[1983] The Bass Of Power - Self-titled (Full Vinyl Rip / 80s Japanese Private Press)

Tracklist: 1. Trying To Find Out About You [0:00] 2. Sweet Baby [3:10] 3. Shooting The Stars Of Love [7:08] 4. When A Man Loves A Woman [12:34] 5. Song For Jacquie [16:32] 6. Midnight Soul Patrol [20:24] 7. Port Of Call [25:40] 8. You're Just Like Me [30:25] Bass, Producer – Jun Nogi Drums – Tomokuni Takahashi Guitar – Junuchi Kikuta, Masahiro Shimada Keyboards – Minako Imai, Yasuaki Shima Vocals – Takashi Ishikawa, Tansyu Koh Special guests (Track 04): Drums – Yuji Suzuki Keyboards – Sumiko Tanimoto Ripped/scanned from my vinyl copy 80s Japanese private press released in 1983—with the exceptions of two original tracks on here, everything else is a cover of pre-existing Western funk/jazz music (except for track 03, that being a cover of a Minako Yoshida song). Based off what was written in the liner notes, this appeared to have been made for & exclusively handed out to friends & family of the participating musicians in this LP. Fun fact: this was actually the 1st LP I discovered when I began discovering the world of Japanese private presses! I found this via a now-deleted Instagram post from 2019, back when this album literally could not be traced anywhere on Google at all. Wasn't expecting to have gotten this rare LP several years later :) What do I think of it? For a private press, this has some pretty good quality to it. The instrumentals, while clearly representative of a private press, have a nice sound on this album—my only complaint is the male singer they featured here, and track 02 should clearly say enough as to why it's a very particular complaint... Anyways, enjoy!