The Ventures, America's premier instrumental guitar band, was a big deal in Japan. Probably because they didn't have to deal with the language barrier. They toured there often. An oft quoted statistic has them outselling The Beatles in Japan 5 to 1.
In 1970, Japan hosted Expo 70 in Osaka. The Ventures supplied the official theme song.
I found this on EBay. This particular pressing came via Canada.
The B-Side is a take on Swan Lake. I always thought the tune was from the original soundtrack of Lugosi's Dracula. I know now that I'm mistaken.
Sayanara
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