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The Mops - Psychedelic Sounds In Japan (1968) [Reissue 2006]

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The Mops - Psychedelic Sounds In Japan (1968) [Reissue 2006]

The Mops - Psychedelic Sounds In Japan (1968) [Reissue 2006]
EAC Rip | FLAC (tracks+.cue+log) - 429 MB | MP3 CBR 320 kbps (LAME 3.93) - 156 MB | Covers - 34 MB
Genre: Psychedelic/Garage Rock | RAR 3% Rec. | Label: World Psychedelia (WPC6-8485)

Among hardcore 1960s rock collectors who have an interested in Japanese bands of the period, the Mops are one of the biggest acts in the genre, even if that genre is barely known to English-speaking listeners due to some linguistic barriers, and its general obscurity outside of Japan. Their 1968 album Psychedelic Sounds in Japan is certainly the Mops LP that's gained the widest international exposure, as it's the one with the most garage-psychedelic style and has rewarded the efforts of avid collectors around the world. In fact, the Mops were even marketed as "the first psychedelic band in Japan" in their homeland, though as psychedelia goes, it's pretty raw, verging on garage-punk at times. In truth, it's more attractive for the crazed energy of the performances - and the odd juxtaposition of the earnestness of the singing and playing with the unhinged bent of the arrangements - than for the originality of the music…