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はっぴいえんど

(Happy End)

Japanese folk-rock luminaries Happy End formed in Chiyoda, Tokyo, Japan in 1969 and carved out an influential place on the country's music landscape with their experimental rock sound. Founded by the now legendary Japanese pop pioneer Haruomi Hosono and musician Eiichi Ohtaki in 1969, after bringing in guitarist Shigeru Suzuki and poet-drummer Takashi Matsumoto, the group released their self-titled Japanese-language rock debut album in 1970 on experimental music label URC (Underground Record Club). The proto-city pop Japanese-language album marked a first for Japanese rock, which...