Various – Monster a Go-go (Teen Trash From Psychedelic Tokyo ’66

Repress. Sought-after compilation exploring the Group Sound movement that swept Japan in the mid-1960s. Under the influence of the Beatles, dozens of Japanese bands devoted themselves to exporting a wide genre that ranged from surf-rock, garage fuzz, psych and wild R&B. Featuring the influential The Mops, the Filipino band (relocated to Hong Kong) D’Swooners, The Golden Cups, The Beavers, The Carnabeats, The Spiders, The Voltage, The Bunnys, and The Spiders.

01. THE BEAVERS – I’M A MAN
02. THE CARNABEATS – WHEN I WAS YOUNG
03. THE SPIDERS – NATI BATI YI
04. THE VOLTAGE – IN THE MIDNIGHT HOUR
05. THE MOPS – BLIND BIRD
06. D’SWOONERS – STONE FREE
07. THE BUNNYS – TEST DRIVER
08. THE SPIDERS – AROUND AND AROUND
09. THE GOLDEN CUPS – LSD BLUES
10. THE CARNABEATS – JENNY
11. THE SPIDERS – S.P.I.
12. THE MOPS – INSIDE LOOKING OUT