Various Artists – Far East New Rock Invention 1969-1975

Various Artists – Far East New Rock Invention 1969-1975 is a powerful compilation documenting the Japanese rock and psychedelic revolution of the late 1960s and early 1970s.

Drawn from fully licensed Nippon Columbia masters, this collection captures a period of freedom, rebellion and experimentation as Japanese musicians absorbed the influence of British and American rock, psychedelia, folk, jazz and counterculture while forging a distinctly local sound. Featuring artists including Hideki Ishima, Far East Family Band, Flower Travellin’ Band, Blues Creation and Yuya Uchida & The Flowers, the album offers a vivid snapshot of Japan’s “New Rock” movement.

Across nine tracks, Far East New Rock Invention 1969-1975 explores fuzz guitar, acid rock, jazz-rock, heavy psych and underground groove, highlighting musicians whose work still sounds daring more than fifty years later. With track-by-track liner notes by Sally Kubota, the compilation gives essential historical context to a fertile and underexplored era of Japanese music.

Mastered and lacquer cut by Jukka Sarapaa at Timmion Cutting Lab and pressed on 180g heavyweight vinyl in a reverse board jacket, this release is essential for fans of Japanese psychedelic rock, acid rock, rare groove, Flower Travellin’ Band and 1970s underground rock compilations.