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Flower Travelling Band: Made In Japan

On February 10, 1972, “Atlantic” label released “Made in Japan”, the third Flower Travelling Band studio album. It was recorded in 1971, at “Thunder Sound Studio” in Toronto, Canada, and was produced by Yuya Uchida, Ikuzo Orita and Paul Hoffert.

Personnel:

  • Joe Yamanaka – vocals, arrangements
  • Hideki Ishima – guitar, sitar, arrangements
  • Jun Kozuki – bass, arrangements
  • Joji Wada – drums, arrangements
  • Paul DeLong – drums
  • Gilbert Kong – mixing
  • Kiyoshi Sunamori – artwork
  • Yoshio Niwano – artwork
  • David Ohashi – photography
  • Toyo Nakamura – liner notes
  • John & Yoko Nomura – supervision

Track listing:

All tracks by Hideki Ishima and Yoko Nomuro, except where noted. track 7, by Ishima, Nomuro and Joe Yamanaka

  1. Introduction” (advertisement for a concert)
  2. Unaware
  3. Aw Give Me Air
  4. Kamikaze
  5. Hiroshima
  6. Spasms
  7. Heaven and Hell
  8. That’s All

Sparks: Hippopotamus

On September 8, 2017, “The End” and “BMG” labels released “Hippopotamus”, the twenty third Sparks studio album. It was recorded in 2016, at “Sparks Studio” in Los Angeles, and was produced by Ron Mael and Russell Mael.

Personnel:

  • Russell Mael– vocals, engineer, mixing
  • Ron Mael– keyboards, programming, orchestrations, mixing
  • Dean Menta– guitars
  • Steven Nistor– drums
  • Leos Carax– vocals, accordion
  • Rebecca Sjöwall– vocals

Track listing:

All tracks by Ron Mael and Russell Mael.

  1. Probably Nothing
  2. Missionary Position
  3. Edith Piaf(Said It Better Than Me)
  4. Scandinavian Design
  5. Giddy Giddy
  6. What the Hell Is It This Time?
  7. Unaware
  8. Hippopotamus
  9. Bumme
  10. I Wish You Were Fun
  11. So Tell Me  LincolnAside from That How Was the Play?
  12. When You’re a French Director
  13. The Amazing Mr. Repeat
  14. A Little Bit Like Fun
  15. Life with the Macbeths