Wow, an awesome band dressed up in what today would be considered lolita fashion back when only a handful of people in Japan were dressing this way. Angelic Pretty and Pink House were among the only brands around at the time; Baby The Stars Shine Bright and Metamorphose wouldn't exist for a few more years. The term lolita first appeared in the fashion magazine Ryukou Tsushin in the September 1987 issue.
These girls probably started the whole gothic lolita fashion in Japan, and yet no one remembers nor so much a mention when talking about said fashion. Go back to as far as the early 80s, and they're most likely the earliest ones who ever dressed like this.
ホテル花屋カフェシアターニ床屋燈カリ灯シダスコロ Hotel hanaya(florist) cafe theater ni tokoya(barber) akari tomoshidasu koro (when they begin to turn on the lights) 茶色い星のカフェ幻ろしかファンタジアがはじまるころは Chairoi hoshi no cafe maboroshi ka,Fantasia ga hajimaru koro ha(wa) こうもりがさのまぶたもうるむ 波の朝顔 夜のグラモフォン Koumori-gasa no mabuta mo urumu,Nami no asagao,Yoru no gramophone ホテル花屋カフェシアターニ床屋燈カリ灯シダスコロ チャイナクォーター隠れカジノで美女が衣を脱いだり着たり China quarter kakure-casino de bijo ga kinu wo nuidari kitari サブマリンのうろこが踊る 天体望遠鏡のよな目で Submarine no uroko ga odoru,Tentai-bouenkyou no yo na(no you na) me de ごらんよ いかづちの屋根の上で(ネモネモネモネモ・・・・・・) Goran yo,Ikaduchi no yane no ue de (Nemo Nemo Nemo Nemo……) デコレイションケイクの屋根の窓(ネモネモネモネモ・・・・・・) Decoration cake no yane no mado (Nemo Nemo Nemo Nemo……) ホテル花屋カフェシアターニ床屋燈カリ灯シダスコロ 黄色い煙 小瓶が舞って モロッコ模様 カクテルバーで Kiiroi kemuri kobin ga matte Morocco-moyou cocktair bar de 氷雨の紳士 ハマナス博士 艦隊分かれ 大海戦中 Hisame no shinshi Hamanasu-hakase kantai wakare dai-kaisen-chu ホテル花屋カフェシアターニ床屋燈カリ灯シダスコロ スペインラザァの逆なでうけて ヒステリック ハンカチ震え止む Spain razor no saka-nade ukete,Hysteric hankachi(handkerchief) hurue yamu いかづちの化石の屋根の上で(ネモネモネモネモ・・・・・・) Ikaduchi no kaseki no yane no ue de (Nemo Nemo Nemo Nemo……) デコレイションケイクの屋根の窓(ネモネモネモネモ・・・・・・) ごらんよ いかづちの屋根の上(ネモネモネモネモ・・・・・・) デコレイションケイクの屋根の窓(ネモネモネモネモ・・・・・・) ホテル花屋カフェシアターニ床屋燈カリ灯シダスコロ 黄色い花でフルート吹いて大きな泡で一汗かいて Kiiroi hana de flute huite,Ookina awa de hitoase kaite サブマリンの連続艦隊 海底ケーブル 噛んだよな歯で Submarine no renzoku-kantai kaitei-cable kanda yo na (you na) ha de ホテル花屋カフェシアターニ床屋燈カリ灯シダスコロ 茶色い星のカフェ幻ろしかファンタジアが鳴り止む頃は Chairoi hoshi no cafe maboroshi ka,Fantasia ga nariyamu koro ha(wa) 深海魚まで目をむき出して 波の朝顔 夜のグラモフォン Shinkai-gyo made me wo mukidashite,Nami no asagao,Yoru no gramophone いかづちの化石の屋根の上で(ネモネモネモネモ・・・・・・) デコレイションケイクの屋根の窓(ネモネモネモネモ・・・・・・)
Damn, I always knew Joy Division was secretly Japanese lmfao Love those songs that just straight up rip off an entire bass line without even bothering to hide it xD
This is SoLiD ! !! I love the guitar sound they had on this version of the track. Kind of reminds me of Sisters of mercy, especially right at the end. Strawberry Switchblade should have stuck with their original sound. Although I do enjoy Since Yesterday for all its synth sound.
I hadn't ever heard these alternate takes until RU-vid. Anyone know if the entire LP from these sessions is available? Imo this is better than the studio release! Rose looks so cute in this pic.