Alchemy Vinyl, CD & Tape 24 Items

LP | 1984 | JP | Reissue (Alchemy)

Release: 2024 / JP – Original

Genre: Pop

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The live show "Aiyoku Jinmin Jūji Gekijō, (愛欲人民十時劇場)" held in Tokyo in 1980, is known as one of the legendary moments in Japan's avant-garde music history. The recordings made on that day were released on LP by Pinakotheca Records later that year. The madness-inspired omnibus created by artists surrounding Alchemy Records, inspired by those recordings, is this "Aiyoku Jinmin Jūnikyūdan (愛欲人民十二球団)."

Artist's names are a pun based on the names of Japanese professional baseball teams, resulting in improvised tracks by artists who were active in the underground scene of West Japan, such as Hijo-Kaidan, Sekiri, Omoide Hatoba (ex-Boredoms), and Subvert Blaze etc. Though the sound quality may not be top-notch, the collection of insane and playful songs vividly portrays the chaos of 1980s Japanese underground music, making it a valuable archival piece.

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Ultra Bide

The Original Ultra Bide

Release: 1984 / JP – Reissue

Genre: Rock & Indie

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Totsuzen Danball

Fubi

Answer 81' Easter Gig 19th April 1981 Live Recorded At Kyoto Takutaku Volume 2

Release: 2024 / JP – Original

Genre: Rock & Indie

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Refusing to be categorized easily, and playing uniquely original music unlike anything else, the band Totsuzen Danball is truly the one and only. Their 4th album "Fubi," was recorded in 1991, almost the same time they released 3rd album "Yokushi Onryoku" which known as one masterpiece in the band's career. P-vine proudly presents the lost gems on vinyl format for the first time. This release stands as the band's sole contribution to Alchemy Records, which is operated by Jojo Hiroshige from Hijokaidan. Though the album features a minimal three tracks, including the epic "Around the Lost World" clocking in at 17 minutes and 29 seconds, the distinct world they create defies description, truly embodying the essence of Totsuzen Danbooru. With front artwork boasting an overwhelming impact that transcends mere comprehension, this LP-sized release is a must-have.

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The Stalin

34,19 €* 35,99 € -5%

Release: 2024 / JP – Original

Genre: Rock & Indie

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In 1981, the legendary Japanese punk band The Stalin performed in an event called "Answer 81" at a venue called "Taku Taku" in Kyoto,and the previously unreleased live recording has been unexpectedly unearthed and now available from P-vine Records. This remarkable find emerged from a vast collection of tapes stored by Jojo Hiroshige (Hijokaidan / Alchemy Records). The live recording features the early members, Michiro Endo, Shintaro Sugiyama, Atsushi Kaneko, and Jun Inui, delivering an intense performance filled with raw energy and tension, transcending over 40 years in the shadows.

The names of tracks for this release was referenced from a handwritten tracklist of the master tape, and some unfamiliar song names included, titled "血の海Want You" ("Blood Sea Want You"), is the song known as "飢餓々々帰郷" (Kiga Kiga Kikyou), frequently played Endo's solo act but The Stalin version was never officially released before. Additionally, the thirteenth track, "お前まじかだ（ブタのケツ）" ("Are You Serious (Pig's Ass)"), is an arrangement of a song from The Stalin's precursor band, Jiheitai. While it was previously included in bootleg releases and this marks the first-ever official release of the track as well.

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Live!

LP | 1994 | JP | Reissue (Alchemy)

Release: 2023 / JP – Original

Genre: Rock & Indie

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SS was a Japanese hardcore punk band. They were most likely the first Japanese band to play punk rock in a high-speed, minimalist hardcore style comparable to that played by US bands such as Black Flag, Middle Class, and Bad Brains, and indeed SS was contemporaneous with the earliest incarnations of those three bands. They only play just a few performances at the time and broke up in early 80s and some members formed a hardcore band called "Continental Kids".

The entire recorded output of SS consisted of two live albums, both released years after the performances that they immortalized took place: The Original SS, recorded in March 1979, released on vinyl in 1984; and SS Live!, recorded in June 1979, released on CD in 1990. These performances were almost simultaneous with the recording of the Bad Brains' first demos. Both albums were remastered and released together on a single CD, also titled SS Live!, in 2001. P-vine proudly release the live compilation on vinyl for the first time!

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Slap Happy Humphrey

Release: 1994 / JP – Reissue

Genre: Rock & Indie

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Jojo Hiroshige is probably best known as the main driving force behind Japanese noise band Hijokaidan and its numerous transformations. His group Slap Happy Humphrey - formed with fellow Alchemy Records noise maker and Angel’in Heavy Syrup singer Mineko Itakura - was in some ways a departure from Hiroshige’s typical noise undertakings. On their first and only LP, the self-titled record is immersed in opposites and contrasts that work in tandem - of folk and noise, of calm and rupture. P-vine is delighted to present the first ever vinyl reissue of the 1994 album with an iconic Japanese obi strip attached.

As a revival of Doji Morita’s hauntingly bleak folk swept across Japan in the early 90s, so too did Hiroshige wish to step into Morita’s dark fantastical world armed with his guitar. With cover songs selected from Morita’s first four albums, Itakura’s vocals bring out the ethereal charm of Morita's writing across these tracks with third member and Subvert Blaze frontman, Hiroaki Fujiwara, backing her on acoustic guitar and violin. Against this backdrop of the duo’s acid folk harmonies, Hiroshige finds opportune moments to thrust his most volatile concoctions of noise and blissful distortion.

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LP | 1988 | JP | Reissue (Alchemy)

Take Me To Sekiri

Release: 1988 / JP – Reissue

Genre: Rock & Indie

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Sekiri’s (lit: Dysentery) 1988 debut album, “Watashi wo Sekirini ni Tsurettette” (Take Me to Sekiri), was about three things. Sex, drugs, and rock n’ roll. With frank lyrics that throw social conventions out the window, and an open air of laziness, this Japanese all-female punk band took the world by storm. Even today, the post-punk leanings of their sophomore album sound fresh, a breath of fresh air in a society that seems to value conformity above all else. Don’t miss Sekiri’s “Watashi wo Sekirini ni Tsurettette” (Take Me to Sekiri) available now on limited edition vinyl from P-vine Records in collaboration with Alchemy Records.

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Sekiri Ealy Years Live

Release: 2023 / JP – Original

Genre: Rock & Indie

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This album is a compilation of live material from the first half of the career of Japanese pioneers of female punk, Sekiri. It includes five shows from the 80s that capture the real atmosphere of the time, with a particularly militant and awesome performance at the Osaka Eggplant recorded in 1984, including cover songs and previously unreleased material.

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7" | 2022 | JP | Original (Alchemy)

19,99 €*

Release: 2022 / JP – Original

Genre: Rock & Indie

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With lyrics that seem purposely designed to get as little radio play as possible, and complete and utter apathy, the brash punk music of these Kansai punks still sounds as fresh as it did nearly four decades ago. Released in 1985 from Beat Crazy Records, P-vine and Alchemy Records hare releasing Sekiri’s self-titled debut EP as it was originally released - on a 7" record!

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Push Push Baby / Love Star

LP | 1988 | JP | Reissue (Alchemy)

Release: 2023 / JP – Original

Genre: Rock & Indie

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A-side features their legendary 1987 debut EP Push Push Baby, while the B-side features 1988’s Love Star, to make for an ultimate compilation of these Kyoto punks’ early EPs!

Even this early in their career, their unique alternative sound was clear, with songs as disparate as the hardcore-punk esque “Kusuri Tengoku (lit. Drug Heaven) to ”Very Goo”, a punk-pop tune brimming with unrepentant irony. Yet all of it is tied together by Sekiri’s tongue-in-cheek attitude, a knowing nod that lets you know not to take their music too seriously. Don’t miss the first ever analog reissue of Sekiri’s two earliest EPs, now compiled on one LP with one of our iconic obi-strips, available only from P-vine Records!

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S.O.B Kaidan

Noise,Violence & Destroy

LP | 2022 | JP | Original (Alchemy)

Release: 1988 / JP – Reissue

Genre: Rock & Indie

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Sabotage Organized Barbarian, best known by their acronym S.O.B were part of a hardcore punk movement in the 80s that envigorated Japanese youth along with other acts like Gism and Gauze. The ravaging tempos and punishing aural densities grappled with the ears, and their sphere of influence quickly broke the banks of their native Osaka, with acts like Napalm Death acknowledging the bands importance for their own sound and grindcore to come.

In 1988, S.O.B teamed up with Alchemy Records founder Jojo Hiroshige, and his prolific Japanoise band Hijokaidan to form S.O.B Kaidan. With Hiroshige’s crushing distortion squeals stacked on top of S.O.B’s high-tempo percussive aggression, the two made quick work of anything that dared to obstruct their path at the cross-sections of hardcore and noise.

Their only LP Noise Violence and Destroy remains the only relic of their collaboration, and has become hard to find. The initial batch of 3000 LPs were quickly snapped up, and the brief CD runs that followed are now rare items. As part of the Alchemy Records Essential Collections series, P-vine is thrilled to reissue Noise Violence and Destroy on limited edition vinyl for the first time with an iconic Japanese obi strip attached.

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Omoide Hatoba

Suichu Joe

Mademoiselle Anne Sanglante Ou Notre Nymphomanie Aureole

Release: 2022 / JP – Original

Genre: Rock & Indie

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Masonna

Crimson Voyage Feat. Yoshiko Sai

Release: 2024 / JP – Original

Genre: Rock & Indie, Electronic & Dance

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This is a masterpiece album released in 1993 on Alchemy Records by Masonna, a solo project of Mazo Yamazaki who is acclaimed as one of the leading artists of Japanoise along with Merzbow and Emergency Staircase. It is finally being revived on vinyl!

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Jojo Hiroshige

LP | 2022 | JP | Original (Alchemy)

Release: 2023 / JP – Original

Genre: Rock & Indie

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The Return of Sai Yoshiko! At first glance, the partnership between Jojo Hiroshige and Yoshiko Sai seems implausible. After all, what could the King of Noise and the mystical folk singer have in common?

Released in 2001, and marking the first musical work from Sai in over two decades, Crimson Voyage is dark swirling ambience, a spirited improvisation between a master of dark noise, and one of Japan’s most underrated singers. Sai’s voice, still as exhilarating as it was during Mangekyo, bursts forward from the depths of droning synthesizer and distorted guitar. Her clear, wordless vocalizations and sparse percussion playing fill sonic space, juxtaposed sharply with the undulating movement of the underlying drone, to create an atmosphere both meditative and breathtakingly beautiful. P-vine is thrilled to be reissuing Crimson Voyage for the first time ever on limited edition vinyl with an exclusive obi-strip.

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Hovlakin

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LP+7" | 1982 | JP | Reissue (Alchemy)

Release: 2022 / JP – Original

Genre: Rock & Indie

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Compiling three studio EPs and a live recording, this LP is the culmination of Hovlakin’s short but eventful career. Originally formed in 1979 by Taro Morishita (vo.) and Hosho Aoki (Dr.) in Saga prefecture, what started out as a fun project between Mahjong buddies quickly grew to become one of the most respected bands in the Japanese no-wave scene. With a quirky sense of humor and unique imagery Hovlakin manages to still sound fresh, nearly 40 years after their last release.

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Hijokaidan

Zouroku No Kibyou

45,99 €*

Hijokaidan / Ng / Jurajium

Release: 1982 / JP – Reissue

Genre: Rock & Indie

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Not for the faint of heart! Predating both Sonic Youth and Swans’ debut albums by a year, Zourokuno Kibyou, initially released in 1982, quickly vaulted Kansai noise rockers Hijokaidan to indie music fame. Compiling their early, borderline grotesque, extreme live performances, Zourokuno Kibyou is as much a historical document as it is one of the heaviest noise albums to ever come out of Japan. With cover art by legendary horror manga artist Hideshi Hino and a booklet containing photos from the wild performances that Hijokaidan was famous for, this is sure to satisfy even the most hardcore of hardcore fans. The LP comes with “A Tribute To Icchie”, a 7” originally released (only 14 copies were initially pressed!) in honor of original member Ichigura Akira’s passing, and repressed for the first time ever. Packaged with an OBI-strip on limited first edition vinyl, this deluxe edition of Zourokuno Kibyou is one you absolutely must not miss!

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Shumatsu Shorijo

Answer 81' Easter Gig 19th April 1981 Live Recorded At Kyoto Takutaku Volume 1

Release: 2023 / JP – Original

Genre: Rock & Indie, Electronic & Dance

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This is a compilation album by three bands in the Kansai underground scene in the late 70s, including Hijokaidan, which laid the foundation for noise and industrial music in Japan. Since it was released two years before the first album "Zouroku no Kibyou" (1982) , this is sometimes regarded as Hijokaidan making their debut with this compilation. Decades after the release of this album, Japanese noise music stretched out their arms to the world.

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Hijokaidan

Release: 2024 / JP – Original

Genre: Rock & Indie

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This is an early live recording from the iconic Japanese noise band "Hijokaidan," also known as the "King of Noise," during their performance at the "Answer 81" event held in a venue called "Kyoto TakuTaku" in 1981. While the recordings of this event were previously included on their 1st album "Zouroku No Kibyou" though it was just a part, it has now been finally made available as a standalone work with the whole recording. It's worth noting that this live performance was a historic moment when The Stalin and Hijokaidan shared the stage for the first time, and 2 years later, both bands formed a collaboration project "Sta-Kaidan".

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Hatsune-Kaidan

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Yakusoku Wa Dekinai (I Can't Promise)

Release: 2024 / JP – Original

Genre: Rock & Indie

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Hatsune-kaidan is one of the many collabaration projects of Jojo Hiroshige's Hijokaidan. Japanese king of noise has teamed up with Japan's most famous vocaloid software "Hatsune Miku". The cover of this album is newly created based on the artwork of their album called "Noisy Killer" which pays homage to the Scorpions' classic album. This controversial album contains a total of 10 songs selected by Jojo Hiroshige himself from his previous releases, making it a best-of album. The album is so pop that it is hard to believe that it is an album by Emergency Staircase, with a wide variety of cover songs from anime songs, Velvet Underground, Yoshiko Sai, and others, but the unique roaring noise of Hatsune Miku's voice is sure to intoxicate anyone who hears it. Noise is melody.

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Che-Shizu

LP | 1984 | JP | Reissue (Alchemy)

Release: 1984 / JP – Reissue

Genre: Rock & Indie

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Formed in 1984 by bassist Takuya Nishimura and erhu player and singer Chie Mukai is Che-SHIZU. Their debut on the indie record label Zero records (also known for producing acts such as Shonen Knife, and Luna Park Ensemble) “Yakusoku wa Dekinai” (I Can’t Promise) drew attention for its uncompromising approach to simply making ‘songs’. With Tori Kudo (who’s recent analog release, Tangerine with Reiko Kudo, is making waves across the world) on guitar, ‘Yakusoku wa Dekinai’ is filled with songs that are simultaneously experimental and catchy. P-vine is proud to be reissuing this historic album for the first time ever on vinyl.

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Boku To Kankou Bus Ni Nottemimasenka / Haru Rannman

7" | 2022 | JP | Original (Alchemy)

19,99 €*

Release: 2022 / JP – Original

Genre: Rock & Indie

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Jojo Hiroshige’s famed Alchemy Records is well known for releasing some of the most loved Japanoise releases from the likes of Hijokaidan, Merzbow and Masonna. The label also showcased some of the most exciting music coming out of the Kansai region from artists who didn’t necessarily fit in with its notorious noise. Osaka band Angel’in Heavy Syrup were a four member female group whose psychedelic impulses twisted and turned through luscious space rock and heavy distortion. This limited edition 7 inch release from P-vine features two covers of the legendary psych-folk songwriter Doji Morita - a perfect pairing of Japanese melancholy and experimental fuzz.

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LP | 1995 | JP | Reissue (Alchemy)

Angel'in Heavy Syrup III

30,59 €* 35,99 € -15%

Release: 1995 / JP – Reissue

Genre: Rock & Indie

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Although there were not that many psychedelic rock bands made up of all females in the world of the 1980s, "Angel'in Heavy Syrup" was the rarity one existing in the underground scene of rock and punk in Kyoto / Osaka area along with SxOxB, Outo, Nightmare and Hijo-Kaidan etc. Following reissuing the debut album of Japanese female psychedelic rock band "angel'in Heavy Syrup" last year, P-vine proudly presents their succeed releases on vinyl for the first time! Their third album, with its brilliant psychedelic cover artwork, is regarded as the greatest work of their career. Compared to their previous albums, the sound production is even more progressive rock-oriented, and includes songs such as 'Boku Dakega...', which encompasses a sad melody like that of Morita Doji, and the instrumental 'Water Mind', which develops into a spectacular piece of music. The album is the most fantastic of the entire works of their career.

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LP | 1993 | JP | Reissue (Alchemy)

Angel'in Heavy Syrup II

Release: 1993 / JP – Reissue

Genre: Rock & Indie

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Although there were not that many psychedelic rock bands made up of all females in the world of the 1980s, "Angel'in Heavy Syrup" was the rarity one emerging from the Japanese noise rock scene, they were influenced by krautrock bands such as Amon Düül II, but drew primarily from psychedelic and progressive rock, resulting in their characteristic ethereal neo-psychedelic sound. Following reissuing the debut album last year, P-vine proudly presents their succeed releases on vinyl for the first time! This is still highly acclaimed 2nd album released in 1995 featuring their well-known tunes such as 'naked SKY High' and 'Kitto Aeruyo', which were played frequently as standard songs at their live shows. Also includes a cover of the mega-hit song by Sonny & Cher 'I Got You Babe'.

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LP | 1991 | JP | Reissue (Alchemy)