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a rather lackluster yet undeniably significant archival release from Juntaro. this is the 2nd lp that juntaro released and its pretty much just for collectors. this album was released in october of 1988, following the death of japanese emperor hirohito. the lp starts and finishes with a recording of the japanese national anthem and its really nothing more than a japanese porn movie soundtrack. both sides contain nothing but the sound of two japanese people fucking. nothing really spectacular, but obviously necessary for gero maniacs. it is probably more interesting in terms of its historical (in)significance.

the cover is a black and white photo of the emperor. there were 1000 copies pressed according to juntaro (this was in the liner notes for the "kitanomaru hyakkei" 7') with 4 different cover editions: one with a picture of emperor hirohito cover, one with a rip off ramones cover that didn't credit the gerogerigegege (i bet this confused some japanese punk rockers), one with the ripp off ramones cover AND a limited edition flexi-disk (probably extra copies of the ai-jin 7"), and one that was the same hirohito cover BUT it contained a booklet.
this one is pretty damn rare so good luck.


put out in 1988 on VIS A VIS AUDIO ARTS.

33 rpm

note:
Juntaro himself has gone back and forth as to whether this was released in 1988 or 1989. The cover says 'October 1988'. Also, some of the same moans and grunts on this lp can also be heard on the 'sexual behavior..' 7'.