Welcome to Sake and Tears – a monthly radio show that aims to unearth the forgotten gems of Japanese popular music of the 60’s, 70’s and 80’s, trawling through the bargain bins of Tokyo record stores and beyond to find the finest cuts of Showa Kayo, Enka, Mutant Pop and Cult Cinema Soundtracks for your listening pleasure. Hosted by Tombed Visions label boss, David McLean.

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The second instalment of an unofficial two-parter, Episode 8 continues to survey the glorious sounds of Showa Kayo, laying siege to a an extensive haul of 7 inches acquired over the summer months. We’re clocking nearly 40 individual songs. We have show staples like Yujiro Ishihara, Keiko Fuji, Shinichi Mori making return appearances, including a rare super low-key alternative edition of Tetsuya Watari’s ‘Tokyo Drifter’, but the meat of this month’s show is designated for the under appreciated stars of the Showa Kayo world. We have some stirring roots rock via Akiko Wada, some harrowing, super moody Kayo from doomed songstress Hiroko Tomo and two lesser-known cuts from Reiko Ike’s ‘porno-groove’ masterpiece ‘World of Ecstasy’, which caused a stir on its release in 1971, in no small part due to it’s x-rated front cover. There are also haunted lounge versions of two well-known Kayo standards by glamorous model and actress Ako Midorikawa, an opulent, unrequited love ballad by golden voiced Kazuo Funaki and a strangely bewitching and certified ear-worm by Yumiko Kokonoe. We even have a back to back comparison of Tomio Umezawa’s most well known tune, a Led Zep-referencing power ballad and some New Romantic bargain bin gold from boy band ‘Safety Zone’ and a silky, 80&#39;s funk ballad from starlet Yuri Honma. There’s even a ghostly, rare concert rendition of show tune and big band singer Yoko Kishi&#39;s most famous song ‘Two Stars’, which has been reduced to a funeral ballad and sounds like a stray Nico live cut from the late 80’s. All this amongst the usual late-night whiskey nursers you’d expect. Minimal narration on this month’s edition to allow you to plumb the bargain bin depths, uninterrupted. Full Track List Below:1.    欧陽菲菲 - 雨のヨコハマOuyang Fei Fei – Rainy Yokohama2.    本間由里 – こんな夜はYuri Honma – Such A Night3.    美川憲一 - 一番列車の女Kenichi Mikawa – The Woman on the First Train4.    和田アキ子 – 放浪(さすらい)・ヨコスカAkiko Wada – Wandering/Yokosuka5.    和田アキ子* – 流れ星Akiko Wada – Shooting Star6.    吉村繪梨子 - 逢う時はいつもEriko Yoshimura – Whenever I Meet You7.    九重佑三子 – くちづけからもう一度Yumiko Kokonoe – Kissing You Again8.    渡るり子 – どろんこブルースRuriko Watari – Doronko Blues9.    渡 哲也 – 東京流れ者Tetsuya Watari – Tokyo Drifter (Alternate Slower Version)10. アン真理子 - 恋のプリンセスMariko Ann – Princess of Love11. 舟木一夫 - 赤坂の夜は更けてKazuo Funaki – Late Night In Akasaka12. 森進一 – 年上の女Shinichi Mori – The Older Woman13. 池玲子 - 私という女Reiko Ike – A Woman Named14. 池玲子 - 愛のきずなReiko Ike - Bonds of Love15. 近藤正臣 - そんな女の子だからMasaomi Kondō - Because of the Girl16. 青山和子 - 夢を下さいKazuko Aoyama – Please Give Me A Dream17. 丸山圭子 – どうぞこのままKeiko Maruyama – Please Leave Things As They Are18. 野路由紀子 – 三つの涙Yukiko Noji – Three Tears19. 大木英夫 &amp; 津山洋子 - 新宿そだちHideo Oki &amp; Yoko Tsuyama – Shinjuku Raised20. 園 まり - 淋しかったのMari Sono – I was Lonely21. 泉ちどり– 緋ざくら仁義Izumi Chidori - Hitoshi Scarlet Sakura 22. 津田耕次 – 河内遊侠伝Koji Tsuda – Kawachi Yuuden23. 石原裕次郎 - 忘れるものかYuji Ishihara – What To Forget24. 緑川アコ - カスバの女Ako Midorikawa – Kasabah Woman25. 緑川アコ - 夢は夜ひらくAko Midorikawa – Dreams Open at Night26. 青山ミチ - 俺のブルースMichi Aoyama – My Blues27. 勝彩也 - 恋あざみAya Katsu – Koi Azami28. 辺見マリ - 経験 - 辺見マリMari Henmi – Experience29. 佳川ヨコ - 女だからといってYoko Kagawa – Just Because She’s a Woman30. 朋ひろこ - 女のなみだHiroko Tomo – It’a Woman’s Name31. 朋ひろこ - 涙かれてHiroko Tomo – Tears32. 城卓矢 – なぐりとばして別れようかTakuya Jo - Let&#39;s skip it and say goodbye33. 鮎川いずみ - 冬の花Izumi Ayukawa – Winter Flowers34. 安全地帯 - Yのテンション Safety Zone – Y Tension35. 梅沢富美男 - 夢芝居Tomio Umezawa – Yume Shibai36. 森昌子 - 夢芝居Masako mori – Yume Shibai37. 岸洋子 - 二人の星Yoko Kishi – Two Stars (Rare Live version)

Sake & Tears #8

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Episode 7 sees a firm return to the glorious realms of Showa Kayo with nearly 2 hours of back-to-back gold from the Tokyo bargain bins. We have stand-out singles from gravelly voiced enka hardman Koji Tsuda, a ghostly prairie ballad by Tokiko Kato, a gorgeously gloomy 90’s love song by Mariya Takeuchi and a dramatic miniature masterpiece by Chiemi Eri, one of the best to every do it. Comparison tunes are back in the fold and you’ll be able to pick you favourite version of ‘Hibotan Bakuto’ sung by both chambara film star Junko Fuji and show regular Mina Aoe as well and two interpretations of ‘Ginza Blues’, with the original sung by Frank Nagai &amp; Kazuko Matsuo. We also have some laconic lounge tunes by the delicately voiced Keiko Saijo, fist clenching enka by Yakuza film bit part actor Takuzo Kawatani and a run of taste testing 80’s audaciousness from Kenji Niinuma, Down Town Boogie Woogie Band and Tatsuhiko Yamamoto, closing the show with two very special low-key songs from Japan’s fertile experimental music scene. Full Tracklist below: 1. 水原 弘 – 男ならHiroshi Mizuhara – If You’re A Man2. 伊東きよ子 - 花のマドンナKiyoko Itoh - Flower Madonna3. 松尾和子 &amp; フランク永井 - 銀座ブルースKazuko Matsuo &amp; Frank Nagai – Ginza Blues4. 黒木憲 - オンザロック・ロックKen Kuroki – On The Rocks Rock5. 北玲子 - 女の手形Reiko Kita – Woman’s Handprint6. 小川知子 - 銀色の雨Tomoko Ogawa – Silver Rain7. 加藤登紀子 - 帰りたい帰れないTokiko Kato – I Want To Go Home, But Can’t8. 千賀かほる – チャリソヨ・ソウルKaoru Chiga - Charisoyo Soul9. 藤圭子 ‎– さいはての女Keiko Fuji – Sai Hate No On’na10. 杉良太郎 – 男のうたRyotaro Sugi – Man’s Song11. 江利チエミ - さのさChiemi Eri - Sanosa12. 西田佐知子 - 銀座ブルースSachiko Nishida – Ginza Blues13. 西城慶子 -人の気も知らないでKeiko Saijo – Don’t Even Know People14. 西城慶子 - 湖畔の宿Keiko Saijo – Lakeside Inn15. フランク永井 – 東京午前三時Frank Nagai – Tokyo 3am16. 藤純子 - 緋牡丹博徒Junko Fuji – Hibotan Bakuto17. 青江三奈 - 緋牡丹博徒Mina Aoe – Hibotan Bakuto18. 志賀勝 - 残俠ふたり旅Masaru Shiga – The Two Remaining Travellers19. 津田耕次 - 東海遊侠伝Koji Tsuda – Tokai Yukuden20. 川谷拓三 - 殺られ節Takuzo Kawatani – Killer Bushi21. 川谷拓三 - 必殺からくり人・負犬の唄Takuzo Kawatani – Song of the Deadly Man / Black Dog22. 杉良太郎 - 流れ者小唄Ryotaro Sugi – Floating Song23. ダウンタウン・ブギウギ・バンド - 白昼の死角Downtown Boogie Woogie Band – Blind Spot In The Daytime Theme24. 新沼謙治 - 津軽恋女Kenji Niinuma – Tsugaru Koijo25. かしぶち 哲郎 - 眩暈Tetsuro Kashibuchi – Dazzling26. 山本達彦 – May StormTatsuhiko Yamamoto - May Storm27. 松田聖子 - 花の中の民子Seiko Matsuda - The Tomb of Wild Chrysanthemum Theme28. 竹内まりや ‎– シングル・アゲインMariya Takeuchi – Single Again29. Ghost - Way To Shelkar30. Hontatedori – Iron Fence

Sake & Tears #7

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With over 70 tracks and a suitably immersive run time of well over three hours, episode 6 of Sake &amp; Tears is another special, this time focusing on the fertile ground of Japanese film and TV soundtracks. Featuring carefully selected audio from long running weekly Samurai action shows, coming of age dramas, art-house curiosities and a predictably heavy focus on all things crime, this edition runs from nocturnal jazz, gorgeous 90’s ambience, the odd 80&#39;s fist clencher and deep into gritty 70’s funk. We have killer cuts from the filmographies of legendary Japanese composers like Kenji Kawai, Joe Hisashi, Shigeru Umebeyashi and Masaaki Hirao with lesser-known work from Daisuke Kume, Chuji Kinoshita and jazz bassist Osamu Shiomura, finishing the show with startling and beautiful rare composition form the incomparable and peerless giant of Japanese film, Toru Takemitsu.1.-4. – Akihiko Takashima – The Beast Must Die (1980) - AX-7286-AX5.-10. - Toshiro Mayuzumi – The Beast Must Die (1959) - FJSP33011.-14. - Shigeru Umebayashi – Let Him Rest In Peace - C28A041215.-16. – Daisuke Kume- Violent Cop - CINK-4617.-20. – Joe Hisaishi – Kid’s Return - PROS-703621.-24 – Osamu Shiomura – Death’s In Tokimeki - 20MX 116225.-28. - Masaaki Ohmura – “You Gotta Chance” - SM25-541329.-32. – Kenji Kawai – Patlabor 2 - WRWTFWW048LTD33.-36. – Chuji Kinoshita – My Son! My Son! - MR-705337.-40. - Hozan Yamamoto &amp; Yu Imai – The Devil’s Flute - MRBLP23441.-48. - Masaaki Hirao – Deadly Worker Vol. 3 - K22G-724349.-52. - Katsuhisa Hattori – Edo No Kaze - HRLP 21653.-57. - Masaaki Hirao – Mortal Punishment - K23G-728258.-61. - Tatsuya Takahashi &amp; Tokyo Union – Big City - MR 704262. – Sounds Ace Band – Theme from ‘Oh Youth!’ - YLT13263. – Sounds Ace Band – Theme from ‘Endless Days’ - YLT13264. – Anzen Band – Theme from ‘Endless Days’ - BMA-465.-67 - Inoue Takayuki Band – Howl At The Sun - AX-803368. – Bunta Sugawara – Excerpt from Battles Without Honour and Humanity - CF-4969. – Unknown – Theme from ‘The Fang of Edo’ - DR-637170. – Takeo Yamashita – Theme from ‘7 Detectives’ - DR 620971. – Toru Takemitsu – Time Within Memory - KVX-1063

Sake & Tears #6 - Soundtrack Special

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Marking the first Jazz Special, this month’s episode of Sake and Tears aims to explore the Japanese Jazz scene from the 60’s to the modern day, with a mixture of straight-ahead bangers, deep dark fusion workouts, avant-garde curiosities and solo piano beauty. Tracks have been carefully selected from lesser-known albums from back catalogue of titans like Yosuke Yamashita, Masabumi Kikuchi, Terumasa Hino and Masahiko Togashi as well as giving some well-deserved exposure to the likes of Satoko Fujii, Tomami Koyake, Akira Miyazawa, Shoji Aketagawa and Tokashi Kako. Full Tracklist below: 1.    Hozan Yamamoto – Prologue2.    Hozan Yamamoto – Sawonose3.    Gary Peacock – Requiem4.    Toshiko Akiyoshi-Lew Tabackin Big Band – Memory5.    Toshiko Akiyoshi Quartet – Sumi6.    Satoko Fujii Orchestra – Jo7.    Akira Sakata – Saitaroh-Bushi8.    Jam Rice Sextet – Jam Rice Relaxin&#39; Side B (Edit)9.    Masabumi Kikuchi Quintet - Admire, But Detest (Mr. Out)10. Tokashi Kako - L&#39;Aube11. Tamami Koyake – Activity12. Yosuke Yamashit &amp; Masahiko Togashi – May Green13. Kiyoshi Sugimoto Quartet – Rosetta Stone14. Akira Miyazawa – ‘Round Midnight15. Akira Miyazawa/Masahiko Sato/Masahiko Togashi/Yasuo Arakawa – Scarborough Fair16. Nobuyasu Furuya Quintet – Jap Agitator Caught Again17. Terumasa Hino – Wind Blows Your Skin18. Shoji Aketagawa – Khalifa19. Sabu Toyozumi - Malachi&#39;s Tune20. Yosuke Yamashita Trio + 1 – Picasso21. Yosuke Yamashita Trio &amp; Guests - Anomachi Konomachi22. Honda Takehiro Trio – You Don’t Know What Love Is

Sake & Tears #5 - J-Jazz Special #1

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Making up for the delays between shows, this month&#39;s edition is another bumper episode, featuring multiple tracks from screen legends Tetsuya Watari and Yujiro Ishihara, Avant-pop duo Ippu-Do, doomed ballader Hako Yamasaki, Argentinian folk singer Graceila Susana and Showa Kayo starlet Aki Yashiro. We also have the long overdue appearance of the iconic Maki Asakawa, who reinvented what Showa Kayo could do with a series of delicate and introspective albums in the 70&#39;s, blending folk, jazz and American blues into bewitching nocturnal cocktail built around her trademark smoky vocals. This show premieres two songs from her recently reissued album &#39;American Night&#39;, which saw Maki move her signature sound into the realms of urban, late night funk. Also on the show we have singles from the Japanese James Dean, Keiichiro Akagi, Cop and Samurai film star Ryotaro Sugi, avant-garde renaissance man Toshinori Kondo, psych-blues songstress Lily and returning hits from Tamaki Sawa, Keiko Fuji, Sachiko Nishida and Midori Sasa. Full Track list below: 1.   東京流れ者 - 渡哲也Tetsuya Watari – Tokyo Drifter2.   石原裕次郎 - ワン･レイニー･ナイト･イン･トーキョーYujiro Ishihara – One Rainy Night In Tokyo3.   渡哲也 - 通りゃんせ仁義Tetsuya Watari – Toryanse Jingi4.    牧村三枝子 - 通りゃんせ仁義 –Mieko Makimura - Toryanse Jingi5.   石原裕次郎 - 男の嵐Yujiro Ishihara – Man’s Storm6.   近藤等則 &amp; IMA – YamiToshinori Kondo &amp; IMA – Yami7.   一風堂 – ロンリー・シーライオンIppu-Do - Lonely Sealion8.   一風堂 – ドリーム・オブ・ザ・ジプシーズIppu-Do – Dream of the Gypsies9.   中森明菜 - 燠火Akina Nakamori – Okibi10. 山本達彦 - ナイト・メモリーズTatsuhiko Yamamoto - Night Memories11. カルメン・マキ - 時には母のない子のようにCarmen Maki – Sometimes Like A Motherless Child12. みなみらんぼう - 武蔵野Ranbo Minami – Musashino13. 沢 たまき - グッド・バイ・マイ・ラブTamaki Sawa – Goodbye, My Love14. リリィ- うらがえしの愛Lily – Turn It Over Love15. 山崎ハコ - きまぐれHako Yamazaki – Whimsical16. 山崎ハコ - さいならHako Yamazaki – Goodbye17. 日吉ミミ - 男と女のお話Mimi Hiyoshi – Story of a Man and a Woman18. 赤木圭一郎 - 今日かぎりの恋Keiichiro Akagi – Today’s Only Love19. 西田佐知子 - 信じていたいSachiko Nishida – I Want To Believe20. 藤 圭子 - 東京流れものKeiko Fuji – Tokyo Drifter21. 杉良太郎 - 君は人のために死ねるRyotaro Sugi – Will You Die For Others?22. 石川さゆり - 津軽海峡冬景色Sayuri Ishikawa – Tsugaru Winter Scene23. 笹みどり - 母子舞いMidori Sasa – Mother &amp; Child Dance24. 八代亜紀 - おんな港町Aki Yashiro – Woman Port Town25. 八代亜紀 - あなたのブルースAki Yashiro – Your Blues 26. グラシェラ・スサーナ – ワン・レイニー・ナイト・イン・トーキョーGraciela Susana – One Rainy Night In Tokyo27. グラシェラ・スサーナ – 別離（わかれ） = Un Anno D&#39;AmoreGraciela Susana – Seperation (Wakare)28. 浅川マキ – 雪が降るMaki Asakawa – It’s Snowing29. 浅川マキ – 女Maki Asakawa - Woman30. 浅川マキ – アメリカの夜Maki Asakawa – American Night

Sake & Tears #4

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May’s edition of Sake and Tears is a bumper episode, featuring a whopping 26 songs of bargain bin brilliance. Along with the usual cuts from cult crime and samurai films we have two sets of three song comparisons throughout the show, dotting different versions of ‘Yanagase Blues’ and ‘Dreams Open At Night’ amongst filmic curiosities from Tatsuya Fuji, Hiroki Matsukata and Shigeru Amachi, stone cold classics from show regulars Keiko Fuji, Mina Aoe, Hiroko Ogi and Shinichi Mori and even a cursory look at City Pop, a fusion of jazz, soft rock, funk and soul that became the soundtrack of Bubble Economy-era Japan. Full Track list is below: 1.  美川憲一 - 柳ヶ瀬ブルースKenich Mikawa - Yanagase Blues2.   奥村チヨ - 恋狂いChiyo Okumura – Love Madness3.  黛ジュン – 土曜の夜何かが起きる 黛ジュンJun Mayuzumi – Something Happens On A Saturday Night4.  若山富三郎 - 極道ブルースTomisaburo Wakayama – Gokudo Blues5. 森進一 - 誰よりも君を愛すShinichi Mori – I’ll Love You More Than Anyone6. 李成愛 - 避けられない運命Lee Sung Ae – Unavoidable Fate7. 藤圭子 - 柳ヶ瀬ブルースKeiko Fuji – Yanagase Blues8. 沢たまき - カスバの女Tamaki Sawa – Kasbah Woman9. 天知 茂 - 非情のライセンスShigeru Amachi – Ruthless Licence10. 渥美二郎 - 釜山港へ帰れHiroki Matsukata – Nemuri Shiro’s Theme11. 西田佐知子 - 一対一のブルースSachiko Nishida – One On One Blues12. 三島由紀夫 - からっ風野郎Yukio Mishima – Afraid To Die13. 扇ひろ子 - 夜がわらってるHiroko Ogi – The Night Is Falling14. 安藤 昇 - 黒犬Noboru Ando – Black Dog15. 鹿内孝 - 本牧メルヘンTakashi Shikauchi – Honmaki Fairy Tale16. 由紀さおり - 夜明けのスキャットSaori Yuki – Scat at Dawn17.寺尾聰 – Habana ExpressAkira Terao – Habana Express18. 河合奈保子 - 霧雨の埠頭Naoko Kawai – Fog Rain Pier19. 八神純子 – シークレット・ラブJunko Yagami – Secret Love20.渡辺真知子 - フォグ・ランプMachiko Watanabe – Fog Lamp21. 藤竜也 - 花一輪Tatsuya Fuji – Flower Round22. 藤竜也 - 夢は夜ひらくTatsuya Fuji – Dreams Open At Night23. 三上寛 - 夢は夜ひらくKan Mikami – Dreams Open At Night24. 藤圭子 - 圭子の夢は夜ひらくKeiko Fuji – Keiko’s Dreams Open At Night25. 青江三奈 - 柳ケ瀬ブルースMina Aoe – Yanagase Blues26. 小林旭 - 修羅の伝説Akira Kobayashi – Legend of Turmoil Theme(https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CJPAsYnWDds&amp;t=80s)

Sake & Tears #3

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Episode 2 showcases the brilliance of famed singer Chiemi Eri, whose bustling mixture of jazz, mambo and Latin moods reinvented Japanese folk music in the 60’s. There will also be another back-to-back comparison of two versions of the moody enka anthem ‘Shinjuku Blues’, a rare and exclusively ripped b-side by Hatsumi Shibata and carefully selected singles from Showa Kayo starlets Tamaki Sawa, Midori Sasa, Yukari Ito and Rumiko Koyanagi. Along with the usual cuts from cult crime films, we have a heavy dose of atmospheric and blissed out jams from the 70’s, including hits from Grape, Hako Yamazaki and Meiko Kaji. Full track list is below: 1.  矢吹 健 - 残り火Ken Yabuki – Embers2.  梶芽衣子 - 蛍の橋Meiko Kaji – Bridge of Fireflies3.  藤圭子 – 女のブルースKeiko Fuji – Woman’s Blues4. 森進一 - 波止場女のブルースShinichi Mori – Wharf Woman’s Blues5. 笹みどり- 柴又初恋門前町Sasa Midori – Shibata Hatsukoimon Maemachi6. 扇ひろ子 ‎– 新宿ブルースHiroko Ogi – Shinjuku Blues7. 青江三奈 - 新宿ブルースMina Aoe – Shinjuku Blues8. 中条きよし - 忘れ草Kiyoshi Nakajo – Forgotten Grass9. 渡哲也 &amp; いしだあゆみ - わかれ道Tetsuya Watari &amp; Ayumi Ishida – Wakare Michi10. 渥美二郎 - 釜山港へ帰れJiro Atsumi – Return to Pusan Port11. しばたはつみ - ペーブメント(舗装)Hatsumi Shibata – Pavement12. 江利チエミ - 深川くずしChiemi Eri – Hukagawa Kuzushi13. 江利チエミ - 黒田節Chiemi Eri – Kurodabushi14. 姿憲子 - 姿三四郎 Sugata Noriko – Sanshiro15. 沢たまき - ベッドで煙草を吸わないでTamaki Sawa – Don’t Smoke In Bed16. 伊東ゆかり - 朝のくちづけYukari Ito – Morning Kiss17. 小柳ルミ子 - 中国地方の子守唄Rumiko Koyanagi – Children’s Song (Traditional Chinese)18. 山崎ハコ - ヘルプミーHako Yamasaki – Help Me19. グレープ - 風と空Grape – Wind and Sky20. 高倉健 - 時代おくれの酒場Ken Takakura – A Bar of the Times

Sake & Tears #2

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This inaugural episode features 3 versions of the enka classic &#39;Abashiri Prison&#39;, carefully selected singles from Showa Kayo starlets Mina Aoe, Yukio Nagisa, Keiko Fuji and Yukiji Asaoka, a mountain of hits from popular cult crime and samurai cinema actors like Bunta Sugawara, Akira Kobayashi and Yujiro Ishihara and the odd 80&#39;s power ballad for good measure. Full track list is below: 1.      渚ゆう子 - とげのないバラYukio Nagisa – Prickly Rose2.      黒沢明とロス・プリモス* ‎– ラブユー東京 Akira Kurosawa &amp; His Los Primos – Naimda to Tomoni3.      高倉健 - 網走番外地Ken Takakura – Abashiri Prison4.      谷村新司 – Left AloneShinji Tanimura – Left Alone5.     安藤 昇 ‎– 男が死んで行く時にNoboru Ando – When A Man Dies6.      安倍律子 ‎– 愛でくるんだ言訳Ritsuko Abe – Excuse For Wrapping In Love7.      いしだあゆみ ‎– ブルー・ライト・ヨコハマAyumi Ishida – Blue Light Yokohama8.      小林 旭 - 網走番外地Akira Kobayashi – Abashiri Prison9.      藤圭子 - 圭子の網走番外地Keiko Fuji – Keiko’s Abashiri Prison10.   朝丘雪路 - 雨がやんだらYukiji Asaoka - Till The Rain Is Over11.   志賀勝 ‎– 道Masaru Shiga – Road12.   菅原文太- 親不孝ブルース(与太者のブルース)Bunta Sugawara – Unfaithful Blues13.   曽我了子 - ひでこ節Ryoko Bushi – Hideko Bushi14.   石原裕次郎 - 粋な別れYujiro Ishihara – A Stylish Farewell15.   青江三奈 - 好きだったMina Aoe – I Liked It16.   川中美幸- 愛は別離Miyuki Kawanaka – Love Is Seperated17.   梅沢富美男- 恋曼荼羅Tomio Umezawa – Love Mandala18.   梅宮辰夫 - 番長シャロックTatsuo Umemiya – Bancho Shalock19.   克美しげる - ああせつなき我が心Shigeru Katsumi – Oh My Heart20.   勝新太郎- 座頭市物語主題歌)Shintaro Katsu – Zatoichi’s Blues

Sake & Tears #1

Welcome to Sake and Tears – a monthly radio show that aims to unearth the forgotten gems of Japanese popular music of the 60’s, 70’s and 80’s, trawling through the bargain bins of Tokyo record stores and beyond to find the finest cuts of Showa Kayo, Enka, Mutant Pop and Cult Cinema Soundtracks for your listening pleasure. Hosted by Tombed Visions label boss, David McLean.