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...