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Album artwork for The Band That Would Be King by Half Japanese

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.”

Half Japanese

The Band That Would Be King

Fire Records
Album artwork for The Band That Would Be King by Half Japanese
LP

£22.99

Orange
Limited to 1000 copies
Includes download code
Released 22/04/2023Catalogue Number

FIRELP308

Usually dispatched in 5-10 days

Half Japanese

The Band That Would Be King

Fire Records
Album artwork for The Band That Would Be King by Half Japanese
LP

£22.99

Orange
Limited to 1000 copies
Includes download code
Released 22/04/2023Catalogue Number

FIRELP308

Usually dispatched in 5-10 days

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.”