East - East 1972 FULL ALBUM

This band of Japanese exiles released just one album, which first appeared in 1972 and makes its long-overdue CD debut here. A melodic and musicianly set featuring Japanese instruments such as the shakuhachi, koto and taisho-goto alongside the traditional trappings of Western rock and roll, it’s a hugely enjoyable collection that will appeal to all fans of Easterntinged psychedelia. Tracks: (side 1) 01. Beautiful Morning (Ruese Seto) - 2:50 02. Me (Ruese Seto) - 3:46 03. Geese On the Road (Gen Morita) - 2:40 04. She (Ted Yoshikawa) - 2:25 05. Lumberer Moses (Ruese Seto) - 3:40 06. Deaf Eyed Julie (Ruese Seto) - 5:16 (side 2) 01. Black Hearted Woman (Ruese Seto) - 3:23 02. Call Back the Wind (Ruese Seto) - 4:35 03. Jar (Ruese Seto) - 3:04 04. Everywhere (Ruese Seto) - 4:22 05. Shin Sorllan (instrumental) (traditional) - 2:24 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Easily one of the coolest acts Capitol Records signed in the 1970s (and one of the least known), East was a five piece Japanese rock band. Featuring the talents of : * Fumio Adachi - drummer, * Noboru Asahi - bass player, * Gen Morita - multi-instrumentalist, * Ruese Seto - singer/guitarist, and * Ted Yoshikawa - multi-instrumental,