The story of Blues Creation

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Blues, Blues Rock, "Hard Rock"

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Blues Creation was a pioneering Japanese rock band formed in Tokyo in January 1969 by guitarist/singer Kazuo Takeda, guitarist Koh Eiryu. Initially known as the country's first blues band, they quickly evolved into a hard rock and blues rock act, heavily influenced by British blues-rock pioneers...

"Kazuo Takeda Japanese blues and rock guitarist, composer, producer, arranger and vocalist. Born in Tokyo on March 11, 1952."

Blues Creation (1969/2008) Lion Records - LION 206

Tracks:

1. Checking' Up On My Baby (4:54)

2. Steppin' Out (2:53)

3. Smoke Stack Lightning (5:32)

4. Double Crossing Time (7:03)

5. I Can't Keep From Crying (4:37)

6. Spoonful (8:14)

7. Rollin' And Tumblin' (4:04)

8. All Your Love (4:35)

Personnel:

Kazuo Takeda - lead guitar, vocals, harmonica

Fumio Fuya - vocals

Yoshiyuki Noji - bass guitar

Shinichi Tashiro - drums

Hugh Cutler - harmonica (tracks: 1,6)

Carmen Maki & Blues Creation (1971/2007) Lion Records - LION 1143

Carmen Maki & Blues Creation a collaboration with female vocalist Carmen Maki, featuring a mix of original songs and covers. Carmen Maki & Blues Creation, the latter being a collaboration with female vocalist Carmen Maki.

"Carmen Maki, born Maki Annette Lovelace, May 18, 1951 is a Japanese singer and lyricist, whose career spans more than five decades. Is best known for fronting the band Oz from 1972 to 1977".

Tracks:

1. Understand (4:57)

2. And You (2:56)

3. Lord, I Can't Be Going No More (3:29)

4. Empty Heart (8:28)

5. Motherless Child (6:53)

6. I Can't Live For Today (4:32)

7. Mean Old Boogie (4:58)

8. St. James Infirmary (6:44)

Bonus:

9. Atomic Bombs Away (6:15)

10. Baby Please Don't Go / The Train Kept A-Rollin' (10:57)

11. Empty Heart (8:16)

Notes

Bonus Tracks - Live 1971 in Nakatsugawa, Japan

Personnel:

Masashi Saeki - bass guitar, harmonica

Masayuki Higuchi - drums

Kazuo Takeda - guitar, organ

Carmen Maki - vocals

 

As You Like It - Ages Come And Ages Go (2001) Seelie Court Digital - SCD 022

 

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Progressive Rock

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A British obscure quartet As You Like It were founded in 1972 Martin Paine (guitar, vocals), Paul King (drums, vocals), John Ellis (keyboards, vocals), and Paul Vincent Myerson (bass, vocals). They have almost signed a contract with RCA but their studio-based material recorded between 1973 and1975 in England had not been released sadly. Their archival album entitled "Ages Come And Ages Go" was finally released via Seelie Court Records in 2021.

Tracks:

1. No More Sunshine Till May (5:22)

2. One by One (3:56)

3. Wait for You (3:10)

4. Seasons Come, Seasons Go (4:21)

5. Turn Around (4:42)

6. September Song (3:56)

7. Together (2:43)

8. Bed of Tears (3:28)

Personnel:

Martin Paine - guitar, vocals

Paul King - drums, vocals

John Ellis - keyboards, vocals

Paul Vincent Myerson - bass, vocals

Bob Weir - Ace (1972/2004) Rhino Records - R2 78990

 

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Folk Rock, Country Rock

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Robert Hall Weir (Bob Weir) US American vocalist and guitar player, founding member of The Grateful Dead, later with Dead & Company, born October 16, 1947, died January 10, 2026. Ace, Bob Weir's first solo album, it was released in 1972.

Tracklist:

1. Greatest Story Ever Told 3:41

2. Black-Throated Wind 5:41

3. Walk In The Sunshine 3:03

4. Playing In The Band 7:36

5. Looks Like Rain 6:09

6. Mexicali Blues 3:26

7. One More Saturday Night 4:29

8. Cassidy 3:41

Personnel:

Bob Weir – acoustic and electric guitars, vocals

Bill Kreutzmann – drums

Phil Lesh – bass, backing vocals (6)

Jerry Garcia – electric guitar, pedal steel guitar (5)

Keith Godchaux – piano

Donna Godchaux – backing vocals

Ed Bogus – String arrangement (5)

Dave Torbert – bass (1)

Special thanks to Luis Gasca, Hadley "Snooky" Flowers, The Space Rangers

Flied Egg - Good Bye (1972/1992) Vertigo - PHCL-3017

 

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Psychedelic Rock, Prog Rock, Hard Rock

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Flied Egg (ex Strawberry Path) was a series of Japanese progressive rock projects in early seventies carried out by two key players Shigeru Narumo (guitars, keyboards) and Hiro Tsunoda (drums). In the late sixties, Shigeru has already been famous and charismatic on Japanese underground rock scene.

Flied Egg produced two album, Dr. Siegel's Fried Egg Shooting Machine (1972) and Good Bye Flied Egg (1972). The novel project could impress strongly Japanese rock fans and broke up in 1973.

Note: The "521 Seconds Schizophrenic Symphony" masterpiece!

Tracks:

1. Leave Me Woman (4:28)

2. Rolling Down The Broadway (4:04)

3. Rock Me Baby (3:39)

4. Five More Pennies (12:10)

5. Before You Descend (3:59)

6. Out To The Sea (2:35)

7. Goodbye My Friends (1:38)

8. 521 Seconds Schizophrenic Symphony (8:45)

    a) The 1st Movement: Promenade

    b) The 2nd Movement: A Rock Beside The Gate

    c) The 3rd Movement: Strawberry Path

    d) The 4th Movement: Finale

Personnel:

Bass, Vocals, Guitar (6) - Masayoshi Takanaka

Drums, Percussion, Vocals - Hiro Tsunoda

Guitar, Slide Guitar, Acoustic Guitar, Organ (Hammond), Piano, Harpsichord, Backing Vocals - Shigeru Narumo

Vocals - George Yanagi (5)

Univeria Zekt - The Unnamables... (1972/1993) Musea - FGBG 4086AR

 

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Jazz Fusion

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The Unnamables is the only album recorded by Magma under the alias Univeria Zekt. Released in 1972, the album shows a more accessible jazz fusion sound, in an attempt by the band to experiment and reach a broader audience. Two tracks feature guest vocalists: Zabu (singer from the Magma) and Lionel Ledissez (from Ergo Sum).

Tracklist:

1. You Speak And Speak Colegram 2:09

2. Altcheringa 3:28

3. Clementine 3:01

4. Something's Cast A Spell 4:25

5. Ourania 4:26

6. Africa Anteria 11:31

7. Ündïa 4:47

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Recorded at Strawberry Studios, Hérouville, France, August 1971.

Personnel:

Christian Vander - Drums, Percussion, Voice (6)

Klaus Blasquiz - Vocals (4,7), Percussion

Francois Cahen - Piano

Francis Moze - Bass, Organ

Teddy Lasry - Saxes, Flute, Organ

Jeff Seffer - Saxes

Tito Puentes - Trumpet

Claude Engel - Electric & Acoustic Guitar

Zabu - Vocals (2)

Lionel Ledissez - Vocals (4)

The Litter - $100 Fine (1968/1999) Arf! Arf! - AA-078

 

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Garage Rock, Psychedelic Rock

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The Litter was an American psychedelic and garage rock band, formed in 1966 in Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States. They are best remembered for their 1967 debut single, "Action Woman". The group recorded three albums in the late 1960s before disbanding, but they re-united in 1990, 1992, and again in 1998, when they recorded a new studio album consisting of both old and new material.

Tracklist:

1. Mindbreaker 3:08

2. Tallyman 2:55

3. Here I Go Again 2:52

4. Morning Sun 2:26

5. (Under The Screaming Double) Eagle 2:42

6. Apologies To 2069 1:41

7. Kaleidoscope 2:19

8. Blues One 4:13

9. She's Not There (Rod Argent) 9:10

Bonus Tack:

10. Angelica 3:49

Personnel:

Bass, Synthesizer [Moog] – Jim Kane 

Drums – Tom Murray 

Lead Guitar – Tom (Zippy) Caplan

Rhythm Guitar, Harmony Vocals – Dan Rinaldi

Vocals, Harmonica, Organ – Denny Waite

Bob Seger & The Last Heard - Heavy Music The Complete Cameo Recordings 1966-1967 (2018) ABKCO - 8369-2

 

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Garage Rock, Psychedelic Rock

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Seger formed The Last Heard to release East Side Story, a song he previously wrote. "The Last Heard" soon became the name of Seger's permanent band, which consisted of Pep Perrine on drums, Carl Lagassa on guitar and Dan Honaker on bass.

Bob Seger (born May 6, 1945) is an American retired singer, songwriter and musician. As a locally successful Detroit-area artist, he performed and recorded with the groups Bob Seger and the Last Heard and the Bob Seger System...

Tracklist:

1. Heavy Music (Pt.1) (2:41)

2. East Side Story (Vocal) (2:27)

3. Chain Smokin' (2:46)

4. Persecution Smith (3:05)

5. Vagrant Winter (2:21)

6. Very Few (2:25)

7. Florida Time (2:02)

8. Sock It To Me Santa (2:14)

9. Heavy Music (Pt.2) (2:51)

10. East Side Sound (Instrumental) (2:27)

Personnel:

Lead Vocals, Guitar – Bob Seger (1-10)

Organ, Piano – Bob Seger (1,3-9)

Guitar – Carl Lagassa (1,3-9)

Bass – Dan Honaker (1-10)

Drums, Percussion – Pep Perrine 1,3-9)

Bongos – Pep Perrine (2,10)

Drums – Bob Evans (2,10)

Guitar, Organ – Doug Brown (2,10)

Vocals (Additional) – David Whitehouse (1,3-9), Doug Brown (1,3-9)

Ben (1971/2003) Akarma Records - AK247

 

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Jazz-Rock, Fusion, Prog Rock

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Ben is the singular album by the namesake English jazz-rock band, released in 1971 on Vertigo.

Tracklist:

1. The Influence (10:05)

 a. The Wooing of the Child

 b. The Innocence of the Child

 c. The Interest of the Youth

 d. The Involvement of the Man

 e. The Realization

 f. The Wooing of the Man

 g. The Conclusion

2. Gibbon (9:32)

3. Christmas Execution (7:21)

4. Gismo (11:50)

Personnel:

Peter Davey - alto saxophone, tenor saxophone, soprano saxophone, baritone saxophone, flute, clarinet

Len Surtees - bass

Dave Sheen - drums, congas, percussion, vocals

Gerry Reid - electric guitar, acoustic guitar

Alex MacLeery - electric piano, harpsichord, moog synthesizer

Brigade - Last Laugh (1970/2000) Shadoks Music - SM 011

 

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Psychedelic Rock

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US psych rock band from North Portland, Oregon, 1966 - 1970.

Emerging from the ashes of a group called The Better Set. Dennis Steindl replaced in late 1969 Mark Hartman, they decided to record their own album at a friend's home studio. Recorded in February 1970 and released in June of the same year, the self-financed LP was pressed in only 100 copies. Obviously the item is really very rare.

Tracks:

1. Change In Me 5:55

2. Love Day For Day 2:33

3. Desert Song (You're All Alone) 5:53

4. Bad Town 2:56

5. Self Made God 4:06

6. Forever 1:23

7. Circles Of Life 4:20

8. Everybody Is Laughing 3:54

Personnel:

Peter Belknap - lead vocals, rhythm effects

Ed Wallo - guitar, backing vocals

Eric Anderson - keyboards, backing vocals

Dennis Steindl - bass, backing vocals

Bob Anderson - drums, backing vocals

Holy Mackerel - Closer To Heaven (1993) Tenth Planet - TP005

 

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Country Rock

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Holy Mackerel was a British rock band from Kent that formed from the ashes of UK psych legends Jason Crest plus members of cult rockers Samuel Prody and Orang Utan. The quintet coalesced in 1972, and having honed their material in the North of England, they became an immediate success on the live circuit and were soon offered the chance to make an LP. Issued at the end of the year, it drew on prog, country, pop and rock influences but failed to connect commercially though it is recognised as a lost classic today.

Twenty years later, "Closer To Heaven" (which has been digitally remastered from the sole surviving copy, recorded in 1973 originally for Santa Ponsa.)

Tracks:

1. Gemini (Derek Smallcombe) 3:27

2. Ballad Of Joe McCann (Terry Clark) 3:28

3. Burglar Man (Derek Smallcombe, Terry Clark) 3:56

4. Blue Eyed Redeemer (Chris Ware) 2:52 

5. (Closer To Heaven On) Judgement Day (Terry Clark) 4:11 

6. Hard Times, Good Times (Terry Clark) 2:57

7. Near You (Terry Clark) 4:17  

8. Walk Through The Valley (Derek Smallcombe, Terry Clark) 2:51 

9. Waterfall (Derek Smallcombe) 7:46

Personnel:

Terry Clarke - lead vocals

Derek Smallcombe - guitars, vocals

Chris Ware - guitars

Tony Wood - bass

Roger Siggery - drums