Artist: はっぴいえんど (Happy End)

Seminal Japanese folk rock band featuring Haruomi Hosono, Eiichi Ohtaki, Takashi Matsumoto and Shigeru Suzuki formed by Hosono and Matsumoto after the disbanding of Apryl Fool in autumn 1969. Released the first of three studio albums in August 1970, with their second, Happy End - 風街ろまん (November 1971), regarded as their "masterpiece", regularly topping critics polls. Prolific as sidemen, the members contributed to numerous projects during the band's lifetime and beyond, and went on to find commercial success with solo and group ventures (in Matsumoto's case as a hugely successful lyricist).A further one-off reunion occurred at the June 1985 multi-artist "All Together Now" concert, resulting in a four song, 12" EP Happy End - The Happy End.Founding member Ohtaki died in December 2013. In August 2015 the surviving members performed at the "Kazemachi Legend" event commemorating the 45th anniversary of Matsumoto's songwriting career.