KAWAHARA MASAMI MONICA LASSEN & SOUNDS IKE REIKO Kimio Mizutani Japan 1970 Psych

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MONICA LASSEN & THE SOUNDS (aka Kawahara Masami Group featuring Mizutani Kimio): “La Jouissance”

LABEL: COLUMBIA RECORDS

Label Number: YS-2521-AX

- VERY RARE Original 1st Japanese pressing from 1970

- Comes housed in stunning erotic gatefold jacket art

- Jacket and Record are Excellent ~ Near Mint condition 

- Very Rare Japan IROKE/ Sexy Groovy Psych Record.

- Rarest Kawahara Masami/ Ike Reiko record!!! Never surfaces!

- Great condition

- Amazing sound quality

GRADING:

LP Record: Near Mint, glossy and shiny surface, well cared for and without any signs of extended play or use. Top copy!!!

Gatefold Jacket: Excellent – beautiful condition with sharp corners/ straight edges/ thick & fully readable spine

Some words on this issue: MONICA LASSEN & THE SOUNDS (aka Kawahara Masami Group featuring Mizutani Kimio): “La Jouissance” (Columbia – YS-2521-AX) (Record: Excellent ~ Near Mint/ Gatefold Jacket: Excellent). The follow up disc to Kawahara Masami’s & The Exotic Sounds “Ecstasy – Kokotsu” and Monica Lassen & The Sounds “Women” discs, all executed under the direction of Latin percussion mastermind Kawahara Masami. Top copy of this 1970 released erotic rarity that just never turns up but shedding some light on another aspect of the sub-cultural sexual contaminated fumes that intoxicated the late sixties and early seventies underbelly of swinging Tokyo, this time a bit psyched up by acidic psyched out guitar gun slinging touches provided by Mizutani Kimio who was called in to reinforce the ranks on a couple of tracks. Sonic-wise, the disc unleashes a whirlpool cocktail lounge styled mondo -sexploitation sounds that get spiced up with feminine breathing and respiration sounds, moaning and hissing, laughing and giggling and igniting a maelstrom of assorted eroticism. In all, it resembles “Ecstasy ? Kokotsu” disc to some extent. And just like that disc, it was again Kawahara Masami that was in charge of it all, just like he was the person responsible for giving Ike Reiko her distinct sound on the record “Kokotsu no Sekai” for which he provided the musical backbone and arrangements unto which Ike could utter her depraved songs. This album however pick up where “ Kokotsu / Ecstasy” left off and is again spiked to bursting with erotic shrieks and cries fluttering across a multitude of erogenous non-verbal modes such as sibilating suffocated whispers of excitement, and grunting and growling of a caged and sexually charged vixen. Still, it goes beyond mere sexploitation of two tracks for which he called in the assistance of Mizutani Kimio and some psychedelic renegades. Kawahara puts down some of the most wicked and sexually charged acidic brain melters ever. New Rock lysergic moves fuse with sexploitation as they rip apart the chords to “Change of the Seasons”, normally a middle of the road mind numbing dead beat track but here transformed into a organ frenzied and acid spiked fuzz guitar and wah-wah driven butt shaker that has to meet its rival yet. Mizutani shines throughout, doped up wah-wah infected and fuzz deranged mayhem. This is one of those, hyper rare and once the larger crowd gets a taste of this one, it will skyrocket into the stratosphere. Highest recommendation!!

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Our grading scale: Mint/ Near Mint/ Excellent/ VG++/. We don’t sell anything below VG++. VG++ grade is basically that the record has some scuffs and has wear. Excellent: record has hardly no visible defects and is preserved with care and attention, the condition most collectors take pride in to file away. Near Mint: a dash below mint, just perfect. Mint: like new.

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