DARA PUSPITA / DARA PUSPITA 1966-1968 / CD

初CD化!! インドネシア・ガールズ・ガレージ! 1964年ジャワ島東部スラバヤにて結成。英国ビートに影響されたワイルドなステージングで本国のみならずタイやマレーシアの若者からも人気を得ていた模様。アルバム4枚からノリの良いR&Bビート・ナンバー中心に編集された決定版CD。20頁ブックレットも内容充実!

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SUBLIME FREQUENCIESよりインドネシア産オール・ガールズ・ガレージ・バンドの秘宝、ダラ・プスピータのガレージ・イヤーズ1966-68年間音源が待望のCD化!! あのスカルノ大統領も大のお気に入りだったという彼女達、当時からインドネシアでは絶大な人気を誇っております。アジアン・ガレージ好きには以前より名前を轟かしていましたが、これだけまとまった音源集のリリースは初となり、しかも初期3枚のアルバムからのベスト的編集という事はこの野良猫達が一番スレてた時期。エコーとファズが効いたアバズレ・ビートは全ガールズ・ガレージ好き必聴でしょう。

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Dara Puspita (trans. "Flower Girls") was arguably the world's greatest all-female garage rock band. The reason you've probably never heard of them was that they came from Indonesia where they were extremely popular during the 1960s. Their career spanned from 1965 until 1973 including 3 years (1969-1971) living and touring in Europe. The four albums recorded by the original members between 1966 and 1968 (the material represented on this CD) is one of the great chapters of 1960s popular music history never to be reissued, let alone recognized beyond a few tuned-in souls and adventurous record collectors in the Western world. Twenty-six of their most spectacular tracks (from the albums Jang Pertama, Special Edition, Green Green Grass, and A-Go-Go) are now finally available to hear in this essential release. Dara Puspita formed in their hometown of Surabaya in 1964. After relocating to Jakarta, the group began to create quite a stir with their wild stage shows. Their local performances were attended by teenagers grooving to the band's raw garage rock sound. The first all-female Indonesian pop group that could play their instruments and sing, Dara Puspita also attracted the attention of Indonesian president Sukarno who labeled Western rock music "a form of mental disease." In 1965 (an eventful and critical year for the group), the girls endured a month-long interrogation by the government for performing "outlawed" rock and roll music, became the house band in a Bangkok nightclub for three months, and were introduced to Dick Tamimi of Mesra records, the man who would launch their recording career. The tracks featured on this compilation were recorded at the height of Dara Puspita's popularity during the immediate post-Communist era of General Suharto's new order; a time when Indonesia's musicians and artists were finally capable of launching their own creative renaissance. This collection is guaranteed to appeal to all fans of the beat a-go-go era of the mid-late 1960s and is a significant missing piece of the global pop music history puzzle. Every single track is a classic, the sound quality is superb, and it should only take one listen to become completely addicted to and charmed by this legendary Indonesian group. Tri-fold digipack CD with 20-page booklet featuring rare & unseen photos provided by Dara Puspita for this specific reissue project and extensive liner notes of the band's phenomenal history by Alan Bishop.


01. Pip Pip Yeah
02. Musafir Cinta (The Love Traveler)
03. Pantai Pataya (Pataya Beach)
04. Pesta Pak Lurah (Mr. Lurah's Party)
05. Bertamasja (On Vacation)
06. Puyaili (Thai Folk Song)
07. A Go Go
08. Pusdi
09. Semua Gembira (All Happy)
10. Ibu (Mother)
11. Mabuk Laut (Sea Sick)
12. Soal Asmara (About Love)
13. Aku Pergi (I Go)
14. Rudi
15. Hallo, Kawan (Hello, Friend)
16. Lagu Rindu (The Longing Song)
17. Believe Me
18. Hai Kasih (Hi Love)
19. Mengapa (Why?)
20. Mari-Mari (Come on-Come on)
21. Pinokio (Pinnochio)
22. Lihat Adikku (See My Little Sister)
23. Ali Baba
24. Rantiku
25. Tanah Airku (My Homeland)
26. Kerja Kami (Our Work)