Do it.
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I was about to say something along the lines of “post what you like… it’s your favourite/s” and that there are no wrong answers in here.
And then @Klawdy showed up… 
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Alley Cat by Nucleus from 1975. A real Funky Prog type thing.
And Skull Session by Oliver Nelson, also from 75. Jazzy funk goodness.
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The mighty Buffalo.
From Sydney, Australia’s first metal/stoner band. Bassist Peter Wells would convert to slide guitar and go on to form Rose Tattoo with ex-Buster Brown singer Angry Anderson.
Dead Forever (1972):
Volcanic Rock (1973):
Only Want You For Your Body (1974):
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Currently listening to this album…the main song, “Music” charted in Australia back in 1976.
I’ve always loved this album…still do 46 years later.
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Do they show any interest in the records? My 5 yo twin boys are pretty fascinated with the artwork and how the needle comes down on the spinning vinyl. They dance around like nutters too, kicking up dust everywhere 
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Never heard of Farm. I’ll check 'em out.
Re: Buffalo: Great band. I have all 5 albums, but the first 3 are where it’s at. For my money, ‘Volcanic Rock’ is the pick of the bunch - i love the slow burning, 9 minute, ‘Freedom’ - great tune.
Story goes that band management - trying to get them on the radio, and ‘Countdown’ - insisted they go down a more commercial path. As a result, guitarist John Baxter was sacked, Pete Wells left, and they watered down their sound. It didn’t really work, it was a different band ‘Mother’s Choice’ (1976) is a solid album, but the last one, ‘Average Rock ‘n’ Roller’ (1977) was disappointing.
Singer Dave Tice is still active around the Sydney pub scene, kicking around with his blues band, and does the occasional gig down here. I saw him do a ‘Buffalo Revisited’ with some new players at The Bendigo Hotel a few years ago - very good.
There’s a great 20 odd minute clip of them playing Hordern Pavilion, 1974, on You Tube - type in ‘Buffalo Live GTK’. Good stuff.
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Yeah they show a bit. They love dancing around the shed. Both are really interested in The Beatles at the moment which is great. They love the cover art and get real excited over coloured records, particularly splatters ect.
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Amazing.
Whilst your post may not be one for the purist collectors in this thread, this one I can really relate to.
What an amazing video and soundtrack. Audio quality is balls, and even though it’s ‘various artists’ for a small-ish group of skaters it captures a specific moment in time, a turning point in a sub culture, just like a well known album would.
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I don’t know if this fits what you’re talking about with the Japanese, but I’ve found this guys music fascinating. If only he applied a little (ok a lot) of distortion it’d be better.
‘Terry’ Takeshi Terauchi
Covers a lot of genres, funk, western but really gets a lot of mileage out of the surf guitar sound.
Does Terry even qualify as obscure or is he pretty well known?
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Garden Variety - Knocking The Skill Level
Not quite post-hardcore, not quite emo, not quite melodic punk, not quite indie. Really good early to mid 90s band with sing-bordering-on-scream vocals, nice buildups, slow and fast, Superchunk meets Drive Like Jehu catchiness. The singer/bass guitarist went on to do the Gang Of Four-esque dance rock tunes of Radio 4.
Headhunter Records, yeah very much of that ilk.
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Great record but not obscure methinks. Dusk was also magnificent for its time, probably still is, must dig it up
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Ha, this one takes me back. It was the first CD I ever bought after selling all my vinyl which I’m now buying back slowly at triple the price. Just picked this up on vinyl again not long ago. It’s great but I slightly prefer the one before this , Soul Mining.
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Read the label
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O my Lordy lord - Brother Jack McDuff!!!
Winner @Doggatron
The depth and quality of funk and soul in early 70’s seems endless.
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