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Speed, Glue & Shinki

Speed, Glue & Shinki

1972 · Rock

Rare pressing on Gatefold

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Speed, Glue & Shinki by Speed, Glue & Shinki

Speed, Glue & Shinki is a Rock album by Speed, Glue & Shinki, originally released in 1972. On Gatefold: 16 pressings tracked.

About

Like Flower Travelin’ Band, Blues Creation and Gedo, Japan’s Speed, Glue & Shinki played heavy, psychedelic acid-rock that attracted a huge cult following in the early ‘70s, especially amongst Tokyo’s motorcycle counter-culture. Shinki Chen was considered Japan’s Jimi Hendrix, which makes sense after listening to his lysergic leads that melt all over the middle of “Sniffin & Snortin PT1,” the blues-based boogie-rocker that opens their 1971 debut album. Riff-rockers “Bad Woman” and “Red Doll” display a love for Leslie West and Mountain, especially the former, which sounds heavily inspired by “Mississippi Queen.” Smith croons in a throaty Louis Armstrong style on the sludgy stomp of “Flat Fret Swing” before getting experimental with a Moog on the 13-minutes-plus space jam “Sun ~ Planets ~ Life ~ Moon.”

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Tracklist

  1. 1Sniffin & Snortin PT13:50
  2. 2Run And Hide4:50
  3. 3Bad Woman4:36
  4. 4Red Doll4:57
  5. 5Flat Fret Swing4:44
  6. 6Sniffin' & Snortin PT22:38
  7. 7Don't Say No5:38
  8. 8Calm Down4:52
  9. 9Doodle Song1:32
  10. 10Search For Love8:52
  11. 11Chuppy1:44
  12. 12Wanna Take You Home6:01
  13. 13Sun ~ Planets ~ Life ~ Moon13:19
  14. 14Song For An Angel4:23

Sound DNA

  • Rock
  • Blues Rock
  • gritty
  • hypnotic
  • psychedelic

Album notes

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Notes from the original pressing. Later editions may differ.

Double single sleeves (Separate, not FOC) with big size obi (outer cover).
Include 3 inserts. 2 inserts are yellow. Another insert is craft paper.

Credits

The people behind it.

Performers

  • Hiroshi OguchiDRUMS DRUMS, GUEST GUEST, DRUMS
  • Joey SmithDRUMS, VOCALS DRUMS, VOCALS, SYNTHESIZER VOCALS, DRUMS, SYNTHESIZER
  • Masayoshi KabeBASS
  • Mike HanopolBASS, VOCALS BASS, VOCALS, KEYBOARDS BASS, VOCALS, KEYBOARDS, GUEST
  • Shigeki WatanabeGUEST, KEYBOARDS KEYBOARDS KEYBOARDS, GUEST
  • Shinki ChenGUITAR

Rare pressing on Gatefold · 16 pressings tracked on Gatefold

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