Mad Tea Party – Hide And Seek

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Label:Vanity Records – VA-S2

Country:Japan

Used 7" 1980

Disc:VG+ (great shape)

Jacket:VG+ (light wear on back, not serious)

One of the three singles released in 1980 by Vanity Records led by Yuzuru Agi. This is the only work under their own name except for a compilation by the Tokyo-based girl trio band Mad Tea Party, and includes dark post-punk “Hide And Seek” with heavy guitar sounds and two tracks on the B-side that reflect the experimental side of the band, using tape reversals and dub processing. The minimal dub wave track "In A Tea Bag" on B2 is the best. Think this alone makes it a valuable piece. The recording/mix was done at YLEM studio, and the photos of the three singles are by the legendary Takayuki Shiraishi (BGM).

阿木譲率いたVanityが80年に発表した3枚のシングル盤のひとつ。東京を拠点に活動していたガールズ・トリオ・バンドMad Tea Partyによる単独名義では唯一となる作品で、A面ではヘヴィーなギター音の鳴るダークなポストパンクを演奏した”Hide And Seek”、B面にはテープの逆回転やダブ処理を用いた実験的な側面を映した2曲を収録。このB2のディレイを効かせたミニマル・ダブ調の”In A Tea Bag”が最高。これだけで価値ある一枚と思います。録音/ミックスはYLEMのスタジオにて行われ、3枚のシングルの写真はレジェンド白石隆之氏(ex BGM)によるもの。

A - Hide And Seek

B1 - Modern Time's Pop

B2 - In A Tea Bag