Half Japanese - Volume 4 1997-2001 ((Vinyl))

The last of the Fire Records Half Japanese reissue series, Volume 4:1997-2001 contains 1997s Bone Head and Heaven Sent (on LP for the first time) and 2001s Hello. Final volume of four part box set featuring Bone Head, Heaven Sent and Hello. Cutting straight to the gut. Jads phrasing matches surging sentiments, creating a counterpoint to the spot-on music. When they grind out a groove half-rhythmic/half-blank cadences, the woozy disconnect is oddly compelling Pitchforks Best New Reissue. This should lay to rest any questions about the importance of Half Japanese. Without them, we wouldnt have the primitive pop of Beat Happening nor the id-bearing beauty of Daniel Johnston Paste Magazine // November 2015 sees Half Japanese and Fire Records bring you the final volume of the immense box sets that focuses on releases from the late 90s and early 00s. The final volume of the four-part Half Japanese box set series "Volume 4: 1997-2001" includes albums "Bone Head", "Heaven Sent" and "Hello". Showcasing a range of experimental pop smarts and noisy punk bite, these albums see the band surrounding Jad Fair's musings on subjects from hopeless monsters to hopeless romantics with everything from sharp melodies to 64 minute work outs, with a Primal Scream cover thrown in there for good measure. Fires colossal Half Japanese series began last year with the Record Store Day exclusive of Half Gentleman/Not Beasts, this set contains the records in their original form and will include original artwork from Jad Fair. Heaven Sent is made available on vinyl for the first time, with the title track originally over an hour long, a special edit brings over 30 minutes to the LP release. High-quality downloads are included in the LP format which includes extra tracks featured in the CD format. Tracks - Bone head: 1. Monkey Hand 2. A Night Like This 3. Sometimes 4. Zombie Eye 5. Song Of Joy 6. Oww 7. Do It 8. He Walks Among Us 9. Diamonds And... 10. Kiss Me Like A Frog 11. Rhumba 12. Intergalactic Aliens 13. Celebration 14. C'mon Baby 15. Somehow I Knew 16. Now I Know 17. Brand New Sky 18. Should I? 19. Song Of Joy 20. Futuristic Lovers 21. Movin' On Up (LP download only) // Heaven Sent: 1. Heaven Sent 2. Good & True & Fine 3. A Fine Line 4. Outer Space 5. Well Worth While 6. Better Than No 7. Dynasty 8. Goldfish & The Trout 9. This Is Our Night 10. The Day We Met // Hello: 1. All The Angels Said Go To Her 2. Patty 3. Temptation 4. The Legend Of Hillbilly John 5. Mississippi 6. No Doubt 7. 10:00 AM 8. Jump Into The Mess 9. Red Sun 10. Whatever The Outcome 11. Best Of The Best 12. Summer Nights (LP download only) 13. Our Turn (LP download only) 14. Starlight 15. The Good Side 16. Super-Size It (LP download only) 17. Happyland

• Internal ID: JITRE
• Format Detail: 3LP Boxset w/ DL
• Handling Note: **Please allow an additional 72 hours for this item's shipment.**
• Genre: Rock