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asian pop record covers

I happened to come across these fascinating album cover images on the web.
http://www.pbase.com/sid_presley/the_record_collection&page=all

Click the images and you can get bigger photos.
These are 1960s-70s pop record covers from Japan, Singapore, Hong Kong, Indoneisa, Malaysia, Taiwan and Thailand. Among them are recognizable  some familiar names: Anita Sarawak (Malaysia), The Quests (Singapore — right?), Carnabeats (Japan), Teresa Teng [...]

Posted 19 September 2007 † sonicscape § ‡ Comments (2) °

North Korean music? Does it exist, anyway?

Sure, it does.  
In the lastest issue of a magazine I am subscribing, Songlines, I found an article about “North Korean music.” Click here to read the full text. A British guitarist, Jason Carter visited North Korea and played with NK music players. NK is known as a “secluded” country and it is not free to visit [...]

Posted 15 September 2007 † sonicscape § ‡ Comments (5) °