Flower Travellin' Band

Artist:  Flower Travellin' Band
Origin:  Tokyo, Japan
Genre:  Psychedelic Rock, Heavy Metal, Hard Rock, Acid Rock, Progressive Rock, Art Rock

Original line-up:

Yuya Uchida:  Percussion, Backing Vocals
Remi Aso:  Vocals, Guitar
Katsuhiko Kobayashi:  Guitar
Susumu Oku:  Guitar, Backing Vocals
Ken Hashimoto:  Bass
Hiroshi Chiba:  Vocals
Joji "George" Wada:  Drums

Flower Travellin' Band was a Japanese Psychedelic Rock from Tokyo, Japan, formed in 1967.  Their music mixed of early Heavy Metal, Psychedelic Rock and Progressive Rock.  The band was initially started as a side-project by Yuya Uchida, when he returned to Japan after visiting his friend John Lennon in England in the mid 1960s, where he was introduced to various upcoming artists such as Cream and Jimi Hendrix.  He wanted to introduce a similar sound to the Japanese, and formed the "Flower" as a cover hand with various group sounds musicians, and two vocalists, male singer Hiroshi Chiba and female singer Remi Aso, featuring covers of songs by Jimi Hendrix, Cream, Jefferson Airplane and Big Brother and The Holding Company.

Title:  Satori  (2007)
Genre:  Psychedelic Rock, Heavy Metal, Hard Rock, Acid Rock, Progressive Rock, Art Rock
Label:  Phoenix Records
Rating:   *****

Format:   CD

Tracks:

 1.  Satori Part 1  (5:22)

 2.  Satori Part 2  (6:56)
 3.  Satori Part 3  (9:40)
 4.  Satori Part 4  (10:53)
 5.  Satori Part 5  (6:56)

Format:   LP   (2020)

Side A:

 1.  Satori Part 1  (5:22)

 2.  Satori Part 2  (6:56)
 3.  Satori Part 3  (9:40)

Side B:

 1.  Satori Part 4  (10:53)
 2.  Satori Part 5  (6:56)

Personnel:

Akira Yamanaka:  Vocals
Hideki Ishima:  Guitar
Shigeyuki Kobayashi:  Bass
Masami Wada:  Drums

Satori is an album by Flower Travellin' Band, originally released i 1971 by GRT Records, remastered and reissued on November 12, 2007 by Phoenix Records on CD and on June 5, 2020 b Phoenix Records on LP.  For Music Lovers and Music Collectors.