Half Japanese – The Band That Would Be King LP Orange Vinyl

Half Japanese – The Band That Would Be King

The seminal album from Half Japanese back on Limited edition Orange vinyl and featuring updated artwork and liner notes from Jad Fair and producer Kramer. This is the Zen of Half Japanese, of prolific songwriter Jad Fair; wide-eyed crooner, humorous raconteur and spontaneous storyteller. A genre-bending romp through the mind of the man, originally released in 1989 in a purple patch for the group, preceded by ‘Music To Strip By’ and ‘Charmed Life’. “Half Japanese were a song machine,” attested Pitchfork, while AllMusic saw this album as a collection of “humorous lo-fi rock ‘n’ roll hit singles.”

Tracklist:
A1 Open Your Eyes/Close Your Eyes
A2 Daytona Beach
A3 Lucky Star
A4 Some Things Last A Long Time
A5 My Most Embarrassing Moment
A6 Buried Treasure
A7 Open Book
A8 Little Records
A9 Deadly Alien Spawn
A10 Postcard From Far Away
A11 Ventriloquism Made Easy
A12 Something In The Wind
A13 Bingo's Not His Name-o
A14 Put Some Sugar On It

B1 What More Can I Do?
B2 Brand New Moon
B3 Another World
B4 Every Word Is True
B5 I Live For Love
B6 Werewolf
B7 Ride Ride Ride
B8 Sugarcane
B9 I Wish I May
B10 Ashes On The Ground
B11 Curse Of The Doll People
B12 Horseshoes
B13 Bluebirds

Label: Fire Records
Released: 1989/2023