i was searching info on FAR OUT and just in case anybody here is interested in bidding more than 1.200 $ for a copy of the album!!!
http://cgi.ebay.com/FAR-OUT-s-t-JAP...Y_W0QQitemZ110125737758QQihZ001QQcmdZViewItem
obviously those records, like most krautrock and italoprog and french music concrete, were originally issued in small quantities and totally unsuccesfull, here the mad high price on collectors market (also some rich collectors stupid fetish for "original" first press).
I think also that, when reasoning about rock outside of English speaking countries, from where it evolved and have his roots, a process happened to bring often compelling, if a bit cold sounding, sonic results. A bit similar to what happened in others pop art forms, Spaghetti Western come to mind, here you have that you reshape a foreign art that you know only from the product you consume, but whose history is alien to your roots. Then (except obviously the poorly copycatting) take the bits you like, often the more visceral, expand on them and add to a certain degrees bits from your culture and sensibilities. The result is often something really abstract and over the top (quality may vary). Like krautrock or italoprog or norwegian blackmetal or, japrock. I really like this process, (maybe also because i'm not from anglo culture!).
Satori is great, really, and, even if i loathe downloading because is destroing the little records labels i love, here you go:
http://lysergia.blogspot.com/2006/05/flower-travellin-band-satori-1972.html
then if you love it enough to buy it, avoid the Radioactive pressing, is a bootleg, and go to Forced Exposure, they have of many japrock records the legal reissue from japan (often great also on packaging).