This 8“ from 1984 is the second vinyl release by Tōkyō’s Samurai. It is similar in style to the other releases of theirs that I’ve posted, a competent mix of punk and rock’n’roll. To my ears this 8“ is already a bit more polished than their debut 7“. It seems that some copies of this e.p. came with a much rawer bonus tape included (possibly a rehearsal?), but sadly my copy doesn’t have it.
Samurai – Center Of Tokyo 7″
These two vinyl and flexi 7“es from 1983 are Samurai’s debut effort. I like this one here the best of their three releases from the eighties: though the sound is pretty similar to their two 8“es -rock’n’roll and garage influenced punk rock- the tracks on these 7“es are kind of livelier and a bit dirtier to my ears.
Samurai – I‘m A Person Not A Number 8“
I don’t really know shit about Samurai, so if there’s anyone to fill in the blanks, I’m willing to learn more. Here goes what little I can say: during their original existence in the early/mid-eighties it seems this power trio released a 7“ and two 8“es, this one being the second 8“ from 1985. The music is mid-tempo punk rock with a lot of rock’n’roll thrown in, a bit like what The Rockers or Anarchy did a couple of years earlier. Samurai come across a bit stiffer and less fun, though. At least were as creative in finding a band name as The Rockers and Anarchy, haha. A reunion produced one more CD and a couple of compilation albums, it seems.