The 5.6.7.8's - Golden Hits Of The 5.6.7.8's (1988) [Reissued on CD in 2003]

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The 5.6.7.8's - Golden Hits Of The 5.6.7.8's
FLAC+CUE+LOG or MP3 CBR 320 | 45:06 min | 306 or 104 MB
1988 / Remastered & Reissued on CD in 2003 by Radio Underground Records

Japan exclusive compilation for the all female rock trio best known in the U.S. for their appearance in the film 'Kill Bill'.

While their biggest international exposure was a cameo in the Tarantino flick Kill Bill, 5.6.7.8's are much more than one-hit wonders, bearing the proud distinction of being the prime and longest-enduring Japanese garage rock girl band. Featuring a revolving cast of musicians (only one of them ever being a boy) and possessing small but loyal fanbases in countries from China to the U.S., 5.6.7.8's is the brainchild of the sisters Ronnie "Yoshiko" Fujiyama and Fujii Sachiko, and it reflects their love for music of the '50s to the '80s, bluntly alluded to in the group's name.

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The 5.6.7.8's - Golden Hits Of The 5.6.7.8's (1988) [Reissued on CD in 2003]

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This album collects the early days of the 5.6.7.8's, who, obviously, rose to fame in America with their appearance in "Kill Bill vol. 1". But this album isn't quite the Japanese doo-wop sound that they rocked out with in "Bill". No, this is a collection of their beginnings, their garage days. On this album, which has a wonderfully rough, basement recording sound, the ladies (and a dude back then) rock out with a style that sounds like The Go-Gos, The Ramones, and The Cramps jamming together in two to three minute bursts. There's even a track (Ramones) that starts with a Ramones song, which is then joined by the girls shouting "Hey! Ho! Let's Go!" in a frenzied, off beat pattern, which then changes into a poppy beat that sounds like it could have been written by Belinda Carlisle. There's even a pretty wild cover of "We Got The Beat". But throughout it all, the 5.6.7.8's retain a little bit of that punk rock doo-wop that eventually became their trademark sound. This is, without a doubt, their purest album ever.