Stumbled on this stuff this morning, via this site.
Not surprising, there was a vibrant Japanese beat music scene in the 1960s, called Group Sounds, which borrowed from the harmonies and sounds of the British Invasion and psychedelica and turned them into something else.
Too soon to curate, too good to wait.
Lind and the Linders
The Toys
The Jacks
This is another classic of the genre, which might be familiar to anyone who picked up the Nuggets II Box set: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bPhQd_pCg3w
Of course this is in your sweet spot Evan! I actually managed to get I Am Just The Mops into my second post, when I couldn’t stop listening. Thanks!
Was gonna say someone needs to make Japanese Nuggets, but I’ve been beaten to the punch.