Hijokaidan

Ultra legendary group, the kings (& queen) of noise. Much has been said about them, I believe no introduction is needed, right?
With a (somewhat) dauting discography, including many line-up changes, and phases. Each fan has their own favorite record, and it's not easy to recommend a starting point for begginers. So, I'm gonna talk about my preferences, you may give a chance to them, in case you haven't before, and it's a good place to begin, I believe, in case you're trying to get into the Hijo's.
The Jojo-Junko-Mikawa line-up is commonly refered as "classic", and it's not hard to realize why. Responsible for "Modern" and "Romance", two huge 60+ minutes monoliths of noise, the most well known records from them, and widely considerated as classics of the genre. These are the definitive testament of Japanoise: Unhinged, just completly untamable, feral sheets of mid and high frequencies, but that feel coherent, not just chaos for the sake of chaos. It's also interesting to notice the mundane, the banality of the theme/aesthetic of these records, as if they're saying "yeah, noise is just one part of everyday life, it's unavoidable". Just beautiful.
But before them, came a couple of discs that showcase this wild nature in a reduced dose, more palatable (as far as Noise goes), and varied. "Limited Edition" and "No Paris/No Harm" came in... aham... limited pressings. Hijokaidan material is already pretty scarce here in the West, and these had only one vinyl pressing each, with just a couple repressings on cd (just one for "No Paris[...]"). Though, yeah, some of these songs saw their ways into compilations, like "Jojo & Junko" for example, I think the way they were released originally, in its entirety, is the best way to appreciate (without some silly "+1 noise" and worse versions of the front covers).

Limited Edition

Just check this beautiful minimalist design! And this psych sticker?! Just perfect. A nice sampler of live performances from '87, including... get this... some Can and Jimi Hendrix covers! These versions are, as expected, unrecognizable, but no matter. The trio is just wild! Super lo-fi and drenched in feedback. Instead of the harsh non-stop assault of the bigger records, beforementioned, this one takes some turns and rests. Sporadic outbursts of saturation, and some psych modulations (the phaser, or whatever fx is that, on the voice, during 'Before The Heat', is a "cherry on top of the cake" situation) paint the feedback landscape, erratcly. And, yes, the vocals... damn... Junko's finest hour.

No Paris/No Harm

No harm? Jeez... now that's just sadistic! While, yes, this one is more understated, it's no less ferocious. but it does feel, hmm... sadistic? Another compilation of live material, but just perfectly sequenced, as some proper album. Starts pretty low-key, as far as the instruments go, because Junko just comes out of the gate as savage as possible. Then the second track, 'Vivre Sa Vie', featuring some rhythmic clean vocals (!!!), and then it just explodes during the second half (namely, the third and final side-long track, 'No Harm'). Has some sort of Noise Rock feel to it.

It just goes to show you they're not an one note band. So, between their noisy, Psych Rock inspired, Free Imrpov beginings, and the contemporary ultra clean & crispy noisy Free Imrpov situation, among the Harsh Noise classics you'll find these couple small records, which are my absolute favorites. It's hard to choose just one, among their pretty sizeable discography, but I just can't help return to these, time and time again.
Grab them [here], and also check this amazing performance from the same era.