Category Archives: Japan

Blu Spec CD2

Posted on May 22, 2013 by ronkanefiles

5-22-13          Blu Spec CD2 (BSCD2) 5/22/82 Madness “House of Fun” 45 is No. 1 in England. http://www.blu-speccd2.jp (sorry, Japanese only!) I recently obtained some Blue Spec CD2 format CD’s from Japan.  These are Blu-ray discs that will play in US … Continue reading →

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More Japanese Jazz CD’s

Posted on May 20, 2013 by ronkanefiles

5-20-13          More Japanese Jazz CD’s! On 5/20/67 Arthur Conley 45 “Sweet Soul Music” is No. 7 in England.  On 5/20/72 the Lindisfarne 45 “Lady Eleanor” charts at No. 3, when it gets re-issued.  On 5/19/79 Tubeway Army / Gary Numan … Continue reading →

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Up To Date?

Posted on March 25, 2013 by ronkanefiles

3-25-13          Up to date March 24th:  Happy birthday, Mike Kellie (Spooky Tooth), born 1947.  On 3/25/72, the LP “Fog On The Tyne” by Lindisfarne was No. 1 in England.  Happy birthday, Nick Lowe!  (Born 1949). Trying to keep up to … Continue reading →

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San Diego, CA

Posted on March 21, 2013 by ronkanefiles

3-21-13          San Diego, CA 3/22:  Happy birthday, Wally Badarou! (Born 1955)  3/24: Happy birthday, Holger Czukay! (Born 1938)  On 3/21/64 The Applejacks 45 “Tell Me When” charts at No. 7 in England.  On 3/23/68 The Beatles 45 “Lady Madonna” charts … Continue reading →

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Japanese Jazz Cd’s

Posted on March 4, 2013 by ronkanefiles

3-4-2013                Japanese Jazz CD’s Nippon Columbia Records in Japan has been issuing some really obscure stuff on CD lately.  Their newest series is called “Dig Deep Columbia”, and it’s mostly Japanese jazz artists…but not entirely. This is the current series: … Continue reading →

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Magical Mystery Tour / Record Collector Magazine

Posted on December 14, 2012 by ronkanefiles

Now in 5.1 on DVD!

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Nick Kent’s List

Posted on June 13, 2012 by ronkanefiles

6-13-12                     Nick Kent’s List Needless to say, My friend Nick Kent likes electronic musique and Japanese music! Here’s Nick’s list! Popol Vuh – Hosianna Mantra Edgar Froese – Epsilon in Malaysian Pale (aka “Ypsilon In Malaysian Pale”) Vangelis – L’Apocalypse … Continue reading →

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Pizzicato Five

Posted on April 10, 2012 by ronkanefiles

4-10-12          Pizzicato Five Easy listening maven Martin Denny born 1911, reggae man Bunny Wailer born 1947; I own music by both. For a while there in the 90’s, there was a band I was ‘following’:  Pizzicato Five!  My arc is … Continue reading →

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Y.M.O. Live in L.A.

Posted on June 29, 2011 by ronkanefiles

I saw Y.M.O. last Sunday at the Hollywood Bowl in Los Angeles.  I never thought I would ever see Y.M.O.

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Ryuichi Sakamoto – 80’s releases

Posted on May 25, 2011 by ronkanefiles

5-25-11 Ryuichi Sakamoto – 80’s releases In just a little over a month, I will be seeing Y.M.O. on stage at the Hollywood Bowl.  Without doubt, my interest in Y.M.O. remained after their break-up in ’84 by some of the … Continue reading →

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