Ultimately fab collection, Nippon Girls: Japanes Pop, Beat & Bossa Nova 1966-1970, was recently released on the UK label, Big Beat. Over 20 songs of rock pop nuggets from "Swingin' Tokyo" scene. Swingin'? Tokyo? Killer collection, like Godzilla. The Wonder abides!
BOY WONDER'S HOT CIRCLES/ 9:00-11:00 PM
Sockin’ Soul/ JOHNNY & DELORES (’68)
Watch the Dog That Brings Home the Bone/ SANDY GAYE (’69, ’09 collection, Eccentric Soul: The Tragar & Soul Labels)
Shaft in
Low Rider/ WAR (’75, Why Can’t We Be Friends?)
Oye Como Va/ TITO PUENTE (’63)
Alone Again Or/ CALEXICO (’04, Convict Pool)
AZDA/ Franco (early ‘70’s)
It Mek/ DESMOND DEKKER & THE ACES (’69)
Rudi, A Message to You / THE SPECIALS (’79, self titeld)
Watching the Detectives/ ELVIS COSTELLO (’77, My Aim is True)
Protection/ GRAHAM PARKER AND THE RUMOUR (’79, Squeezing Out
Box Full of Letters/ WILCO (’95, A.M.)
$100 Groom/ PAUL WESTERBERG (’04, Folker)
Keep Eye on Other’s Gain/ BONNIE ‘PRINCE’ BILLY (’08, Lie Down in the Light)
I Want You Back Again (live, '97)/ TOM PETTY & THE HEARTBREAKERS ('09, Live Anthology)
Love is Here/ LUSCIOUS JACKSON (’97, A Life Less Ordinary st)
Little Girl/ SYNDICATE OF SOUND (’66)
Suki Sa Suki Sa Suki Sa/ NANA KINOMI & LEO BEATS (‘68, ’09 collection, Nippon Girls)*
Brand New Cadillac/ VINCE TAYLOR & HIS PLAYBOYS (’58)
Trash/ NEW YORK DOLLS (’73, self titled)
Lucifer Sam/ THE SADIES (’06, In Concert, Volume 1)
The Wait/ THE PRETENDERS (’79)
Sex Beat/ GUN CLUB (’81, Fire of Love)
Got Nuffin’/ SPOON (’10, Transference)*
Something’s Gone Wrong Again/ THE BUZZCOCKS (’79, Singles Going Steady)
Buried Alive/ MARK HARRISON & SNAKE HIPS (’92, 7" single)
Chasing Heather Crazy/ GUIDED BY VOICES (’01, Isolation Drills)
*new recent release
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