of one such as pre/post war blues, jazz, rhythm n' blues, doo wop, rock n' roll, latin, teen pop, beat, garage, psychedelic, progressive, hippie, hard rock, early/post punk, nw, and so on... The Beatles was the first encounter with overseas rock music for me. i was then 13 years old.
now my musical/cultural tastes are mainly 1960s ones.
Who I'd like to meet:
worldwide people who are interested in around 1950s-1970s music & culture.
Following is a poetry, appended on back sleeve, by Max Savana, a compiler. I love this one pretty much.
It's gonna rain outside and I think I'll drop a cigarette.
Rock 'N' Roll saved my life, guys...my empty life. No friends, no girls,
no money. Only records. Yes, records, because I'm a collector. An old,
fat, ugly collector, guys.
It's raining outside and I'll drop another cigarett.
Thoughts go fast, guys. I remember the high school days They always considered me a nerd...no hopes, no chances...nobody wanted to go with me to the teen dances. So I started to collect records, specifically 60s punk 45s, in particular the moody and the miserable ones. They reflect my life and state of mind.
It's raining again and I'll drop another cigarette.
Now I'm thinking about my mom, my lovely mom, and my dad...they are so proud of me. I love them and they buy me all these expensive records. I've never disappointed them and I'll always stay in my room listening to my records...because Rock 'N' Roll saved my life, guys.
It's raining outside. I can hear raindrops. And I'll drop my last cigarett...
- Max S.
Special thanks to Mr. Farmer
Gedoh - Kaori (jpn, 1974)
one of my most favorite Japanese bands. "Gedoh" means "heretic" in English.
R.I.P., Dave Hirao, a vocalist of The Golden Cups
(Nov-17-1945 - Nov-10-2008)
Hi Mono. Thanks for adding us. We think your page is cool and groovy! We can now look at life through our Psychedelic Kandy Koloured Glasses and see you in its horizon!
All our very best from the 'Acid Beach Party' soundtrack team and The King Kandy in London.
hey, that Can track is great- i didnt know they were so good, thought they were all electronic & experimental. You learn somethin new every day... BTW, did you know that Can is Turkish for 'soul'? The C is pronounced like a J, so it sounds like 'Jahn'. I studied Turkish frantically in the late 90s after i discovered Erkin Koray, the Turkish psych rock guy. His early garage stuff is beyond awesome if you ever come across it.
thanks for having me back mono ....did you ever receive the cd's i sent to japan????...glad to be back good sir ...i'll be recording again sometime before the year ends
1 Cause i need you 2 The of the Rhythm Checkers 3 Said oh yeah 4 On your way down the drain From EP AGD6-26 Recorded 11/1966 5 I can’t dance with you 6 Kansas city 7 Long tall Sally 8 Land of 1000 dances From EP AGD 23 Recorded live Paris 21/02/1967 9 C’est un rêve 10 Ouanita From Sp DS 22-133 P 1972
