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Flower Travellin’ Band: Make Up

In February 1973, “Atlantic” label released “Make Up”, the fourth Flower Travellin’ Band album. It was recorded in 1972, at “Mouri Studio” in Tokyo, “Yokosuka Bunka Kaikan” in Yokosuka, and was produced by Ikuzo Orita and Yuya Uchida.

Personnel:

  • Joe Yamanaka – vocals, percussion
  • Hideki Ishima – acoustic and lead guitar
  • Nobuhiko Shinohara – keyboards
  • Jun Kozuki – bass, acoustic guitar
  • George Wada – drums
  • Yuya Uchida – vocals

Track listing:

  1. All the Days – Hideki Ishima, Joe Yamanaka, Patti
  2. Make Up – Patti, Joe Yamanaka, Hideki Ishima, Nobuhiko Shinohara, Jun Kozuki, George Wada
  3. Look at My Window – Patti, Joe Yamanaka, Hideki Ishima, Nobuhiko Shinohara, Jun Kozuki, George Wada
  4. Slowly But Surely – George Wada, Joe Yamanaka, Patti
  5. Shadow of Lost Days – Goerge Wada, Joe Yamanaka
  6. Broken Strings – Jun Kozuki
  7. Hiroshima – Hideki Ishima, Yoko Nomura
  8. Blue Suede Shoes – Carl Lee Perkins
  9. Satori Pt. 2 – Joe Yamanaka, Hideki Ishima, Nobuhiko Shinohara, Jun Kozuki, George Wada
  10. After the Concert – Joe Yamanaka, Hideki Ishima, Nobuhiko Shinohara, Jun Kozuki, George Wada

Carl Perkins

On January 19, 1998, Carl Lee Perkins died aged 66. He was musician (guitar), singer and songwriter, nicknamed “The King of Rockabilly). His song “Blue suede shoes” was the first “Sun Records” label million seller.  Perkins was inducted into the “Rock and Roll, the Rockabilly, and the Nashville Songwriters Halls of Fame” and was a “Grammy Hall of Fame Award” recipient.