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Speed, Glue & Shinki – Eve = 前夜
Speed, Glue & Shinki
Eve = 前夜
Style: Rock
Label: Atlantic
Catalog Number: P-8081A
Released: 1971
Featured in Julian Cope’s Japrocksampler, Speed, Glue & Shinki was a Japanese psychedelic rock power trio formed in 1970 by guitarist Shinki Chen and producer Ikuzo Orita. At this time, Shinki Chen was known as “Nippon’s Jimi Hendrix” and had already released an amazingly tripped-out, Sabbath-inspired, self-titled debut album. In his new band, Shinki would be joined by Filipino singer/drummer Joey Smith (Speed), who Shinki had discovered while performing at a shopping centre, and bassist Masayoshi Kabe (Glue). Smith’s wild, amphetamine-powered drumming fuels much of these blues-rock jams with Shinki sort of doing Zeppelin/Sabbath impressions on guitar. Despite the sloppiness and often lo-fi recording, there’s a certain charm and honesty that’s captured here with the group shamelessly pushing their drug usage to the limit and recording the results.
Recommended – Full Listen
Tags: Acid rock / Cult Classic / Hard Rock / Psychedelic Rock
Tracklist:
A1 Mr. Walking Drugstore Man = ミスター・ウォーキング・ドラッグストア・マン
A2 Big Headed Woman = 冷い女
A3 Stoned Out Of My Mind = ストーンド・アウト
B1 Ode To The Bad People = 悪人へ捧ぐ
B2a M Glue = M グルー
B2b Keep It Cool = キープ・イット・クール
B3 Someday We’ll All Fall Down = 滅亡の日
Credits:
Bass – 加部正義*
Design [Designed], Photography By [Photos] – Michihiro Kimura
Drums, Vocals, Guitar – ジョーイ・スミス*
Guitar – 陳信輝*
Mixed By – Kenny Tanioka
Producer – Ikuzo Orita, Speed, Glue & Shinki
