MEIKO KAJI - HAJIKI UTA [LP]

WEWANTSOUNDS

£29.05

Format: LP
Catalogue No.: WWSLP74
Barcode: 3700604746553
Release Date: 05 May 2023
Genre: Indie/Alternative

Major reissue program of five albums by cult Japanese exploitation actress and tarantino muse Meiko Kaji (Lady Snowblood), these reissues will start with the 1973 album "Hajiki Uta" and will cover the years 1972 to 1974 with original artwork, remastered audio and new liner notes.

The first ever reissue on single CD since its original release, the album has the original artwork and new liner notes by Hashim Kotaro Bharoocha who has interviewed Meiko for the occasion. It features "Urami Bushi" the theme song for the Female Prisoner Scorpion series which was used in Kill Bill Vol 2 and also "Onna No Jumon" the theme song for the film "Female Prisoner Scorpion - Jailhouse 41 which had been composed by Shunsuke Kikuchi who also composed the score for these films.

The rest of the album follows the same pattern with atmospheric songs such as "Onna Hagure Uta" or "Onna Somuki Uta" displaying Meiko's sombre singing over a superb slow-burning groove, which precedes the funkier "Hitori Kaze" featuring a wah wah guitar, a breakbeat-like rhythm section and slick string arrangement, shaping the unique Meiko Kaji signature sound.

Tracks:
1. Urami Bushi
2. Kanashiku Naikara Fushiawase
3. Nigori Onna
4. Betuni Doutte Koto Demo Naishi
5. Onna No Jumon
6. Hitori Kaze
7. Onna Hagure Uta
8. Onna Kawaki Uta
9. Hizumi Moe
10. Onna Somuki Uta
11. Wara No Ue
12. Meikono Futebushi