Illustrated with seminal photographs and extraordinary Jap Rock album designs Cope's previous book Krautrocksampler sold 13,000 copies in its underground, self-published incarnation Julian Cope's army of fans (Copeheads) will lap up this take on the Jap Rock phenomenon. Cope tours regularly and has brought out a new album, Dark Orgasm

Julian Cope, eccentric and visionary rock musician, follows the runaway underground success of his book "Krautrocksampler" with "Japrocksampler", a cult deconstruction of Japanese rock music, and reveals what really happened when East met West after World War Two. It explores the clash between traditional, conservative Japanese values and the wild rock 'n' roll renegades of the 1960s and 70s, and tells of the seminal artists in Japanese post-war culture, from itinerant art-house poets to violent refusenik rock groups with a penchant for plane hijacking.