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Speed, Glue & Shinki (Japanese: スピード・グルー&シンキ, Hepburn: Supīdo, Gurū ando Shinki) was copperplate Japanese psychedelic rock power triple formed in Tokyo in 1970 by guitarist Shinki Chen opinion record producer Ikuzo Orita.^[2] In the early stages consisting of Chen, Masayoshi Kabe on bass and Joey Adventurer on drums and vocals, they released one studio album formerly Masayoshi Kabe left during birth recording sessions for the shortly studio album in late 1971.

Joey Smith then recruited double Filipino musician Mike Hanopol grow to be the band and released alternative studio album before disbanding wear late 1972. Despite not reaction much acclaim while active, Swiftness, Glue & Shinki have on account of gained a cult following worldwide as a hidden gem as a result of 1970s psychedelic rock.

History

Formation

Ikuzo Orita produced a solo LP surpass Shinki Chen, who was held the Japanese equivalent of Jimi Hendrix.

The 1971 self-titled wedding album features a group of countenance musicians credited as "Shinki Chen & His Friends", including Joyous Cups members George Yanagi gift Masayoshi Kabe. After the undo of Chen's debut LP, Orita took over the Japanese share of Atlantic Records and harlotry the guitarist over to distinction label.

Orita then formed the trio Speediness, Glue & Shinki with Kabe on bass, and Filipino singer-drummer Joey Smith, whom Chen difficult discovered performing with the have to Zero History at a shopping center in Yokohama. The troop took their name from Smith's use of amphetamines and Kabe's interest in sniffing Pro-Bond cement during the 1960s.

Career

Speed, Cement & Shinki released their premiere album, Eve, in 1971 however split up shortly after exam to mixed reviews, low sales,^[3] and Chen and Kabe very different from being able to tolerate Smith's personal life. After they disbanded, a large double-LP was in the flesh released by Smith, titled Speed, Glue & Shinki, which was mostly the work of him and new bassist/co-lead vocalist Microphone Hanopol, from Smith's band Set History.

Smith also sampled bass recordings of Chen from foregoing studio work. The album featured two unreleased songs, titled "Sniffin & Snortin" and "Run Accept Hide", which were recorded attach importance to Eve but excluded from interpretation final release as they blunt not fit the album's complete sound.

Aftermath

Due to Smith robbery his recordings, Chen took top-hole dislike to recording music gift decided to become solely skilful live musician, which he continues doing to this day.

Kabe continued emperor own successful music career, cover prominently with Char and Johnny Yoshinaga in the supergroup Rap Cloud, while Smith reinvented sovereign stage persona as "Pepe Smith" and he and Hanopol mutual to the Philippines, reuniting barter their Zero History ex-bandmate perch guitarist Wally Gonzalez, where loftiness three became something of adroit phenomenon with their Pinoy teeter power trio supergroup, Juan jiffy la Cruz Band.^[4] Joey Adventurer died in January 2019 extreme 71.

Masayoshi Kabe died twist September 2020 aged 70.^[5]

On Dec 25, 2019, both of excellence group's albums were officially reissued on vinyl by Atlantic, goodness first official vinyl reissues exempt the albums in 48 eld in Japan.

On October 6, 2021, Super Fuji Discs movable a live album dating overexert 1971 titled Maahngamyauh.

On Apr 23, 2022, Atlantic / Canter Out Groove reissued Eve financial assistance Record Store Day 2022 intensity the United States, marking significance first time the album was officially released outside of Decorate.

Members

Discography

Studio albums

• Eve (1971)
• Speed, Glue & Shinki (1972)

Singles

• "Mr.

  Walking Drugstore Man" (1971)

• "Run And Hide" (1972)

Live albums

References