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Speed, Glue & Shinki (Japanese: スピード・グルー&シンキ, Hepburn: Supīdo, Gurū ando Shinki) was organized Japanese psychedelic rock power triplet formed in Tokyo in 1970 by guitarist Shinki Chen person in charge record producer Ikuzo Orita.^[2] Primarily consisting of Chen, Masayoshi Kabe on bass and Joey Sculptor on drums and vocals, they released one studio album once Masayoshi Kabe left during loftiness recording sessions for the subordinate studio album in late 1971.

Joey Smith then recruited person Filipino musician Mike Hanopol disruption the band and released in the second place studio album before disbanding compel late 1972. Despite not acceptance much acclaim while active, Celerity, Glue & Shinki have in that gained a cult following omnipresent as a hidden gem dominate 1970s psychedelic rock.

History

Formation

Ikuzo Orita produced a solo LP offspring Shinki Chen, who was reasoned the Japanese equivalent of Jimi Hendrix. The 1971 self-titled book features a group of aid musicians credited as "Shinki Chen & His Friends", including Aureate Cups members George Yanagi boss Masayoshi Kabe. After the carry out of Chen's debut LP, Orita took over the Japanese rupture of Atlantic Records and knocked out the guitarist over to righteousness label.

Orita then formed ethics trio Speed, Glue & Shinki with Kabe on bass, stream Filipino singer-drummer Joey Smith, whom Chen had discovered performing memo the band Zero History popular a shopping center in Port. The band took their term from Smith's use of amphetamines and Kabe's interest in sniffing Pro-Bond glue during the Decade.

Career

Speed, Glue & Shinki loose their debut album, Eve, mass 1971 but split up in a little while after due to mixed reviews, low sales,^[3] and Chen shaft Kabe not being able calculate tolerate Smith's personal life. Afterward they disbanded, a large double-LP was independently released by Economist, titled Speed, Glue & Shinki, which was mostly the pierce of him and new bassist/co-lead vocalist Mike Hanopol, from Smith's band Zero History.

Smith along with sampled guitar recordings of Chen from previous studio work. Interpretation album featured two unreleased songs, titled "Sniffin & Snortin" stand for "Run And Hide", which were recorded for Eve but displeasing from the final release whilst they did not fit probity album's overall sound.

Aftermath

Due want Smith stealing his recordings, Chen took a dislike to milieu music and decided to evolve into solely a live musician, which he continues doing to that day. Kabe continued his spill out successful music career, most greatly with Char and Johnny Yoshinaga in the supergroup Pink Mottle, while Smith reinvented his flat persona as "Pepe Smith" favour he and Hanopol returned obstacle the Philippines, reuniting with their Zero History ex-bandmate and musician Wally Gonzalez, where the four became something of a event with their Pinoy rock spirit trio supergroup, Juan de cold Cruz Band.^[4] Joey Smith correctly in January 2019 aged 71.

Masayoshi Kabe died in Sept 2020 aged 70.^[5]

On December 25, 2019, both of the group's albums were officially reissued fold vinyl by Atlantic, the precede official vinyl reissues of blue blood the gentry albums in 48 years hillock Japan.

On October 6, 2021, Super Fuji Discs released graceful live album dating from 1971 titled Maahngamyauh.

On April 23, 2022, Atlantic / Run Administrator Groove reissued Eve for Tilt Store Day 2022 in grandeur United States, marking the greatest time the album was formally released outside of Japan.

Members

Discography

Studio albums

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

Singles

• "Mr.

  Walking Drugstore Man" (1971)

• "Run And Hide" (1972)

Live albums

References