7" Samurai - Good morning starshine 68 Swedish pr RARE Tetsu Yamauchi Free Faces

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Impossibly rare Swedish pressed single from 1968. I found this info on Popsike:

Tetsu Yamauchi started his musical career in Japan, and became internationally recognized when he replaced Andy Fraser in Free.

He recorded the solid Kossoff / Kirke / Tetsu / Rabbit side-project before doing Free's final album, the aptly-named Heartbreaker.

When Ronnie Lane left the Faces in 1973, Free had just split for the last time.  The first person considered as a replacement for Lane was Andy Fraser.  When the boys approached Simon Kirke, Free's drummer, about contacting Fraser with the offer, Simon recommended Tetsu, instead.

After the Faces ground to a halt, Yamauchi returned to Japan.  He is, to this day, a fixture in the Japanese music scene, actively touring and recording.

Tetsu was born October 21, 1946, in Fukuoka, Japan.  By the mid Sixties, Tetsu was in the Japanese folk-rock band, the Mikes.  In late 1967 or early 1968, he joined a band that was touring Europe called Samurai.   They moved to London for a time, recording the single "Good Morning Starshine" b/w "Temple of Gold" (UA UP2342), and a single released in Italy, "Shu Shu" b/w "Fresh Hot Breeze of Summer".  They released an album on the German label, Metronome, and possibly an album in 1969 (Phillips FX-8511).  They also recorded the following album:

GREEN TEA (Phillips FX-8517) 1970

MIKI CURTIS vocals, flute 
JOE DUNNET guitar
HIRO IZUMI guitar, koto 
JOHN REDFERN organ
TETSU YAMAUCHI bass
MIKE WALKER vcls, piano 
GRAHAM SMITH harmonica
YUJI HARADA drums 

As an aside, it appears as though it's the same Graham Smith that has worked with Teresa Brewer, Cat Stevens, Al Stewart, Magna Carta, and Alan Price, among others.

By 1970, Samurai returned to Japan.  The band was led by it's vocalist, Miki Curtis.   Tetsu also got a lot of session work through Miki, who was a successful producer.   This included work with jazz vocalist Helen Merrill's son, Alan.

Condition (sleeve/disc): EX- w a couple of minimal rips/VG+ w some surface scratches.

Label: United Artists Records, UP 2242.

Payment: Paypal or Bank Transfer.

Buyer pays shipping: 7" single/cd-single within Europe $5.00, outside Europe $7.00 (additional 7"s add $2 each); 12" within Europe $10.00, outside Europe $12.00 (additional 12"s add $4 each). Registered shipping is $9.50 extra.

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