Stop Jap is the second album by Japanese hardcore punk

Hardcore punk

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 band The Stalin

The Stalin

were an influential Japanese punk rock band formed in June 1980, by leader and vocalist Michiro Endo. After numerous member changes, he disbanded the group in February 1985. In May 1987 Michiro formed a group called Video Stalin, which mostly made videos instead of albums, they disbanded in 1988...

. Released on July 1, 1982.

The first pressing contained a lyric sheet for "Meat" and was pressed on red vinyl. An additional cover of The Doors

The Doors

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' "Light My Fire

Light My Fire

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" and The Stooges

The Stooges

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' song "No Fun" was available on the cassette version that had been released at the same time.

Stop Jap was The Stalin's second full length album. It was, contrary to the album Trash

Trash (The Stalin)

Trash is the first full-length album by Japanese hardcore punk group The Stalin released on December 24, 1981.Full album released from political records that is independent music label for the first time as The Stalin...

, easy to purchase right from the start. This was due to the efforts of Tokuma Onkou, the new record label The Stalin signed to. Some of the tracks on the album are old tracks with different titles and adapted lyrics.

Track listing

All lyrics written by Michiro Endo

Michiro Endo

is a Japanese musician, author and socialist activist. Known as frontman of the influential punk band The Stalin.Endo was born in Nihonmatsu and graduated from Yamagata University. After college he wandered through Vietnam and Southeast Asia...

; all music written by The Stalin, except where noted.

Credits

• Michiro Endo
  Michiro Endo
  is a Japanese musician, author and socialist activist. Known as frontman of the influential punk band The Stalin.Endo was born in Nihonmatsu and graduated from Yamagata University. After college he wandered through Vietnam and Southeast Asia...
  
   - vocals
  Singing
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• Kazuo "Tam" Tamura - guitar
  Guitar
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• Shintaro Sugiyama - bass
  Bass guitar
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• Jun Inui - drums
  Drum kit
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