Jacks - Vacant World LP (Red Vinyl)A peerless debut album by Jacks, born during the dawn of Japanese rock, is reissued as a colored vinyl modeled after the original red disc released by Toshiba Musical Industries on September 10, 1968. Its dark and freaky lyrics and sound, as if gouging out the depths of the soul, had a profound impact on the music scene that followed. In addition to the original 10 tracks from the album, this reissue includes the single A side track "Kono Michi",

which evokes a fresh summer breeze

New genre splashes from technopop

bouncy basses

I See Heaven

pushed the borders of popular music further than anybody would have thought

Sought-after compilation exploring the Group Sound movement that swept Japan in the mid-1960s

Samba no Kaori

THE SUNSET VALLEY

Toki ga Tateba

Artwork by Rika Nagatani

Rare and killer Japanese soul funk tunes

and its lyrics