major BBs displays in Tower records here in Japan

[mabewa]

Tower Records still exists here in Japan.  They've had a lot of major Beach Boys promotions recently, starting when the Smile Sessions came out and then again with the new album (which seems to have been a pretty big hit here).  I went to the nearest branch yesterday, and there were THREE separate BBs display sections, with a huge variety of their albums, giving Smile Sessions and TWGMTR major emphasis.  They even featured solo albums from all the current members except for Dave, plus Dennis and Carl's albums, with A Postcard from California getting special love, due to its newness I suppose. 

The Japanese BBs fans are great--they know ALL the albums (every one is available in Japan except for SIP), and really have a lot of depth in their knowledge.  The BBs have been popular here since the beginning, and the fans have followed them throughout their career (Japanese fans are hugely loyal), so it's not a situation like in Spain where people just know the early stuff and look confused when they play "All This is That."   Really looking forward to the shows later this week!   

[John Manning]

http://smileysmile.net/board/index.php/topic,13631.msg307319.html#msg307319

[SloopJohnnyB]

Thanks for the info and please let us know how things go!

[mabewa]

http://smileysmile.net/board/index.php/topic,13631.msg307319.html#msg307319

Thanks for the link.  I hadn't realized that that monster thread was actually Japan-related!  It looks like the Tokyo Tower Records outlets are going even more all-out than the ones here in Osaka...  I love the fact that Japanese people still think that music is something worth shelling out $$ for. 

[mabewa]

Here is a link from the reunion tour--lists Beach Boys fans and their favorite BB songs.  It's all in Japanese, but the song names are in English, so you can see what people are into.  The so-called "deep cuts" definitely get plenty of love here!

http://creativeman.co.jp/artist/2012/08beach/comment.html

[urbanite]

I love going to Japan.  That would be surreal, to see the BB's in Tokyo.  Are they playing any other cities besides Tokyo, like Kyoto?

[mabewa]

I love going to Japan.  That would be surreal, to see the BB's in Tokyo.  Are they playing any other cities besides Tokyo, like Kyoto?

They are playing in Osaka tonight, and Nagoya on Sunday.  Osaka and Kyoto are like a 35 minute train ride away from each other (as are Osaka and Kobe), so people living in Kyoto and Kobe will presumably come to the show in Osaka tonight.