"Hair" In Japanese (MP3s)

Having already damned this blog for all time with the Japanese Jesus Christ Superstar and the Norwegian Rocky Horror Picture Show, I hereby present to you MP3s of the 1971 Japanese cast of Hair, courtesy of the collection of the late great WFMU DJ and Hair aficionado Mister Boyd. I've put the Age of Aquarius at the end because they had the audacity to sing that one in English. There are some key songs missing from this production, but the inexplicable mis- charmingly accurate titling of some songs ("The Flesh Failures?!") compensates for any musical gaps.

Donna   |   Manchester England   |   Dead End

I'm Black - Ain't Got No   |   Sheila Franklin - Ain't Got No Grass   |   I Got Life

Hair   |   Frank Mills   |   Be In   |   Where Do I Go   |   Electric Blues

Going Down   |   Walking In Space   |   Three Five Zero Zero

Good Morning Starshine   |   The Flesh Failures (Let The Sunshine In)

Aquarius

Comments

[Vanessa]

On my end, at least, all these links are broken. Which is a crying shame, because *I must hear this*.

[Douglas]

Actually, "The Flesh Failures" really is the title of that song! Google it if you don't believe me...

[Station Manager Ken]

Sorry about the busted links. they're all fixed now. Thanks Douglas! Right you are...

-ken

[Mark]

This is beautiful. Love it!

[Vanessa]

Arigato, Station Manager Ken!

(bops to "Good Morning Sunshine")

[Henry Lowengard]

Hair obscurists can find the English version of "Going Down" and other hippy smut on the "DisinHAIRited" album of stuff cut from the original cast album (and some shows).

[dollar_bin]

You know, this recording is chased by beat collectors because the song Dead End provides the bass for Nas' Halftime. If you listen closely to the Nas song you can hear a hint of the vocals that they weren't able to completely filter out. Thanks for posting.

[Marcell]

Hey!

I love this version, I grin a lot as I hear some known words in the lyrics, that's why I would like to find the whole lyrics so much. Does anyone know where I could find it? I tried with google (maybe not efficient enough) and also with japanese characters, but I found nothing. If anyone had it and sent it to me, or just gave me an advice how to search, I would be rather thankful!

Thank You!

[Aleks]

Tell to Mr.Boyd to look for this:

hair_-_versão_brasileira_(1969)_[raridade!]

(if he still hasn't it).

Thanks a lot!

[Tedo]

Apryl Fool vocalist Tadaki Kosaka was in this production I believe.