Catalog Number: PLP-7414 Color: Black Format: LP UPC: 4995879608418 Live recordings in Roma, 1984, with an Obi-strip. Friction is one of the first Japanese punk bands and formed by Reck, Chiko Hige and Lapis in Tokyo in March 1978, and now the band is still keeping active. Reck and Chiko Hige had previously been on the NY No Wave scene as founding members of James Chance and the Contortions, and brought back the experience and influence to the Japanese music scene. It's no exaggeration to say that the band laid the foundation for alternative music in Japan. P-VINE is proud of reissuing all of their albums on vinyl.