SPEED, GLUE & SHINKI -same-reissue of 1972-2 LP Phoenix

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SPEED, GLUE & SHINKI -same-reissue of 1972-2 LP Phoenix-lim.edit.

Speed; Glue and Shinki biography
Ikuzo Orita, a director of Polydor Japan, had dreams of yet another progressive rock project involving Shinki Chen.

After Food Brain broke up, Shinki Chen (guitars), simultaneously producing his solo work Shinki Chen & His Friends, was introduced to Atlantic Japan by Ikuzo.
Shinki Chen and Masayoshi Louise Louis Kabe (bass), a former Food Brain band mate, were trying to create a novel heavy-rock project when they discovered Joey Smith, a Filipino singing drummer.
Shinki and Masayoshi, fascinated by Joey's skill of drumming and his Occidental appearance and flavour, persuaded him to shoulder an important part of their project.
Speed, Glue and Shinki, named by Shinki from each of their nicknames, took off and started a terrific but all to brief career.

In a short time they produced two albums - Eve (1971) and an eponymous double LP (1972). Most of the songs were written and sung by Joey, looking up to Ginger Baker as one of his drumming teachers.
Both of the other members respected Eric Clapton and Cream, therefore it was natural that their production was bluesy and psychedelic.

This remarkably progressive creation in the early seventies would get very little appreciation nor commercial success in Japan - and sadly the project broke up in a very short time.

Joey went back to the Philippines and started the power trio Juan de la Cruz Band, Masayoshi would win fame with the band Pink Cloud, while Shinki retired from the music world after his first solo work.

In spite of their short-lived activity, Speed, Glue and Shinki were important, first and foremost as a pioneers of the Japanese psychedelic rock scene.

Following on from the gutsy blues-rock groove of the band's first and probably only genuine studio release, Speed, Glue & Shinkis second release, often referred to as 'Tiger' brought together a number of tracks not included on 'Eve', as well as some new recordings that took a very different musical slant. Drummer Joey Smith decided to bring in a synthesizer. Drafting in friend Mike Hanopol to take over the bass-playing duties from the departed Masayoshi 'Glue' Kabe, Smith managed to produce an album of two halves, the first being some of the strongest SGS-esque material ever, the second being some fine electronic instrumentals in the Tangerine Dream mode.

Phoenix / Japan / Limited edition 180 gr. virgin vinyl / deluxe gatefold cover

LP Zustand / Cover Zustand sealed !!

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