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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

Flower Travellin’ Band: Satori

On April 5, 1971, “Atlantic” label released “Satori”, the second Flower Travellin’ Band studio album. It was recorded in 1970, and was produced by Yuya Uchida and Ikuzo Prita. In 2007, “Rolling Stone Japan” magazine rated Satori #71 on their list of the “100 Greatest Japanese Rock Albums of All Time”.

Personnel:

  • Joe Yamanaka – vocals, arrangements
  • Hideki Ishima – guitar, arrangements
  • Jun Kozuki – bass, arrangements
  • George Wada – drums, arrangements
  • Norio Yoshizawa – mixing
  • Shinobu Ishimaru – cover art

Track listing:

All tracks by Joe Yamanaka, Hideki Ishima, Jun Kozuki and George Wada.

  1. Satori part I
  2. Satori Part II
  3. Satori Part III
  4. Satori Part IV
  5. Satori Part V