Band: Powerhouse
Album: Powerhouse
Release: 1969 (2008)
Genre: Psychedelic Rock, Blues Rock, Group Sounds
Country: Japan
Quality: FLAC | lossless
Initially, the team was known as the «Midnight Express Blues Band», but to the output of the first single, the band changed its name to «Powerhouse». The album itself was released April 1, 1969. Despite the absence of their own songs (all things -. Covers of «The Beatles» song, «The Yardbirds», Hendrix, etc.), this album is important in the history of Japanese rock. It is the fact that it was the first attempt to present a full-length Japanese listeners local blues-rock (along with the band's debut album «Blues Creation»). Musical career as part of the group began to none other than guitarist Shinki Chen and bassist, "Japanese Erik Klepton», George Yanagi.
Tracklist:
1. Back In The USSR - 5:24
2. Hootchie Kootchie Man - 4:56
3. I Want To Know - 2:09
4. Foxy Lady - 4:03
5. You're A Better Man Than I - 3:53
6. Ob-La-Di, Ob-La-Da - 3:10
7. Spoonful - 15:24
8. Good Morning Little School Girl - 16:05
Personnel:
George Yanagi - Bass
Shinichi Nogi - Drums
Shinki Chen - Guitar
Eiji Takemura - Vocals