Chirashi - Tokyo Punk & New Wave ‘78-80s [Record Shop Base]

[Japanese Punk] [Fliers of History] [New Wave]

Chirashi - Tokyo Punk & New Wave ‘78-80s 

Compiled by Record Shop Base

Slogan, Tokyo, 2022. Like new. "Obi" intact."

From the publisher:

"Chirashi’ is a noun meaning 'flyers’ in Japanese derived from the verb system ‘chirasu', that means 'scatter', 'millstone' or 'distribute'.

The great wave of punk rock/post punk/new wave prosperity in Japan from 1978 onwards was supported by the inexpensive paper medium of ‘chirashi (=flyers)’. Most groups and musicians of the time used ‘chirashi’ to deliver their gig and release information to their audiences, ‘chirashi’ brought people together, and ‘chirashi’ were literally ‘chirasareta (distributed and disappeared!)’"

As the Japanese often do, this is an incredible piece of punk/new wave history, documenting literally hundreds of shows from the late 70s into the 80s. Gauze, Aunt Sally, LSD...it's all here. While the text of the book, including chronology, is in Japanese, the fliers themselves represent a master-class in punk graphic design. Essential!