Here you can see in chronological order those titles from the larger list that cover Progressive Rock from Japan.

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II. Books I need help with: The information provided here has been checked, but it is incomplete. An ISBN, a year etc. might be missing

1. Kurosawa, Susumu: Psychedelia in Japan. Tokyo 1994. ISBN: 4-401-61377-5.
             (240 page book written in Japanese. Includes complete discography and
             singles cover pictures of Japanese Psych and Prog bands from 1966 to 1972.
             A very complete book and very useful for collectors, for it includes lps,
             singles and cd catalog numbers. Thanks to Manuel da Achada.)
   
   
   

2. newly addedTakami, Horoshi/Numero Ueno: History of Japanese Progressive Rock 1970-1990. Tokyo. 1994. No ISBN.
             (In Japanese.)
   
   
   

3. No author: (ed. Musea/Sonore/Art Zéro Magazine): Musiques Japonaises Indépendantes des Années 90. Metz/France 1998. ISSN: 1245-3692.
             (A discography (in French) of Japanese independant music running from progressive up through
             noise and a few place in between, although mostly featuring rock related strangeness.
             Not complete by any means, but a good start with listings for 500 artists from Dada to Agencement
             to Geihoh Yamashiro Gumi to Aube and the artists on the CDs. Includes one disc of 'rock progressif
             japonais' with Ars Nova, Teru's Symphonia, Motoi Sakurraba, Wappa Gappa, Gerard, Side Steps,
             Makoto Kitayama with Shingetsu Project, Magdelena, Bellaphon, Mugen, Outer Limits, Deja Vu, and
             Pageant; and another disc with Hoppy Kamiyama, Haco, Bondage Fruit, Kondo Tatsuo, Trembling Strain,
             Ruins, Tetsuo Furudate, Gaji, Yuko Nexus6, Acid Mother Temple, Soh Band, Keiji Haino, and Otomo
             Yoshihide/Sachiko M. Thanks to Werner Regenthal.)
   
   
   

4. Author? Musiques Japonaises Indépendantes. Des Années Quatre-Vingt Dix. 1999.
             (This 140-page book presents more than five hundred bands of improvised musics, Progressive rock, punk, psychedelic,
             free-jazz, jazz-core, Rock in opposition, avant rock, avant-pop, minimalism, noise and other jazz-rock… Two compilations
             ("Le Meilleur Du Rock Progressif Japonais" and a second one dedicated to the other mentioned styles.) complete this book.
             Can be ordered here.)
   
   
   

5. Author? Love generation 1966-1979. Tokyo 2000. ISBN: 4-276-96092-4.
             (304 page book written in Japanese. Includes complete discography and singles cover pictures of Japanese Folk,
             Psych and Prog bands from 1966 to 1979. A very complete book and very useful for collectors, for it includes lps,
             singles and cd catalog numbers. Also has a list of the 101 best lps. Thanks to Manuel da Achada.)
   
   
   

6. Stofer, Franck (ed.): Japanese Independent Music. Talence Cedex/France 2001. ISBN 2-9515644-0-6.
             (The fullest picture available of Japan's explosively radical musical underground of the '80s and '90s...
             Revised and expanded from the previous French edition. 362 page book + 18 track sampler CD. More information here.
             Thanks to Werner Regenthal.)
   
   
   

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