| Title : We are still numb to the Eleki |
 |
| Publication : Kanki Publishing Co |
| ISBN : 4-8342-5087-3 |
| Date : 2007/9/18 |
| Price : 1680yen |
| Pages : 207p |
| Book Description: A 56-year-old guitar kid talks about his natural tone of life.
Takuro Yoshida, Kosetsu Minami, Shigeru Izumiya... Participated in making music for many artists. He also performed with The Ventures.
The music and life philosophy of guitarist Dr. K., who has created his own unique electric sound. (From the "BOOK" database) |
chapter1 : Preface
The Natural Tone Way of Life (Koutaro Yamamoto) |
| chapter2 : We were shibirettes by Eleki |
| chapter3 : Blowin' in the Wind |
chapter4 : A town buried in the map |
| chapter5 : BLUE DAYS & HAPPY DAYS |
| chapter6 : Eleki Band was my dream |
chapter7 : Life is a school trip |
| chapter8 : Have great ambition, father! |
| chapter9 : Included Commentary on the songs on the CD |
| --------------------------------------------- |
| Title : Masamichi Sugi mistone |
|
| Publication : CBS・Sony Publishing |
| ISBN : 978-4789701488 |
| Date : 1984/06/1 |
| Price : 1200Yen |
| Pages : 96p |
| chapter1 :Celebration |
| chapter2 :Backstage Dreamer |
| chapter3 :Light My Fire |
| chapter4 :Paint It Black |
| chapter5 :No Time |
| chapter6 :I Aid You |
| chapter7 :Oh,Jaws |
| chapter8 :Our Day Will Come |
| chapter9 :Sleepin |
| chapter10 :Digital Syndrome |
| chapter11 :Davy's Devil |
| chapter12 :Wintry Sea |
| chapter13 :Einstein's Fake |
| chapter14 :Celebration 2 |
| chapter15 :On The Trap |
| chapter16 :Epilogue |
| --------------------------------------------- |
| Title : Guitar and Takuan Pickles: The Essence of Delinquency in the Style of Takeo Hori |
|
| Publication : Syueisya |
| ISBN : 978-4087814439 |
| Date : 2010/10/15 |
| Price : 1500Yen |
| Pages : 232p |
| Book Description:Hiroshi Moriya, Kazuo Funaki, The Spiders with Akihiro Tanabe, Akiko Wada, Yosui Inoue, Masako Mori, Sayuri Ishikawa, Momoe Yamaguchi, Ikue Sakakibara, Tatsuya Fujiwara...
Fifty turbulent years that nurtured stars as brilliant as the constellations! Naoki Prize-winning author Tomomi Muramatsu reflects on his own life while portraying the rollercoaster journey of Toshio Hori, founder of Horipro, revealing the true face of this enigmatic man, elusive as a mirage.
Contents (from the “BOOK” database) |
| Chapter 1: The Prehistory of Delinquency |
| Chapter 2: The Run-Up to Music |
| Chapter 3: Swing West: The Water Margin |
| Chapter 4: The Flip-Flop of Positive and Negative |
| chapter5 : The Era of Star Births |
| chapter6 : Toward the Era of Human Industry |
| --------------------------------------------- |
| Title : The Man Who Built the Showa Star Kingdom: The Story of Shin Watanabe |
|
| Publication : Magazine House |
| ISBN : 978-4838721993 |
| Date : 2010/10/21 |
| Price : 1680Yen |
| Pages : 269p |
| Book Description: Behind the dazzling stage of an era that made hearts race, there was one man. The Peanuts, Crazy Cats, The Drifters, The Tigers,
Candies, and more the launched over 300 talents and countless hit songs, building the star empire known as Watanabe Productions. That man was Shin Watanabe. At the heart of a transforming show business,
he constantly raced ahead, always looking to the future. Yet his path was never smooth. A turbulent life, filled with anguish and conflict. This entertainment business history, traced through testimonies from entertainment industry heavyweights and stars, is a newly revised edition of
“The Man Who Created the Entertainment Business: Watanabe Productions and Its Era” (published by Shinchosha in 2006), featuring additional content and valuable photos recalling the time. |
| chapter0 :Prologue |
| -The Birth of The Peanuts |
| chapter1 :The Dawn of the Entertainment Business |
| -Shin Watanabe: The Man Who Shaped Showa-Era Show Business |
| - The Founding of Watanabe Productions; Western Carnival |
| - The Staff Who Supported the Stars |
| - Japan's First Variety Shows: “The Hit Parade” and “Shabondama Holiday” |
| - Ueki Hitoshi's “Sudara Bushi” |
| - The Tigers and Group Sounds |
| - Crazy Cats' “Nippon Mubunseki Jidai” (The Irresponsible Era of Japan) Becomes a Huge Hit |
| - Representing the Entertainment World |
| -Challenge to Overseas Entertainment |
| chapter2 : The Road to the Talent Kingdom |
| -The Peanuts' Retirement |
| -Monday Wars |
| -New Music |
| -The Candies and Drifters Appear |
| -Expanding Organization and Change |
| -The Image of the Entertainment World |
| -The Legend of Four Reeves |
| -Watanabe Productions' Internal Reform |
| -Koji Yoshikawa |
| -Shin Watanabe's Destiny |
| chapter3 :Epilogue |
| -The Talent Kingdom is Forever |
| -The Man Named Shin Watanabe |
| --------------------------------------------- |
| Title : Die, TV! Hang in there, TV! |
|
| Publication : Komakusa Syuppan |
| ISBN : 978-4903186818 |
| Date : 2010/7/10 |
| Price : 2200Yen |
| Pages : 264p |
| Book Description: Screw TV! Why has television become so boring To save the stagnant TV industry, two veteran broadcast writers have risen to the challenge.
Future television can be far more exciting than ever before! |
| chapter0 :Prologue |
| -What are young people's dreams today |
| -Why did TV programs become boring |
| chapter1 :The Day TV Cried Out for the First Time |
| -It all began with live broadcasts |
| -Five Events That Shaped Japanese TV |
| chapter2 :The Path of a Broadcast Writer - Naohiko Kataoka |
| -Apprenticeship as a Scriptwriter |
| -A Strange Encounter / Entering Live Drama |
| -Memories of Rikidozan |
| -Crazy Cats' “Music Paradise” |
| -Is TV a Temporary Home for Writers |
| -Theme Song for “Small Journey” |
| -The Legend of the Four Reeves |
| -Yamaha World Song Festival |
| -The Youth of Famous Stars |
| chapter3 :The Trajectory of a Broadcast Writer - Sadanori Suganuma |
| -Electric Sounds on TV from Morning Onward |
| -“Young 720” |
| -The Era of “11PM” |
| -Two Geniuses Born from TV |
| -The Unconventional Genius: Soichiro Tahara |
| chapter4 :The Future of TV |
| -Why Interest in TV Waned |
| -Does TV Have a Future |
| -Hang in There, TV |
| chapter5 :Epilogue |
| --------------------------------------------- |
| Title : Cream STRANGE BREW |
|
| Publication : Ritmo Music |
| ISBN : 978-4845601295 |
| Date : 1996/08/30 |
| Price : 2200Yen |
| Pages : 230p |
| Book Description: Cream, the greatest trio in rock history, consisting of Eric Clapton, Ginger Baker, and Jack Bruce.
The story of the group from its birth to its breakup is reconstructed with numerous testimonies. Contents (from "MARK" database)） |
| chapter1 :The supreme triangle magic |
| chapter2 :The night before the birth of Cream |
| chapter3 :The Robust Drummer Genius |
| chapter4 :A precocious, singing bassist |
| chapter5 :The secret of slow hands |
| chapter6 :The Yardbirds' Melancholy |
| chapter7 :At the Crossroads |
| chapter8 :Starting the Cream |
| chapter9 :Record Debut |
| chapter10 :Improvising Poet Pete Brown |
| chapter11 :Land of Hope! America |
| chapter12 :Shifting Gears, Colorful Cream |
| chapter13 :The Tour Circuit |
| chapter14 :The Wonderful World of Cream |
| chapter15 :Footsteps of Collapse |
| chapter16 :The Breakup Effect |
| chapter17 :Finishing the Cream |
| chapter18 :The Moment of Supremacy, Again |
| Discography |
| Afterword |
| Special Contribution to the Japanese edition, Musician's Musician |
| --------------------------------------------- |
| Title : Angels Sing the Blues- Yokohama Outside Story |
|
| Publication : Mainichi Newspapers Co. Ltd |
| ISBN : 978-4620313849 |
| Date : 2006/10/20 (3rd ed.) |
| Price : 1700Yen |
| Pages : 270p |
| Book Description: Another postwar history of the city of blues.
The legendary GS (Group Sounds) "Golden Cups. Mary at the Harbor," a solitary prostitute in white paint.
Mixed-race children called "GI Babies. Author's first nonfiction book depicting the lights and shadows of the blues town through the eyes of the "aliens" of postwar Yokohama.
Contents (from "BOOK" database)） |
| chapter1 :The White Whore |
| chapter2 :The Eddie Clan of "Stormy Monday" |
| chapter3 :The Legend of Golden Cups |
| chapter4 :Angel on the Hill |
| chapter5 :Women in Occupied Yokohama |
| chapter6 :The Aliens - The Aliens of Yokohama |
| chapter7 :The City Shines with Asian Blood |
| chapter8 :Honmoku Star Crazy |
| chapter9 :Roppongi of the Twenty |
| chapter10 :The end of madness |
| chapter11 :After the Heart's Fire Goes Out |
| chapter12 :Each one's blues |
| chapter13 :The back of peace |
| chapter14 :The Erased Cross |
| chapter15 :The Angel Blues |
| Afterword |
| --------------------------------------------- |
| Title : Sharan QHISTRY BOOK 1988-1998 |
 |
| Publication : FAN CLUB |
| ISBN : - |
| Date : - |
| Price : -Yen |
| Pages : 56p |
| chapter1 :BIOGRAPHY |
| chapter2 :1988 The Eve of Formation |
| chapter3 :1989 Turmoil, Then Stirrings |
| chapter4 :1990 Soaring to the Skies |
| chapter5 :1991 The Path to Becoming a Professional Band |
| chapter6 :1992 From Hope to Setback |
| chapter7 :DISCGRPHY Footprints |
| chapter8 :1993 Rising from Rock Bottom |
| chapter9 :1994 The Road to Arrogance |
| chapter10 :1995 Sharan Q's Theory of Happiness |
| chapter11 :TOUR GOODS & LIVE DATA |
| chapter12 :1996 Peak Performance |
| chapter13 :1997 Success, Conflict, and Growth |
| chapter14 :PRODUCT Expanding Horizons |
| chapter15 :1998 Towards the Future |
| chapter16 :CLUB QUE The Journey of Skoskoskordy |
| --------------------------------------------- |
| Title : Happy Days Mariya Takeuchi |
|
| Publication : Hachiyousya |
| ISBN : 0095-00103-6998 |
| Date : 1980/5/30 |
| Price : 950Yen |
| Pages : 192p |
| chapter1 :Essay by Mariya |
| chapter2 :Happy Lunchitime |
| chapter3 :American High School Life |
| chapter4 :Inside Interview |
| chapter5 :Mariya's Favorite Collection |
| chapter6 :Mariya Express |
| chapter7 :Information & Hot News |
| chapter8 :Photo Story |
| chapter9 :Discgraphy |
| chapter10 :Messages to Mariya |
| chapter11 :Mariya's Hit Parade |
| chapter12 :After Hours |
| --------------------------------------------- |
| Title : Jeff Beck Legend of the Lonely Hero |
|
| Publication : SHINKO MUSIC |
| ISBN : 0073-61051-3129 |
| Date : 10 July 1978 |
| Price : 1200Yen |
| Pages : 340p |
| --Prologue |
| chapter1 :Boyhood |
| --1944 |
| --Wellington, Surrey |
| --To Junior Art School |
| --Handmade guitars |
| --Influences from Les Paul |
| chapter 2 :The road to becoming a professional musician |
| --The Night Shift formed |
| --Jimmy Pages |
| --Failure in session work |
| --First session with Cyril Davies |
| --In a new wave |
| chapter 3 :Yardbirds |
| --Georgio Gomelski's hand |
| --Eric Clapton |
| --Changing lead guitarist |
| --First tour in Japan |
| --First successful single disc |
| --Marshall 100 Watt ripples |
| --Establishment of the guitar style |
| --Marshall's shift and stumble |
| chapter 4 :The First Jeff Beck Group |
| ---Three single discs |
| --″The Darling of the Discotheque″ |
| --The Jeff Beck Group formed |
| --Ainsley Dunbar leaves and Mickey Waller joins |
| --What is the truth about Truth |
| --The group is in crisis |
| --Group on the verge of collapse |
| --Blueprint for a new group |
| --Facts behind the road accident |
| --Paul Samuel Smith leaving and Jimmy Pages joining |
| --Jeff isolated |
| --Conclusion of the US tour |
| chapter 5 :The Second Jeff Beck Group |
| --Two years and three months blank |
| --Difficulty finding members |
| --The face of the new group |
| --Jeff's willingness heard on 'Rough and Ready' |
| --Advancement of insecurities |
| --Motown's next stop is Memphis |
| --I'm a rock 'n' roller |
| --The collapse of the ideal combination |
| chapter6 :Beck, Bogart & Avis |
| --5-2=3 |
| --What lies behind the overwhelming success |
| --The endless power explosion |
| --Confident first album |
| --First Japan tour |
| --Only for guitar |
| --Tim's motorcycle accident |
| --The Phantom Second Album |
| --February is a dark month |
| --BB&A formed too late |
| chapter 7 :Lone wolf |
| --John McLaughlin |
| --Farewell to the vocalist |
| --amidst various rumours |
| --New album line-up |
| --To The Rolling Stones |
| --'Blow by Blow' announced |
| --Guitar album for guitarists |
| --Tour with John McLaughlin |
| chapter 8 :Into the future |
| --'Wired' recording session |
| --The blood of fate that connects me and my guitar |
| --First UK tour in three years |
| --Friendship with Aerosmith |
| --Live recording concept |
| --Farewell to Jan Hammer! And ...... |
| --The Peeled Off |
| --The Peeled Off Jeff |
| --Second visit to Japan a disgrace |
| --The tearful cancellation |
| --Differences in the assessment of officials and fans |
| chapter9 :Epilogue |
| chapter10 :Jeff Beck sound analysis |
| chapter11 :Background and present of guitarist Jeff Beck |
| chapter12 :Secrets of the Jeff Beck sound |
| chapter13 :Jeff Beck's creativity by song |
| chapter14 :The complete discography |
| --An Afterword |
| --------------------------------------------- |
| Title : Masahiro Kuwana, Legend of the Red Lion |
|
| Publication : Wani Books |
| ISBN : 978-4418075188 |
| Date : 1979/12/10 |
| Price : 880Yen |
| Pages : 254p |
| --INTRODUCTION |
| chapter1 : The one who betrays and the one who is betrayed are both lonely, and only a third party always laughs |
| chapter2 : Always waiting to set sail, always looking for companionship, but really sailing alone. |
| chapter3 : Nothing can eat you up, that's what rich is all about. |
| chapter4 : The sound changes with each encounter, but the rock that I am remains the same. |
| chapter5 : You want to be yang because there is yin, and you can't let people know that. |
| chapter6 : Sound needs glue, and that can't be done by someone who doesn't have their own li |
| chapter7 : When you go beyond the age of performance, you hear global rock. |
| --ENDING |
| --------------------------------------------- |
| Title : Harajuku Blue Sky Heaven |
|
| Publication : Sekaibunkasya |
| ISBN : 978-4418075188 |
| Date : 2007/10/20 |
| Price : 1470Yen |
| Pages : 296p |
| Book Description: The year is 1974. The main character Pippi, who dropped out of high school and moved to Tokyo from Mie, joined the "COOLS" motorcycle team.
He fosters friendships with his friends as he rides his motorcycle with them.
Then one day, he receives a request to back up a popular rock group's breakup concert.
Pippi and her friends' successful performance was picked up by the mass media, and they became the darlings of the times, leading Harajuku culture....
Just when it seems like smooth sailing for everyone, an incident involving one of the team members throws the team into a tailspin. Betrayal by fellow team members, discord among team members.
Pippi is working hard to get the team back on its feet, but... |
| chapter1 : And I crossed the sea. |
| --------------------------------------------- |
| Title : Anta Anokono Nannanosa Downtown Boogie Woogie Band's patchwork of blue春 |
 |
| Publication : Kokusai Syougyou Publication |
| ISBN : 0200－665014－2407 |
| Date : 1975/10/5 |
| Price : 600Yen |
| Pages : 201p |
| chapter1 :on stage |
| --Applause |
| --Enka style rock |
| --No compromise allowed |
| --What the hell are you doing downtown |
| --The big chorus |
| chapter2 :The budding of music |
| --Birth |
| --Hoarseness |
| --Cornet |
| --Brass band |
| --Bankruptcy |
| --Flowering |
| chapter3 :Meeting with Yoko |
| --Fate |
| --Youth |
| --Poet |
| --Assimilation method |
| --Failure |
| chapter5 :The Bend to Professionalism |
| --Employment |
| --Failure |
| --Unfortunate |
| --Playing |
| --Narrative M.O. |
| --Marriage |
| chapter4 :Birth of Downtown |
| --Formation |
| --Killing words |
| --Noise band |
| --Witty |
| --Shit and Smoke |
| --Patronage |
| --Congratulations |
| chapter6 :The real face of downtown |
| --Traffic Control |
| --Bunta and Ryudo |
| --Poking and prodding |
| --Famous |
| --Luck |
| --Greed |
| --Life |
| --Dazai Osamu |
| --A Sense of Heroism |
| --The base |
| chapter7 :Downtown Music |
| --Individuality |
| --Passion and Strength |
| --Lifestyle rock |
| chapter8 :Yoko's Secret in the Harbor |
| --Yoko Agi |
| ---Afterword |
| --------------------------------------------- |
| Title : Why don't you just stick it out and live- Our tomorrow is over there! |
|
| Publication : Seisyun Publication |
| ISBN : 000-209900-3822 |
| Date : 1980/10/1 |
| Price : 790Yen |
| Pages : 141p |
| chapter1 : We'll just have to jump in that direction. |
| chapter2 : My wife... her name is Yohko Agi. |
| chapter3 : Sunglasses are the only thing that helps me focus. |
| chapter4 : You can't be a big man without a complex. |
| chapter5 : I have to store things in me. |
| chapter6 : Look at what you really want to do. |
| chapter7 : You know what makes me shiver more than sex |
| chapter8 : Prepare for a flip-flop adventure. |
| chapter9 : What kind of woman is a good woman |
| chapter10 : Let's be clear, these musicians |
| chapter11 : It's not a pose that keeps you alive, man. |
| chapter12 : Our tomorrow is over there. |
| -- Afterword |
| --------------------------------------------- |
| Title : Led Zeppelin The Ultimate Pilgrimage |
|
| Publication : Shinko Music |
| ISBN : 978-4401612048 |
| Date : 1998/12/10 |
| Price : 500Yen |
| Pages : 187p |
| Book Description: Led Zeppelin, the legendary super hard rock group.
They rarely responded to interviews and remained largely silent during their 12 years of activity, so their true colors had never before been revealed.
This book is a collection of the rare and authentic voices of all the members of Led Zeppelin, which reveals for the first time the many myths, episodes, and gossip about the band from its troubled beginnings to its tragic end,
This is the first book to reveal the story of Led Zeppelin, from its difficult beginnings to its tragic end. Contents (from the "BOOK" database) |
| chapter1 :Early Days |
| chapter2 :The Yardbirds |
| chapter3 :Led Zeppelin |
| chapter5 :Albums |
| chapter4 :Music |
| chapter6 :Opinion |
| chapter7 :Last Words |
| --------------------------------------------- |
| Title : Long Goodbye- The World of Maki Asakawa
| 
|
| Publication : Byakuya Syobo |
| ISBN : 978-4861916984 |
| Date : 2011/1/18 |
| Price : 3150Yen |
| Pages : 304p |
| Book Description: Maki Asakawa, one and only singer in Japan, passed away suddenly on January 17, 2010,
This book is composed of the Author's own manuscripts, conversations, interviews with people involved, photos, chronology, and discography,
This is the first and last official edition of Maki Asakawa's career.
Contains many rare photographs by Hitoshi Tamura, who has been taking photographs since his debut. Contents (from "BOOK" database) |
| chapter1 : The Blues That Girl Gave Me - Maki Asakawa |
| chapter2 : No night is lonelier than tonight Maki Asakawa |
| --In memoriam, Maki Asakawa, a full-fledged anti-world expressionist, Tokiko Kato |
| --In memory of Maki Asakawa, a perfect crime just like a book Junko Gosho |
| chapter3 :just like a book (a character study written by Maki Asakawa) |
| --Billie Holiday on My Door |
| --Who's Knocking on My Door (about Shuji Terayama) |
| --From Among Mr. Nosaka's Songs |
| --Ms. Nanri's Blue Note is in Nanri's |
| --Ms. Tsutsui's |
| --That man played the piano (about Kaoru Abe) |
| chapter 4 :Called New, Called Old (A Collection of Dialogues) |
| --Even for an audience of five: A conversation with Hiroyuki Itsuki |
| --Black Blues Feeling A conversation with Norio Kono |
| --An interview with Tadashi Okunari |
| --An interview with Yukito Emaya about "Phantom Men" |
| --A Talk with Toshiyuki Honda about a slightly longer relationship |
| chapter5 :I in 1965 Maki Asakawa |
| --Maki Asakawa 1970 Kazuo Nishii |
| --Maki Asakawa Maki Theory: Maki Asakawa and the Surrounding World Steve |
| chapter6 :If God were a Boogie Man: Hirokazu Hasegawa |
| chapter7 :Long Goodbye (interviews with related parties) |
| --Kozaburo Yamaki |
| --Kyoko Kujo |
| --Yuka Kamebuchi |
| --Kitajo Chu |
| --Hiro Tsunoda |
| --Nobuyoshi Hagiwara |
| --Yosuke Yamashita |
| --Takeshi Shibuya |
| chapter8 :Discography & Chronology |
| --------------------------------------------- |
| Title : Brilliant! Sadistic Mika Band |
|
| Publication : Office Intentsォ |
| ISBN : |
| Date : 1989/4/1 |
| Price : 2700Yen |
| Pages : 219p |
| chapter1 : Once the fire starts, it's a quick trip to London |
| chapter2 : Pleasures within the curtain |
| chapter3 : Squid “Dance Has Sun-da” Ka |
| chapter4 :When the trembling in my hands stopped, the recording was finished |
| chapter5 :Activity Log |
| chapter6 :TEXTS |
| --------------------------------------------- |
| Title : weekend caravan plus Satoru Sakamoto |
 |
| Publication : So-net |
| ISBN : 978-4093631716 |
| Date : 1993/7/10 |
| Price : 1400Yen |
| Pages : 199p |
| chapter1 :weekend caravan |
| chapter2 :Travelogue Through Bolivia |
| --------------------------------------------- |
| Title : No Holds Barred: 69 Celebrities Put on the Chopping Block for a Brutal Verbal Slaughter |
|
| Publication : Sekaiouraisya |
| ISBN : 978-4915303029 |
| Date : 1986/5/10/ |
| Price : 1500Yen |
| Pages : 313p |
| chapter1 : Now I Can Finally Talk About That Person |
| chapter2 : If I Don't Say It, Who Will |
| chapter3 : Singing, Drifting, Living Like a Rogue |
| --------------------------------------------- |
| Title : Ms. Hiroko, the Exorcist |
|
| Publication : Hachiyousya |
| ISBN : 978-4827000719 |
| Date : 1984/1/20(Third Edition) |
| Price : 980Yen |
| Pages : 203p |
| Book Description: Ms. Hiroko, the 3 a.m. magician who arrived riding a broomstick. What thoughts did she ponder during her days of sweet, canned luxury hotel living complete with three meals, naps, and ten hours of sleep
Beginning with her keen observations of the hotel, she recounts the 15 years from its birth to its first discontinuation. From sleepy tales to sleepless ones, even dreams she writes freely, as thoughts strike her,
pouring out this whirlwind, unrestrained, seamless debut essay in one breath! Contents (from the “BOOK” database) |
| chapter1 : Hiroko-san in the Hakone Forest |
| chapter2 : Hiroko-san the Exorcist |
| chapter3 : Hiroko-san at the Ginza Snack Bar |
| --------------------------------------------- |
| Title : Stately and Warm Three Anthology Pieces Sing Like Talking |
|
| Publication : CBS Sony Publishing |
| ISBN : 978-4789708449 |
| Date : 1994/6/10(4th Edition) |
| Price : 1800Yen |
| Pages : 222p |
| Book Description: Takeyoshi Sato, Chiaki Fujita, and Tomohiko Nishimura were making demo tapes in Takeyoshi's apartment... This was the beginning of Sing Like Talking.
This book traces the group's history, the individual members' backgrounds, their albums, and features extensive interviews. Content (from the “MARC” database) |
| chapter1 :Group History |
| chapter2 :Personal History |
| chapter3 :Favorite Albums |
| chapter4 :Tour & Release Notes |
| chapter5 : ‘Self-Pity!’ Complete Edition |
| chapter6 : Long Interview |
| Afterword |
| --------------------------------------------- |
| Title : TECHNODON(Technodon) YMO |
|
| Publication : Syougakukan |
| ISBN : 978-4093631716 |
| Date : 1993/7/10 |
| Price : 1400Yen |
| Pages : 199p |
| Book Description: Ryuichi Sakamoto: “‘Technodon’ is also the Don (boss) of techno.”
The secrets behind the revival of the techno-pop group YMO are revealed through the original statements of Haruomi Hosono, Ryuichi Sakamoto, and Yukihiro Takahashi. Content (from the “BOOK” database) |
| chapter1 : December 7, '92 TYO Daikanyama ・ Haruomi Hosono |
| chapter2 : January 23, '93 TYO Shinjuku ・ Ryuichi Sakamoto |
| chapter3 : February 2, '93 TOKYO Aoyama - Yukihiro Takahashi |
| chapter4 : February 17, '93 NY Skyline Studio |
| chapter5 : February 19, '93 NY Skyline Studio |
| chapter6 : February 20, '93 NY Skyline Studio |
| chapter7 : February 20, '93 NY Skyline Studio ・ Ryuichi Sakamoto |
| chapter8 : February 22, 1993, NY Mayflower Hotel - Yukihiro Takahashi |
| chapter9 : February 24, 1993, NY Skyline Studio - Haruomi Hosono |
| chapter10 : February 25, '93 NY Paramount Hotel - Ryuichi Sakamoto |
| chapter11 : March 11, '93 NY Haruomi Hosono |
| chapter12 : March 11, '93 Discussion: Ryuichi Sakamoto & Yukihiro Takahashi |
| chapter13 : March 11, '93 NY Light Track Studio |
| chapter14 : March 11, '93 NY Dialogue: Haruomi Hosono & Ryuichi Sakamoto |
| chapter15 : April 1, '93 TYO YMO Press Conference |
| chapter16 : March 11, 1993 TYO Dialogue: Haruomi Hosono & Yukihiro Takahashi |
| --------------------------------------------- |
| Title : What Misty K JAZZ Taught Me Katsura Kobayashi |
|
| Publication : Shinko Music |
| ISBN : 978-4401617005 |
| Date : 01/9/19 |
| Price : 1800Yen |
| Pages : 143p |
| Book Description: The first book by Kei Kobayashi, the young jazz vocal prodigy. It compiles her personal musings recorded during days filled with nothing but thoughts of her upbringing, family, and life surrounded by music. (From the “MARC” database) |
| chapter1 :Family, and Following My Brother... |
| chapter2 :Musical/Musicals |
| chapter3 :Born Under the Stars of Jazz |
| chapter4 :My HP Essays |
| chapter5 :Interview/Current Thoughts on Kei |
| chapter6 :Why I Love Standards/SO NICE Standards |
| chapter7 :Live/Concert/Recording |
| chapter8 :What Jazz Taught Me (epilogue) |
| --------------------------------------------- |
| Title : Touch, Gaze, and Support with Love 25 Chapters for Creating a Healthy, Joyful, and Happy Family Kousetsu Minami |
|
| Publication : Syougakukan |
| ISBN : 978-4093470513 |
| Date : 1995/7/1 |
| Price : 1200Yen |
| Pages : 220p |
| Book Description: A collection of essays covering topics from parent-child relationships, married couples, and family life to peace, environmental issues, and even nostalgic memories of the “Princess Kaguya” era.
With a warm and sometimes humorous perspective, it presents “Kousetsu-style family essays.” Contents (from the “BOOK” database) |
| chapter1 :Oh, the Sky of That Day |
| chapter2 :Awakening |
| chapter3 :To the Southern Island |
| chapter4 :Living in the Countryside |
| chapter5 : Family Is Wonderful |
| chapter6 : Singing and Laughing |
| chapter7 : A Gift from God |
| chapter8 : Touching Love |
| chapter9 :Gazing with Love |
| chapter10 :Helping Love |
| chapter11 :The Secret Story of Birth |
| chapter12 :A Time of Change |
| Chapter 13: Mutual Understanding |
| Chapter 14: With Love |
| Chapter 15: Family Bonds |
| Chapter 16: The Vow |
| chapter17 : Roots |
| chapter18 : Thank You for Happiness |
| chapter19 : Everyone's Treasure |
| chapter20 : To My Beloved |
| chapter21 :Glad I Was Born |
| chapter22 :The Happiness of Being Born Human |
| chapter23 :Love and Milk |
| chapter24 :Dream Time |
| chapter25 :In lieu of an afterword |
| Ksetsu Minami Chronology |
| --------------------------------------------- |
| Title : You guys, donate!-Shigeru Izumiya's One-man Folk Guerrilla |
|
| Publication : Yomiuri Shinbun |
| ISBN : 978-4643940251 |
| Date : 1994/5/12 |
| Price : 1100Yen |
| Pages : 243p |
| Book Description: On July 12, 1993, Okushiri Island was devastated by the Hokkaido Southwest Offshore Earthquake.
Singer Shigeru Izumiya set out to help. Carrying a single guitar, the Okushiri rescue folk guerrillas went from the 23 wards of Tokyo to all over Japan.
This is the complete record of the "ultimate publicity stunt. Contents (from the "BOOK" database) |
| chapter1 :Let's go with one folk guerrilla! |
| chapter2 :In front of gate 22 of Tokyo Dome |
| chapter3 :In front of the moai statue at Shibuya station |
| chapter4 :Guerrilla in front of Shinjuku Station East Exit! |
| chapter5 :Enthusiasm!Ochanomizu Station Live |
| chapter6 :Iranians in Ueno |
| chapter7 :Shinbashi SL Plaza |
| chapter8 :Late at night in Yurakucho... |
| chapter9 :A True Dream of a Summer Night |
| chapter10 :To Sapporo |
| chapter11 : "Why, in these times..." |
| chapter12 :Events in Chikuho! |
| chapter13 :A True Dream of a Summer Night |
| chapter14 :Storm in front of Nakano station |
| chapter15 :A Long Night in Koenji |
| chapter16 :Kamata Madness |
| chapter17 :The Shinagawa Folk Guerrilla Cancellation |
| chapter18 :Kessen Meguro Station Folk Guerrilla |
| chapter19 :Additional Folk Guerrilla Performances |
| chapter20 :Folk guerrillas on the road all over Japan |
| chapter21 :Folk Guerrillas with a Tengu |
| chapter22 :The calm before the storm |
| chapter23 :Rehearsal |
| chapter24 :Message Song Day |
| chapter25 :To Okushiri |
| chapter26 :Presentation Ceremony |
| chapter27 :Guest House, Furusato-kan |
| chapter28 :Hibernation Harvesting Concert |
| chapter29 :Night at the Guest House |
| chapter30 :Going through Aonae |
| chapter31 :Aonae Junior High School in a frenzy |
| chapter32 :The Last Song in Enthusiastic Aonae |
| chapter33 :Hypothetical People |
| chapter34 :When will I go back to Okushiri again |
| chapter35 :Continuity is Strength |
| Afterword |
| --------------------------------------------- |
| Title : Rouge's Message Yumi Matsutoya |
|
| Publication : Kadokawa Syoten |
| ISBN : 0095-883131-09460 |
| Date : 1983/1/31 |
| Price : 980Yen |
| Pages : 245p |
| chapter1 : I am a genius. |
| chapter2 : My Secret Zone |
| chapter3 : Everyone, Everyone Passage |
| chapter4 : Pumpkin Memories |
| chapter5 :Yumi Arai, Yumi Matsutoya, and Me |
| chapter6 :Wonderful Images Become Songs |
| chapter7 :Dialogue: Yuming VS Big Mama |
| chapter8 :The Heart Is Always Evergreen |
| --------------------------------------------- |
| Title : Shoken-Kenichi Hagiwara |
|
| Publication : Koudansya |
| ISBN : 978-4062145220 |
| Date : 2008/3/14 |
| Price : 1680Yen |
| Pages : 348p |
| Book Description: That Shoken has laid bare everything about his 57 years of life! Love and parting, friendship and feud, clamor and loneliness.
Days when he was always too serious about everything. Excessive instinct attracts people around him and destroys himself.
The truth about Shoken, the wounded genius. Contents (from "BOOK" database) |
| chapter1 :Please God |
| chapter2 :Call me Shoken |
| chapter3 :Macaroni You gotta be kidding me |
| chapter3 :Call me Shoken |
| chapter4 :The "Wounded Angel": booze, women and marijuana |
| chapter5 :No, that's not right |
| chapter6 :Let's Have One With Me |
| chapter7 :A hunch |
| chapter8 :The jail cell |
| chapter9 :The Medicine Can Clanked |
| chapter10 :A Woman Born in Osaka |
| chapter11 :Reason for separation |
| chapter12 :Getting Serious |
| chapter13 :The Incident |
| Epilogue |
| --------------------------------------------- |
| Title : Beautiful thing Yosui Inoue |
|
| Publication : Syueisya |
| ISBN : 978-4087800852 |
| Date : 1985/06 |
| Price : 1000Yen |
| Pages : 259p |
| chapter1 :HAHA! |
| chapter2 :A table with love |
| chapter3 :The words of a dwarf |
| chapter4 :How many cups of marteni did he drink in love |
| --------------------------------------------- |
| Title : Full Moon in the Sky Yosui Inoue |
|
| Publication : Bungeishinjyu |
| ISBN : 978-4163155302 |
| Date : 1995/05/15 |
| Price : 1200Yen |
| Pages : 182p |
| Book Description: A young man in Hakata, Japan, was on his third waifing when he was trying to get into dental school,
During his third wandering through the streets of Hakata, he applied for an audition for an original song that a local radio station was looking for. This was the beginning of the birth of the singer Yosui Inoue.
This is a topical work that brings into sharp relief the true face of the "King of New Music," who made an unprecedented million-seller with his album "The World of Ice.
Contents (from "BOOK" database) |
| chapter1 :prologue |
| chapter2 :I - IX |
| chapter3 :Epilogue |
| --------------------------------------------- |
| Title : Overdrive Go Wild!! Alfee |
|
| Publication : Hachiyousya |
| ISBN : 978-4827000641 |
| Date : 1984/09/14(8th Edition) |
| Price : 950Yen |
| Pages : 257p |
| chapter1 : Introduction to Alfee |
| -- Introduction to Konosuke Sakazaki |
| -- Introduction to Ken Sakurai |
| -- Introduction to Toshihiko Takamizawa |
| chapter2 : Abnormalities on the Idol Front |
| --The Idol Era in the Maze |
| --The Time of Trials |
| --A Fresh Start: The Reborn Alfee |
| --Back to Basics, Restarting from Scratch |
| chapter3 : Starting Over from Zero |
| --Battling Hard in Live Houses |
| --The First Concert |
| --From Inspired Songwriting to Re-Debut |
| --Laying the Groundwork for Concert Tours |
| chapter4 : Sprinting Toward Tomorrow |
| --Re-Debut with Acoustic Sound |
| --Creating Their First Album: Joy, Shyness, and Seriousness |
| --Encountering Sanjuu Shi and Ken Inoue |
| --Was the Model Too Bad The Jacket |
| --Ken Sakurai's Buzz Cut Controversy |
| --The Record and Stage Images Were Too Different |
| --The Nation's Finest Guitar Ensemble |
| --The Night Niigata Burned: First Time the Audience Gave a Standing Ovation |
| --The Secret Was Revealed! The All-Mighty |
| --Huge Hit: Shock TAKURO |
| --Beat Boys' Masked Operation |
| --The Three-Man Culmination Concert |
| --The Astonishing After-Party and the Chichibu Incident |
| --Practicing the All-Mighty Super Band |
| --Deceiving Each Other on Stage |
| --Toshihiko Takamizawa Becomes a Firefighter |
| --Curry Rice and Psycho |
| --Failure at the Osaka Festival in Hanatsuki |
| --Doubt and the First Outdoor Concert |
| --To Avoid Ending with a One-Night Show |
| --Life is Trial and Error |
| chapter5 : Ending Message |
| --No need for logic when doing the 8 things you want to do |
| --Want to be a group like a gust of wind or a ray of light |
| --Please keep dreaming with us |
| --------------------------------------------- |
| Title : Look up, and there's a cloud- Shigeru Amano |
|
| Publication : reprint.com |
| ISBN : 978-4835445717 |
| Date : 2010/11 |
| Price : 2625Yen |
| Pages : 182p |
| はじめに |
| chapter1 : |
| --8 beats |
| --Mutsuki no uta |
| --The Cat's Way of Life 1 |
| --The Cat's Way of Life 2 |
| --Kajimaru the dog |
| --Woken up by an alarm clock |
| --Koban Shark |
| --The way the buckwheat noodle shop goes by |
| --A sudden visit to an old town |
| --View of Park Avenue |
| --About the hardships |
| --Balance Sheet of Three |
| chapter2 : |
| --Where did the girl's eyes go |
| --The boy aims to be a hero |
| --Enclosed in a Kotatsu |
| --Just friends |
| --Always twilight |
| --The August Desert |
| --Cigarette Smoke |
| --Broken Gentleness |
| --Snow Falling in the City |
| --Sentimental Journey |
| --Dreams and Death |
| --Swimming |
| --Sardine Clouds |
| --My song |
| --Saiun |
| --Note |
| --Piece of mind 1 |
| --Piece of mind 2 |
| --Piece of mind piece 3 |
| chapter3 : |
| --Mornings |
| --Order of Dislikes |
| --Hospital gate 1 |
| --Hospital gate 2 |
| --Red blood, blue blood |
| --Toyoko Line |
| ---Taxi of Fear |
| --My radio |
| --Herabuna fishing |
| --Long baths in moderation... |
| --The proliferation of TV cameras |
| --In front of a vending machine |
| --Politics and the Tragedy of the Used Bookstore |
| --Fan Letter |
| --The Rambling Story of Music |
| --That song at that time |
| -Afterword |
| --------------------------------------------- |
| Title : Fly to the August Sky―NSP |
|
| Publication : Hachiyousya |
| ISBN : |
| Date : 1978/05/15 |
| Price : 850Yen |
| Pages : 192p |
| chapter1 :NSP-Gravure |
| chapter2 :Inside Interview |
| -- Shigeru Amano's Chronicle of Literature and Music in his Youth |
| -- Takayuki Nakamura, Silent Thirst for Youth |
| -- Kazuto Hiraga, Days of Endless Pastoral Songs |
| chapter3 :Personal Essay |
| -- Shigeru Amano, Let's Meet Again |
| -- Takayuki Nakamura, Sports & Drive |
| -- Kazuto Hiraga, The Far Countryside of My Heart |
| chapter4 :Type 3 Close Encounter NSP Quiz |
| chapter5 :Collection Catalogue |
| chapter6 :NSP and Palmistry Judgment in the Palm of Your Hand |
| chapter7 :Associative Games Inspiration Death Match |
| chapter8 :Lyric Drawing Illustration Boheme |
| chapter9 :NSP Youth Theory for Women |
| chapter10 :A history of NSP's roots |
| chapter11 :Complete Discography |
| chapter12 :Representative Scores |
| --------------------------------------------- |
| Title : The Plane Without a Propeller BORO's Autobiography |
|
| Publication : Shiode Publishing |
| ISBN : 978-4267016868 |
| Date : 2003/09/05 |
| Price : 1300Yen |
| Pages : 257p |
| Book Description: Rise up, rise up! I've never heard of victory untouched by suffering. I've never heard of victory without tears of sorrow.
The Autobiography of Musician BORO Content (from the “MARC” database) |
| chapter1 :BORO is Born |
| chapter2 :BORO Aspires to Music |
| chapter3 :BORO in the Thick of Youth |
| chapter4 :BORO Makes His Debut |
| chapter5 :BORO Weeps Beneath the Cherry Blossoms |
| chapter6 :BORO's Heart is Enveloped |
| chapter7 :BORO Meets Another Mother |
| chapter8 :BORO Strives On |
| chapter9 :BORO Becomes More and More Positive |
| --------------------------------------------- |
| Title : The Beast That Screamed Love Kai Band |
|
| Publication : Nichiya Syobo |
| ISBN : 978-4893670007 |
| Date : 1986/06/30 |
| Price : 1000Yen |
| Pages : 313p |
| chapter1 :PROLOGUE |
| -- Sentimentalism of the Mic Stand |
| -- Bite into Brighton Rock |
| chapter2 :SCENE-1 |
| -- The Men on the Ferris Wheel |
| -- Shedding the Innocent Myth |
| -- Rock at the Edge of Difference |
| -- The Feel of the Present |
| chapter3 :SCENE-2 |
| -- Between Dream and Awakening | |
| -- Kai Band: New Heroism |
| -- Desire for Sprinting |
| -- HERO Theory: Prolegomena |
| -- When a Thug Becomes a Hero | |
| -- Male Groupies: Accompanying Niigata |
| -- Girl, Live Your Glorious Time |
| -- Singing of Saturday Night's Frenzy and Excitement |
| -- Vinyl Sheets Dancing in the Evening Sky Above the Rugby Field | |
| -- The Enthusiasm of Country Audiences is Pleasant |
| -- Acting experience at Shochiku Ofuna Studios |
| -- A town that sparks imagination |
| -- Diary of a stay in New York | |
| -- The performance sense of the Hansen & Brody duo |
| -- Bright, very bright |
| -- Aggressive intellect |
| -- A 1.5-second murmur in one Tokyo night |
| -- Kai Band's Kyushu venue |
| -- Hakata Yatai |
| -- Blue Letter at Osaka Hall |
| -- Beastly Wisdom and Flesh |
| chapter4 :BREAK FORUM |
| -- Delinquent Boys and Cold Affection |
| -- Singing “Kiss” Over the Phone |
| -- Choosing Kai Band's Top 15 |
| -- Takayuki Takemoto's Fan |
| -- A Concert Venue Tradition | |
| -- My Best Live Experience |
| -- The Story of a Man Who Can Only Live in the City |
| -- A Night in Hakata |
| -- Kai Band: This One Song - HERO | |
| -- Tears of Sentimental Rhythm Hide Within Heroes and Villains |
| -- Takeshi Kameda's Face |
| -- Budokan Story |
| -- Final Tour Setlist Prediction Chart | |
| -- The Smell of the Stones |
| chapter5 :SCENE-2 |
| -- Heroes Racing Through the Modern Age |
| -- Urban Thugs |
| chapter6 :Afterword |
| --------------------------------------------- |
| Title : The Legendary Yellow Blues Toru Ohki |
|
| Publication : Bugei Syunjyu |
| ISBN : C0073-338060-4 |
| Date : 1983/06/01 |
| Price : 1100Yen |
| Pages : 308p |
| Book Description: “You're not black. But your soul is blacker than black.” A man who crossed the ocean with just a bag and a worn-out guitar.
Words of praise bestowed upon him on the stages of New York, after overcoming every humiliation and racial discrimination. The story of youth told by Mr. Yellow Blues, Tohru Ohki, who challenged the United States alone. Content (from the “MARC” database) |
| chapter1 : The Japanese Fight |
| chapter2 : Departure |
| chapter3 : The Big Family |
| chapter4 : The Japanese in New York |
| Chapter 5: Aircraft Carrier Midway CV-41 |
| Chapter 6: Japan Tour |
| Chapter 7: The Ooki Family New York Connection |
| chapter8 : The Death of Mike Bloomfield |
| chapter9 : The Challenge to Albert King |
| chapter10 : Return to Harlem |
| --------------------------------------------- |
| Title : Autobiography of Self-Destruction: Ponta's 1972→2003 |
|
| Publication : Bugei Syunjyu |
| ISBN : 978-4163653105 |
| Date : 2003/12/5 |
| Price : 1800Yen |
| Pages : 280p |
| Book Description: The autobiography of the master drummer who supported artists from Pink Lady, Tatsuro Yamashita, and Seiko Matsuda to DREAMS COME TRUE, shaping the dawn of Japanese pop music.
Packed with turbulent and hilarious episodes alongside contemporaries who lived through the same era. Content (from the “MARC” database)
|
| chapter1 : Ponta's Youth in the '70s |
| chapter2 : Ponta's Comeback in the '80s |
| chapter3 : Ponta's Glide in the '90s |
| --------------------------------------------- |
| Title : Alice: Farewell to Youth |
|
| Publication : Hachiyousya |
| ISBN : 0095-51001-0186 |
| Date : 1978/11/15(10th Edition) |
| Price : 850Yen |
| Pages : 207p |
| chapter1 :Inside Interview |
| -- Shinji Tanimura |
| -- Toru Yazawa |
| -- Takao Horiuchi |
| -- Sticky Fingers |
| chapter2 : Picture Book - Alice Biography |
| chapter3 : Solar Astrology's Grand Prediction of Alice's Fortune |
| chapter4 : Bang Up Divination (Banba Hirofumi) |
| chapter5 : Shinji Tanimura Theory (Tetsuya Takeda) |
| chapter6 : Alice Quotes |
| chapter7 : Alice Discography |
| chapter8 : Hot Menu Essays |
| -- My Body, My Soul - Shinji Tanimura |
| -- That's Entertainment (Introduction to the Way of Food and Pleasure) - Shinji Tanimura |
| -- Angels with Red Eyes (My Thoughts on Gambling) - Toru Yazawa |
| -- The Town Where Nostalgic Songs Existed (Winter Diary from Odate) - Takao Horiuchi |
| -- To You I Am Raising (Excerpts from a Wandering Parent) - Takao Horiuchi |
| chapter9 : Big Talk |
| -- Shinji Tanimura VS Nana Kinomi |
| -- Toru Yazawa VS Off Course |
| -- Takao Horiuchi VS Jiro Sugita & Mayumi Yoshida |
| chapter10 : Alice Representative Works Collection |
| --------------------------------------------- |
| Title : Days Without Return ALICE, Whom No One Knows |
|
| Publication : AsukaShinsya |
| ISBN : 0095-51001-0186 |
| Date : 1979/09/20 |
| Price : 950Yen |
| Pages : 221p |
| Chapter 1: Birth |
| Chapter 2: The Journey Begins |
| Chapter 3: Alice's Spring |
| Chapter 4: The Next Day |
| chapter5 : Run! |
| chapter6 : Dawn |
| chapter7 : The Glass Triangle |
| chapter8 : And Then Alice... |
| --------------------------------------------- |
| Title : The soul, ceaselessly echoing ARB THE LONGEST TOUR |
|
| Publication : JICC Publishing Bureau |
| ISBN : 978-4796601047 |
| Date : 1991/03/10 |
| Price : 1500Yen |
| Pages : 207p |
| chapter1 :ARB's Final Drama ARB THE LONGEST TOUR |
| -- 1990.09.15 IN Osaka Kosei Nenkin Kaikan |
| -- 1990.09.16 IN Osaka Kosei Nenkin Kaikan |
| -- 1990.09.18 IN Tokushima Prefectural Folk Culture Hall |
| -- 1990.09.20 IN Kochi Prefectural Cultural Hall |
| -- 1990.10.02 IN Fukuoka Civic Hall |
| -- 1990.10.04 IN Hiroshima Prefectural Cultural Center |
| -- 1990.10.05 IN Aichi Prefectural Workers' Hall |
| -- 1990.10.07 IN Nagano Civic Hall |
| -- 1990.10.17 IN Hirosaki Civic Hall |
| -- 1990.10.19 IN Sapporo Sunplaza |
| -- 1990.10.20 IN Sapporo Sunplaza |
| -- October 22, 1990 IN Akita Bunka Kaikan |
| -- October 23, 1990 IN Sendai Denryoku Hall |
| -- 1990.10.27 IN National Yoyogi Stadium First Gymnasium |
| chapter2 :THE LAST MESSAGE FROM ARB(Masao Asada |
| -- Hisashi Shirahama |
| -- Ryo Ishibashi |
| -- KEITH |
| chapter3 :THE DAYS OF ARB |
| chapter4 :ARB was an incredibly fantastic live band. |
| chapter5 :1990 ARB THE LONGEST TOUR PHOTO |
| --------------------------------------------- |
| Title : Les Paul Biography - The World is Waiting for the Sunrise(first volume) |
|
| Publication : Ritmo Music |
| ISBN : 978-4845600731 |
| Date : 1994/2/10 |
| Price : 2500Yen |
| Pages : 271p |
| Book Description: The chequered life of Les Paul, the "wizard of the electric guitar" who had a profound influence on all the top guitarists, including Jimmy Pages, Eddie Van Halen, B.B. King and Jeff Beck, is painstakingly and painstakingly documented in this book. The stage is finally set for the second volume. The second part of the book is set to the success story of Les Paul & Mary Ford, and the story reaches its climax. The story climaxes with the development of the Gibson Les Paul model, the perfection of multi-recording technology, and the winning of a Grammy Award, among other achievements that have left their mark on music history. Contents (from the BOOK database). |
| chapter1 :My homeland, Waukasha |
| chapter2 :The boy obsessed with fever |
| chapter3 :Red Hot Red appears |
| chapter4 :Days with Sunny Joe |
| chapter5 :Jam - In Chicago |
| chapter6 :The Big Blowout |
| chapter7 :Live from New York |
| chapter8 :Temporary retreat |
| chapter9 :In search of fame |
| chapter10 :To the top of the charts |
| chapter11 :Swinging in Hollywood |
| chapter12 :The new sound |
| chapter13 :Meet the Sunshine Girl |
| --------------------------------------------- |
| Title : Les Paul Biography - The World is Waiting for the Sunrise(last volume) |
|
| Publication : Ritmo Music |
| ISBN : 978-4845600748 |
| Date : 1994/2/10 |
| Price : 2500Yen |
| Pages : 255p |
| Book Description: This biography traces the illustrious career of electric guitar wizard Les Paul. The second volume moves on to the success story of Les Paul & Mary Ford, which climaxes in the footsteps of Les Paul, who, at 78, is still performing in New York City.
Contents (from the MARC database). |
| chapter1 :Knocked out |
| chapter2 :Because the moon is that high |
| chapter3 :With an American diva |
| chapter4 :With God |
| chapter5 :The Rock and Roll Era |
| chapter6 :Separation |
| chapter7 :The recluse |
| chapter8 :Back on stage again |
| chapter9 :Fat Tuesday |
| --------------------------------------------- |
| Title : Tadanori Yokoo Spiritual Pop 1994 with Love: A Documentary |
|
| Publication : 同朋Dohosha Publishing舎出版 |
| ISBN : 978-4810420395 |
| Date : 1994/8 |
| Price : 3400Yen |
| Pages : 133p |
| Book Description: This is no ordinary collection of works. An unprecedented, unparalleled art book beyond words. A collection of works + a collection of dialogues + a collection of photographs,
a book that offers three delights in one volume. How Tadanori Yokoo Creates. Newcomers, welcome. I AM TADANORI YOKOO. A Pleasurable Vomit. Y+T is the King of Art. Exhibition Records. What on earth is this book?
An entire volume packed solid with art. Art fans need not apply. Energy and power. Contents (from the “BOOK” database)
|
| chapter1 :COLOR PLATE OF WORKS |
| chapter2 :GEST TALK Amon Miyamoto |
| chapter3 :COLOR PLATE OF WORKS |
| chapter4 :GEST TALK Seiji Oshima |
| chapter5 :COLOR PLATE OF WORKS |
| Chapter 6: GEST TALK with Yumi Matsutoya |
| chapter7 :COLOR PLATE OF WORKS |
| Chapter 8: GEST TALK - Yasushi Kurabayashi |
| chapter9 :COLOR PLATE OF WORKS |
| chapter10 :OPENING RECEPTION |
| chapter11 :FLOOR PLAN OF LAFORET MUSEUM |
| chapter12 :REVIEWS |
| chapter13 :MYSTERIOUS EPISOOES |
| chapter14 :THE LAST DAY OF THE SHOW |
| chapter15 :SACRED SPACE SPECIAL PLATE |
| Chapter 16: GEST TALK - Yasushi Kurabayashi |
| chapter17 :COLOR PLATE OF WORKS |
| --------------------------------------------- |
| Title : The Complete Posters of Tadanori Yokoo |
|
| Publication : Seibundo Shinkosha |
| ISBN : 978-4416695050 |
| Date : 1999/1/30 |
| Price : 4400Yen |
| Pages : 133p |
| Book Description: Tadanori Yokoo's public debut began with posters created during his high school years. His artistic interests at each stage were directly channeled into the poster format,
resulting in works that encapsulate the essence of his art. This volume presents all of Tadanori Yokoo's posters in one comprehensive collection. Contents (from the “MARC” database)
|
| chapter1 :Tadanori Yokoo: Chronicler of Our Era |
| chapter2 :1953-1964 Tadanori Yokoo and the Poster |
| chapter3 :1965-1971 Tadanori Yokoo, Standard-Bearer of Anti-Modernism |
| chapter4 :1971-1979 The Unfolding of Spiritual Visions |
| chapter5 :1980-1988 Emergence from the Impulse to “Draw” |
| chapter6 :1989-1994 Toward Further Destruction and Renewal |
| chapter7 :Biography |
| --------------------------------------------- |
| Title : Let me play the most expensive guitar. |
|
| Publication : Ei Publishing |
| ISBN : 978-4777911509 |
| Date : 2008/9/10 |
| Price : 924Yen |
| Pages : 192p |
| Book Description: A record of an adventure in search of the ultimate guitar, visiting 10 guitar shops in Japan, several in Los Angeles, and even venturing to Fender's Custom Shop.
It humorously chronicles encounters with numerous guitar enthusiasts and discussions about guitars with them. |
| chapter1 :Visiting LA |
| chapter2 :Let Me Play the Most Expensive Guitar - Domestic Edition 1 |
| chapter3 :Visiting Fender |
| chapter4 :Let Me Play the Most Expensive Guitar - Domestic Edition 2 |
| chapter5 :Encounter with the Gods |
| --------------------------------------------- |
| Title : Monsieur! |
|
| Publication : Bungeishinjyu |
| ISBN : 978-4167773274 |
| Date : 2009/11/10 |
| Price : 600Yen |
| Pages : 217p |
| Book Description: Let's sing a little, my music, my life.
Kamayatsu~Monsieur~Hiroshi finally wrote his autobiography.。
Monsieur, who grew up listening to an abundance of American music, spent his youth at the Roppongi Canteen while playing country and western music at a U.S. Army camp.
He began his career as a musician in his teens.
He initially debuted as an unsuccessful idol, fleeing to Hawaii and wandering around Europe and the United States, when he suddenly got his big break,
The group sound, The Spiders, which he formed with Masaaki Sakai, Jun Inoue, and others, was a huge success...
Monsieur, who has been "active" since the birth of postwar pop music and entertainment history, shares amusing memories and heartwarming episodes from his vast memory,
Monsieur Monsieur, who has been "active" since the birth of the history of pop music and entertainment since the beginning of WWII, draws from his vast memory to share amusing memories, heartwarming episodes, and maniacal musical discussions, sometimes cool, sometimes relaxed.
Monsieur, the living embodiment of Japanese pop music, presents an autobiographical chronicle of Japanese music, customs, and entertainment to all music fans.
--This text is associated with the book version. (From the "BOOK" database) |
| introduction :As Time Goes By |
| chapter1 :Teenage Boogie |
| chapter2 :Bang Bang Bang |
| chapter3 :No No Boy |
| chapter4 :Have you ever smoked goroise |
| chapter5 :Be a good one |
| chapter6 :Music Music |
| chapter7 :Encore Nombiri Ikusa |
| chapter8 :Be Be Kimi wa MYSTERY |
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| Title : After the Long Goodbye |
|
| Publication : Syueisya |
| ISBN : 978-4087805956 |
| Date : 2011/2/25 |
| Price : 1260Yen |
| Pages : 208p |
| Book Description: The truth as written by The Tigers' Pee!
In 1971, The Tigers broke up. For nearly 40 years, he had lost touch with the members of the Tigers.
After breaking his long silence, Pee wrote down the truth about love and friendship and his life for 64 years. (From the "BOOK" database) |
| chapter1 :Hear the Long Goodbye |
| chapter2 :The truth about the breakup of The Tigers |
| chapter3 :Born in Kyoto |
| chapter4 :The eve of The Tigers in Kyoto and Osaka |
| chapter5 :Debut, Life in the camp |
| chapter6 :Meeting Mr. Renzaburo Shibata |
| chapter7 :Life in China |
| chapter8 :My real mother and stepmother |
| chapter9 :The Last Supper |
| chapter10 :The Greatest International Love Affair |
| chapter11 :Encounter with Chinese Literature |
| chapter12 :Life as a student in China |
| chapter13 :Marriage and divorce |
| chapter14 :As a teacher at Keio High School |
| chapter15 :The true faces of the members of The Tigers |
| chapter16 :Living Life Twice, Grateful and Thankful! |
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| chapter17 :Looking Back on the Way We Came |
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| Title : The Way of Life of Kenji Sawada |
|
| Publication : Seikyusya |
| ISBN : 978-4787272409 |
| Date : 2008/1/28 |
| Price : 1680Yen |
| Pages : 157p |
| Book Description: What does Julie give us as she rushes through the music scene
Where will Kenji Sawada, who continues to sing with passion and righteousness, go From the standpoint of a fan who has been supported and encouraged by Kenji Sawada,
From the perspective of a fan who has been supported and encouraged by Kenji Sawada, this book describes the rock singer as he really was. (From the "BOOK" database) |
| chapter1 :Wild Julie Today |
| chapter2 :Julie and Song Rock |
| chapter3 :The Tigers and After the Festival |
chapter4 :Boomers' conflict and Kenji Sawada's silence |
| chapter5 :The Julie Team in Moderation |
| chapter6 :The "incident" and after |
| chapter7 :The mission behind independence from Watanabe Productions |
| chapter8 :Women and rebirth |
| chapter9 :Julie's Chivalry and Resistance |
| chapter10 :Transcending Embodiment |
| chapter11 :The rebirth of "Bunkichi" and the order to protect |
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| Title : The Simon & Garfunkel Story |
|
| Publication : CBS Sony Publishing Inc |
| ISBN : 978-4789701129 |
| Date : 1983/11/1 |
| Price : 1500Yen |
| Pages : 270p |
| chapter1 :Singing of loneliness and alienation |
| chapter2 :Enchanting harmony |
| chapter3 :Sound of silence |
| chapter4 :Times change |
| chapter5 :Bridge Over Troubled Water |
| chapter6 :To Each His Own Way |
| chapter7 :From the House of the Rock Nobles |
| chapter8 :The Challenge of the Unknown |
| chapter9 :A fresh start from memories |
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| Title : Letter from Janis Joplin |
|
| Publication : Ongaku no Tomo Sha |
| ISBN : 978-4276234970 |
| Date : 1994/03/25 |
| Price : 3300Yen |
| Pages : 399p |
| Book Description: Janice's spirit delivered to her family. Based on previously unpublished letters, her own sister Laura reveals the truth about Janice.
（From the "BOOK" database) |
| chapter1 :October 1970 - Death of Janice |
| chapter2 :Our Ancestors |
| chapter3 :Janice's childhood |
| chapter4 :Girlhood |
| chapter5 :The College and the Venice Vito Scene |
| chapter6 :San Francisco is the Beat Scene |
| chapter7 :Back in My Home Town |
| chapter8 :The Hippie Movement in San Francisco |
| chapter9 :Big Brother's Success |
| chapter10 :After the Monterey Pop Festival |
| chapter11 :Farewell to Big Brother |
| chapter12 :The Band from Beyond |
| chapter13 :Rest, Love, and the Formation of the Group Again |
| chapter14 :On the verge of victory |
| chapter15 :The commemoration ceremony |
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| Title : The Truth About Mozurite |
|
| Publication : Rokusaisya |
| ISBN : 978-4846307677 |
| Date : November 10, 2010 |
| Price : 1800Yen |
| Pages : 207p |
| Book Description: Shame on Yuzo Kayama, accused of fraud! You want to be called the scam master of electric guitars Copy guitars have been on the loose for 40 years.
Everything about the famous Mosrite guitar is revealed here. |
| chapter 1 :The Uncovering of the Mosrite Copying Case |
| :What is Mosrite US Custom Shop |
| :What is Unfair Competition Prevention Law |
| :Ukiun "Tokyo Jihen" Moz Light copy sales case |
| :Krosawa Musical Instruments' Ukigumo Mozelite is an illegal copy product |
| :Takeshi Terauchi model stolen by Fillmore before its release |
| :The victim is Takeshi Terauchi |
| :Fillmore Yusa's relationship with Takeshi Terauchi |
| chapter2 :In Pursuit of the True Heirs of the Moslems |
| :Moslems and Ventures |
| :Who is Semmy Mosley |
| :Semmy Mosley and his wife Loretta |
| :Loretta, the true heir of the Mosleys |
| :Encounter with Mosrite Guitars |
| :Meeting with Takeshi Terauchi |
| :Encounter with Mosrite |
| :Copy Mosrite discovered |
| :Meeting with Loretta Mosley |
| :In front of a crude grave without even a headstone |
| :Building Semmy Mosley's grave |
| :The true successor is Loretta Mosley |
| :On Hessus, the Mosleite guitar craftsman |
| chapter 3 :Copyists' Facts and Trials |
| :Copy Guitar War over Mosrite |
| :About the copy company, Kurokumo Seisakusho |
| :About the copy company, Fillmore Instruments |
| :Loretta sued to the U.S. Patent Office |
| :Loretta tells the truth about Semmy and Yusa |
| :Accusations, slander and intimidation of Loretta during the trial |
| :The person concerned who knows everything tells |
| chapter 4 :Results of Trademark Trial with Copier |
| :Fillmore had no rights from the beginning |
| :Result of appeal court decision in which Fillmore sought to cancel Loretta's trademark rights |
| :Loretta is accepted as the true owner of the rights |
| :On Hessus, the Mosrite Guitar Craftsman |
| chapter 5 :Finally, criminal charges against Fillmore and Yuzo Kayama |
| :The case of Yuzo Kayama model of Mozlight |
| :Was Yuzo Kayama an intentional offender |
| :The 50th Anniversary of Wakadaishou |
| :Criminal Charges Against Yuzo Kayama and Fillmore |
| :Finally a weekly story |
| chapter6 :Chronology of Moslemite Relations |
| chapter7 :Voices of victims of copying Moslemsite |
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| Publication : Shinko Music |
| Author : Edo Yamaguchi(Ed Yamaguchi-related CDs) |
| ISBN : 4-401-61799-1 |
| Date : 1982-10-1 |
| Price : 2000Yen |
| Pages : 363p |
| Book Description: This is the story of a band shop that ran through the third golden age of Western music in the postwar period with electric guitars.
Edo Yamaguchi writes about his own youth and that of the electric generation. (From the "BOOK" database) |
| chapter1 :The Door to Elec Hell |
chapter2 :Invitation to Elec Hell | chapter3 :The march to Elec hell | | chapter4 :The march to electric hell |
chapter4 :Entering the Elec Hell | --------------------------------------------- |
| Title : Shimokitazawa Diary: A Melting Pot |
|
| Publication : Ota Publishing |
| IBM :978-4872335699 |
| Release Date :August 23, 2001 |
| List Price :250 Yen |
| Pages :293p |
| Book Description: A deep chronicle of late-night socializing among Shimokitazawa's cultural figures. The diary of eight years of nightly wanderings through Shimokitazawa by a self-proclaimed “strange figure of the Shimokitazawa social scene.” (From the “BOOK” database) |
| chapter1: June 21, 1999 ~ July 22, 1999 |
| chapter2: August 7 ~ September 12, 1999 |
| chapter3: October 1 ~ November 1, 1999 |
| chapter4: November 18 ~ January 27, 2000 |
| chapter5: January 28 ~ April 17 |
| chapter6: Chapter 6: May 11 ~ June 21 |
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| Title : Photo Collections The Monkees |
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|
| Publication : Shinko Publishing Publishing |
| IBM :8406 |
| Date : 1967 |
| Price : 250Yen |
| chapter1 :Photo Collections |
| chapter2 :MonkeesFan chatter |
| chapter3 :Exchange of Letters |
chapter4 :Do you know this story? |
