The Stalin

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Please expand this article with text translated from the corresponding article in the Japanese Wikipedia. (February 2009) After translating, {{Translated|ja|ザ・スターリン}} must be added to the talk page to ensure copyright compliance. Translation instructions · Translate via Google

The Stalin
Origin	Fukushima, Japan
Genre(s)	Punk rock Hardcore punk
Years active	1980—1985, 1988—1993
Label(s)	Political Records (1980 – 1981) Tokuma Onkou (1982 – 1985) Alfa Records (1989 – 1993)
Members
Michiro Endo Ritsu Saito Chikao Adachi Shigeo Mihara
Former members
Atsushi Kaneko Shintaro Sugiyama Jun Inui Kazuo Tamura Hitoshi Oda Keigo Nakata Tatsuya Nakamura June-Bleed Teruya Ogata Masayuki Ono Kubota May Shoko Aihiko Yamamori Yusuke Nishimura

The Stalin was an influential Japanese punk rock band formed in 1980, by Michiro Endo.

Contents 1 History 1.1 1980-1982 Formation 1.2 1982-1984 1.3 1988-1990 Birth of "Stalin" 2 Discography 2.1 The Stalin 2.2 Video-Stalin 2.3 Stalin 3 References 4 External links

[edit] History

[edit] 1980-1982 Formation

The Stalin began in 1980 and was founded by Michiro Endo, a 30 year-old socialist activist. He chose the name because "the name Stalin is very hated by most people in Japan, so it is very good for our image."^[1]

[edit] 1982-1984

[edit] 1988-1990 Birth of "Stalin"

[edit] Discography

[edit] The Stalin

Albums & EPs

• Stalinism (1981)
• Trash (1981)
• Stop Jap (1982)
• Mushi (虫, The Insect^?) (1983)
• Fish Inn (1984)
• For Never double album (1985)
• Fish Inn (1986 Mix) (1986)
• Stalinism (1987)
• Stop Jap Naked (2007)

Singles

• Dendou Kokeshi (電動こけし^?, Vibrator) (1980)
• Romantist (ロマンチスト, Romanchisuto^?) (1982)
• Allergy (アレルギー, Arerugii^?) (1982)
• Go Go Stalin (GoGoスターリン, Go Go Sutarin^?) (1983)
• Nothing (1984)

[edit] Video-Stalin

Albums

• -1 (Minus One) (1988)

[edit] Stalin

Albums

• Joy (1989)
• Stalin (1989)
• Sakkin Barricade (殺菌バリケード, Sterilization Barricade^?) (1990)
• Street Value (1990)
• Live to be Stalin (行方不明^?) (1991)
• Kiseki no Hito (奇跡の人, The Miracle Worker^?) (1992)

Singles

• Houchou & Man-jyu (包丁とマンジュウ^?, Kitchen Knife & Bun) (1989)
• Benkyou ga Dekinai (勉強ができない^?, Can't study) (1989)
• '90s Sentimental Osechi ('90sセンチメンタルおせち, 90s Senchimentaru Osechi^?) (1989)
• Mayonaka no Omocha Bako (真夜中のオモチャ箱^?, Toy Box of Midnight) (1990)
• Wild Ghetto (1991)
• Ride on Time (ライド・オン・タイム, Raido On Taimu^?) (1992)

[edit] References

[edit] External links

• Michiro Endo Official Site (Japanese)
• The Stalin Fansite Very detailed fansite of The Stalin (Under Construction).
• KFTH - The Stalin Page