1) FRANK CHICKENS releases

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We Are Ninja/Fujiyama Mama 1984 12 inch: Kaz Records (Kaz 10T) Double A side:We Are Ninja is the song written after reading Koga Ninpoo Choo (Koga Ninja manual) by Fuutaroo Yamada. No melody, and talking, so we call it rap, although we kept Japanese rhythm rather than NY rhythm (you know what I mean). It went into British Top 10 indie hit chart - the first celebratory Japanese work. Fujiyama Mama: Hit by Wanda Jackson. The morality of this song is a bit suspicious, as it mocks Atomic bomb, but the fact that one Japanese woman fighting against Americans is great.

We Are Ninja (not geisha)
1984
7 inch/12 inch: Kaz Records (KAZ RPS-1011)

We Are Ninja (re-cut version) / Fujiyama Mama / Shellfish Bamboo


Remix of the previous record.

We Are Frank Chickens

1984
LP: Kaz Records (KAZ RPS-8282)

Cheeba Cheeba Chimpira / Mothra / Green Banana / Madame Fatal / We Are Ninja / Yellow Detective / Shellfish Bamboo / Pikadon / We Are Frank Chickens / Sake Ballad

The first LP. The collaboration of Steve Beresford and David Toop. Assembly of Japanese glorious children's culture: Mothra, Godzilla, Ninja, etc. This record is pride of Japan. Treasure of the world.

Blue Canary

1984
7 inch: Kaz Records (KAZ 20)

Hit song by Izumi Yukimura, original must come from American pop song. Izumi sang very slow in a well-brought-up fashion, but we sing cheerfully, quickly and cheaply. DJ John Peel (famous English DJ. Do you know?) praised this as No. 1 song in the history.

Blue Canary

1985
7 inch/12 inch: Kaz Records (KAZ 20/KAZ 20T)

Blue Canary / China Night / Japanese Rhumba / We Are Frank Chickens (remix)

12 inch includes 3 songs not included in We Are Frank Chickens LP. "Chickens Sing Oldies" record. The oldies come from the store in Thailand.

Get Chickenized

1987
LP/CD: Flying Lecords (STIRD 1)

We Say You Say / Sacred Marriage / Street Angels, Tokyo / Two Little Ladies / Solid Life / Japanese Girl / Island Inside Island / Young Summer / Chicken Ondo / Yellow Toast

plus extra tracks on CD: One Million Hamburgers / Monster / The Dark / House of Ninja

The second collaboration of Steve Beresford and David Toop. It includes the songs about British Historical Lesbians couple Two Little Ladies and speed biker group's queen DJ...very cool record. (The cover is in the style of Yasuji Tamoka).

Yellow Toast

1987
12 inch: Flying Lecords (Syzzle 112)

Yellow Toast / One Million Hamburgers / Monster

Toasting is the feeling of Japanese in England. Toast, Yellow, Yellow man - You know. It includes the tune from Chindon Ya, who are Japanese traditional street advertisers.

The Best of Frank Chickens

1987
CD: Kaz Records (KAZ CD2)

Cheeba Cheeba Chimpira / Mothra / Green Banana / Madame Fatal / We Are Ninja / Yellow Detective / Shellfish Bamboo / Pikadon / We Are Frank Chickens / Sake Ballad / Fujiyama Mama / Blue Canary / China Night / Japanese Rhumba / Ari Lang

This is the record which Kaz Records made without our knowledge! It includes all the songs from our first LP We Are Frank Chickens and five songs left out from that LP.

Club Monkey

1988
LP/CD: Flying Lecords (STIRD 2)

Club Monkey / Waiting for a Dog / Burn That Body / Revolution / Night Drain / Feed Me / Jackie Chan / Shaken by God's Hand / M.Y.T.H. / Hey Dead / Club Monkey Reprise

This has songs from our musical Club Monkey which we put on in 1988 with the money from Greater London Arts. The songs about eating dogs, Kyonshies (Chinese Zombies), etc, are hugely influenced by Hong Kong films which Kazuko loved at the time.

Club Monkey

1989
LP: Flying Lecords (STIR 2X)
CD: Resurgence (RES137)

Remix of the previous LP, with added track Do The Karaoke from Kazuko's Karaoke Klub TV show.

Do The Karaoke/Jackie Chan

1989
7 inch: Flying Lecords (Syzzle 2)

Theme song of the TV series Kazuko's Karaoke Klub, which was broadcast on Channel 4 in 1989. It starts with this chorus "OK, OK, do the Karaoke" in the style of Japanese pop song. B-side song Jackie Chan comes from Kazuko's hero worship.

The 90 Days - The Original Soundtrack

1992
CD: Virgin Japan (VJCA-00012)

Frank Chickens contribute three tracks to soundtrack of Kazuko's sitcom (see 90 Days Tottenham Pub below), including For Tonite and live favourite Gochamaze (the one with a lot of gold). Also on album are tracks by Clive Bell, Fishmans, Simon Fisher Turner and Reefer Madness.

Pretty Frank Chickens


Yummy Yummy Yummy / Robot Love / My Resistance is Low / Sayonara Rockefeller / Living in Tottenham / Werewolf Woman / Total Recall / Mister Limbo / Surfin' Albania / Megalomaniacs

After becoming a trio with new member, this record was made with Clive Bell and Dean Broderick. This record is much more personal and profound than any other Chickens record (I think...).

Yukasita - Underfloor World

CD: Toys Factory 1994 (Japan)/Creativeman Discs 1996 (UK/Europe)

One Step / Different / Madman in Manchester / Time is a Passerby (in Tokyo) / Johnny Reggae / Miniature Whale / Annabella / Thunderwing / Ring Road / Yukasita - Underfloor World / Welcome to the Space

This is the LP which gathered all Frank Chickens community members. We seriously had a good time making this record. Big satisfaction. Thank you very much to the people who gathered. *** Download a short sample audio clip from the track "One Step" ***

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Annabella/Different (the remix collection)

1996
12 inch: Eggy Pop (Eggy 001)

Don't Mend Your Heart / Just Get High / Different (vocal edit) / Different ("Saucy" Dub) / Annabella (vocal edit)

Remixes of the tracks from Yukasita LP, by Grant Showbiz from Moodswings and Simon Soda and Nick E Cohen (Soda/Massive Attack)