You can’t go wrong with an album cover featuring a fluffy cute dog pasted onto Superman’s body… A legend in the Japanese rock scene, Katoh launched his career in the ’60s with his university group The Folk Crusaders before moving onto producing, his own solo career, later forming the legendary psych group Sadistic Mika Band. Kazuhiko Katoh second solo outing Super Gas is a mixture psych, folk, acid, and rock that highlights Katoh’s talents as a songwriter. Check the floating cosmic folk of B2 アルカンシェル or the slide guitar blues of A2 アーサ博士の人力ヒコーキ.
Recommended – B2 アルカンシェル
A1 家をつくるなら
A2 アーサ博士の人力ヒコーキ
A3 魔法にかかった朝
A4 せっかちと
A5 もしも,もしも,もしも
A6 不思議な日
B1 魔誕樹の木陰
B2 アルカンシェル
B3 児雷也冒険譚
B4 スーパー・ガス
Produced by K. Katoh & Mr. Morning with a little help from K. Nitta
Engineered by T. Iyobe with assistance of K. Sugiyama
Recorded at MIKA Sound Cottage during May to July, 1971
All selections are written , arranged, played (on guitar, banjo, harmonium, steel drum) and sung by K. Katoh
Takashi Nishioka: Flat mandolin on A1, Background vocal on B2 & Vibe on B2
Hiro Tsunoda: Drums & Percussion, Lead Guitar on B2, Background vocal on A4, B1 & Laughing on A4
Mika: Percussion on A45, B2, Background vocals & Screaming on B3
Yoshiro Yomo: Guitar on B1 & Backgroung vocal
Monsiever Kan: Background vocal on B1
Toshio Endo: Pedak Stell on A1,A2
Kei Ishikawa: Electric Bass on A1, A2
Sasa & Koji: Background vocal on A1
Baichan: Background vocal only
Lyrics: Takeshi Matsuyama