Probably this 7" was the first Japanese single I bought in my life, and the first Japanese bossa nova I've heard. About a year ago I recieved a CD packed with 60's Japanese pop and jazz - I still thank the guy who sent the CD very much :) - and the A side bossa was beautiful, which eventually made me dig for this single.
The poster of the film リオの若大将, Young guy in Rio (1968)
加山雄三(Kayama Yūzo) was a singer and actor in Japan, famous for his 若大将(Wakadaisho) film series. This single's songs were both played in the film in one of the series, the 「リオの若大将」( Rio no wakadaisho - Young Guy in Rio ) released in 1968.
The A side sleeve
The B side sleeve
It was hard to find this 7", but I eventually found it on disclegend.com. The vinyl has no scratches, the sleeve is also in great shape, which makes it more valuable.
The vinyl is colored with red.
The A side, 暗い波(Kurai Nami - Dark Waves) is a Japanese bossa, which I've uploaded in Youtube once. The B side, ある日渚に(Aruhi Nagisani - Someday in the Shore) is also a great song, and it's the main theme of the movie 「リオの若大将」.
I was digging for this marvellous 7" single for years, and I finally got it at Discogs.
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Ripped off the package! :)
It's a beautiful single released by 伊東ゆかり(Itou Yukari) in 1969. As typical Japanese 7" vinyls, it has a single sheet sleeve with lyrics, and both the vinyl and the sleeve is in great condition.
The lyrics are great too!
A-Side contains the song "愛して愛して"(Aishite Aishite - Love you, love you), a 60's typical Japanese pop music. The B-Side has the song "愛するあした"(Aisuru Ashita - Loving Tomorrow), the reason I was avidly digging for this vinyl. It was a theme song of a movie named same as the song, released in May 1969. Bossanova had great influence also in Japan, and this song shows it well, which I found it very interesting. Below is the opening of the movie with the song, and I'll upload my video soon in my channel :)
