Released in 1972, All-Japan Male Volley-Ball Team "The Road To Munich" is a unique documentary LP commemorating the Japanese men's national volleyball team's journey to the Munich Olympic Games. Narration, interviews, and recordings from training sessions are combined with an impressive original score composed by Keitaro Miho, one of Japan's most respected jazz and soundtrack composers. The album features dramatic orchestral themes, powerful jazz-funk arrangements, and cinematic instrumentals that have earned it a cult following among collectors of Japanese rare groove and soundtrack records. An unusual and highly collectible Japanese sports documentary LP from the early 1970s.
