Name: Tsunawatari
Brand: Hako Yamasaki

Bonus disc

Bonus disc: No

Catalogue number

WRWTFWW080

Colour

Black

Colour details

Discogs ID

Format multiplier

Download code

Download code: No

Rough Trade Exclusive

Rough Trade Exclusive: No

Extended format

Extended format: No

Format detail

180 Gram Vinyl.

Format Music GB

Limited edition

Release date

2023-05-26

Signed copies

Signed copies: No

Supplier GB

Tax rate GB

Standard:20

UPC / Barcode

4251804140447

Total Cap

Black LP

WRWTFWW080CD

Digipack with Bonus Track.

4251804140829

Artist

Hako Yamasaki

Genre GB

Folk

Label GB

We Release Whatever The Fuck We Want Records

Hako Yamasaki is a Japanese folk singer-songwriter and actress, born on 18 May 1957 in Hita City, Oita Prefecture, Japan. She played a crucial role in the folk-boom of 1970s Japan and has released an impressive total of 22 albums from 1978 to 2011. Despite facing challenges when the cultural shift to city pop occurred in the 1980s, leading to underwhelming album sales and even homelessness at one point, Yamasaki persevered. In 1985, she signed with Polydor label and released four albums before taking a hiatus for three and a half years. Her comeback came in the form of her album SA・SU・GA in 1990. Today, Hako Yamasaki is recognized as both a pioneer in the creative boom of the '70s and as an influential figure in promoting feminism.

We Release Whatever The Fuck We Want Records is a Swiss label founded and curated by [artist name] of [label name] and Stéphane Armleder aka [artist name] of [label name].

With an unapologetic approach to music, this label fearlessly pushes boundaries and challenges conventions. They have gained a reputation for releasing unique and unconventional sounds that defy categorization.

Founded on the belief that music should be free from restrictions, We Release Whatever The Fuck We Want Records has become a platform for artists who refuse to conform. Their diverse roster showcases experimental, avant-garde, and genre-defying music that captivates listeners with its raw authenticity.

The first official worldwide reissue of the sophomore album from fabled Japanese folk singer-songwriter/actress/writer Hako Yamasaki, Tsunawatari. The limited edition 180g vinyl LP comes in a heavy sleeve with the original artwork, and the digipack CD has one bonus track. Recorded right after her outstanding debut Tobimasu, Tsunawatari was released in 1976 on Elec Records, one of the first independent labels in Japan, and solidified Hako Yamasaki as one of the most gorgeous voices of the country and an exceptional musician and singer.

A truly perfect follow-up, it immortalizes the bitter beauty of heartache with tearful performances and nostalgic empowerment. The beauty of melancholic songs reaches heartbreaking heights in Tsunawatari, a magnificent ode to the sorrow of lost love and the time that passes offered to the world with a very unique brand of folk music. The kind of folk that goes for the guts, folk that shamelessly flirts with tearful blues, contemplative soft pop and psychedelic nostalgia.

Tsunawatari

Music GB