{"product_id":"the-oz-tapes","title":"The Oz Tapes |","description":"\u003cp\u003eOperating out of a small upstairs space just around the corner from the train station in the Kichijoji neighborhood of Tokyo, OZ was a scruffy, \u003cspan class=\"caps\"\u003eDIY\u003c\/span\u003e affair that lasted not much more than a year. Between June 1972 to September 1973, the cafe and performance space became the nerve center for the city’s burgeoning underground and counterculture set.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHadaka No Rallizes, aka Les Rallizes Dénudés, the psychedelic noisemakers originally from Kyoto, was one of the marquee names at OZ. Led by the enigmatic Takashi Mizutani, the now-legendary band was one of the earliest bookings for the venue, and would ultimately close out OZ Last Days, a raucous five-day blowout to celebrate the short but wonderful world of OZ. To commemorate the occasion, recordings made at OZ were released as OZ \u003cspan class=\"caps\"\u003eDAYS\u003c\/span\u003e \u003cspan class=\"caps\"\u003eLIVE\u003c\/span\u003e, a private press 2LP set featuring Miyako Ochi, Acid Seven, Masato Minami, Taj Mahal Travellers, and four tracks by the Rallizes—which constituted just a fraction of what had been recorded at the time. For nearly 50 years, these songs remained the only official appearance of the Rallizes on vinyl LP—until now.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWith The OZ Tapes, we are finally able to hear the missing pieces. Stored on reels of Scotch analog recording tape, these recordings had laid dormant in storage for almost half a century. The previously unheard material reveals the Rallizes at some of their most unhinged and experimental, as well as moments of delicate tenderness—the two sides of Mizutani that would come to define his band’s legacy. Taken as a whole, The OZ Tapes help to demystify the band’s murky history, yet this vibrant and seemingly relatively innocent era only hints at the explosive, uncharted worlds into which Mizutani would lead the band.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cul\u003e\n\t\u003cli\u003eAvailable on Black \u0026amp; Colored Vinyl (\u003cspan class=\"caps\"\u003eLITA\u003c\/span\u003e Exclusive Variant Pressed on Almost Transparent Blue)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\t\u003cli\u003eFirst-ever official worldwide LP release by Les Rallizes Dénudés\u003c\/li\u003e\n\t\u003cli\u003eFully authorized by The Last One Musique\u003c\/li\u003e\n\t\u003cli\u003e2LP in a craft board jacket including a 12 page liner notes book with archival photos\u003c\/li\u003e\n\t\u003cli\u003eNotes by Yosuke Kitazawa with an intro from OZ manager Minoru Tezuka\u003c\/li\u003e\n\t\u003cli\u003eRemastered from the original analog tapes by Makoto Kubota\u003c\/li\u003e\n\t\u003cli\u003eNO \u003cspan class=\"caps\"\u003eSALES\u003c\/span\u003e IN \u003cspan class=\"caps\"\u003eASIA\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e DRFT03 -Artist-Les Rallizes Denudes\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eGenre: ROCK\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFormat Detail: 2LP Blue\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHandling Note: **Please allow an additional 5 business days for this item's shipment.**\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFormat: Vinyl\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eReleased: 4\/5\/22\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eInternal ID: JIT\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"Love Vinyl Records","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49254139855090,"sku":"IUZ8MM-N189-DZ","price":46.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0830\/7018\/9810\/files\/les-rallizes-denudes-the-oz-tapes_M7Rpc.jpg?v=1779634090","url":"https:\/\/discandvinyl.com\/products\/the-oz-tapes","provider":"DiscandVinyl.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}