Released at the same time as Demon And Eleven Children (1971), this is the album the beautiful Carmen Maki recorded with the band Blues Creation, this heavy guitar blues rocker is bluesier than Eleven Children but still has some nice guitar work. Maki was probably one of the strongest voices of Japanese rock and is featured here doing her finest Grace Slick meets Janis impression and very well too! Lots of brutal, non-stop wailing guitar but some mellow, bluesy psychedelic rock numbers too. Maki went on to form her own band, Oz, but this is the collaboration for which she will be best remembered.
Limited edition vinyl pressing with original gatefold cover
A1 Understand = アンダースタンド 5:01
A2 And You = アンド・ユー 2:59
A3 Lord, I Can't Be Going No More 3:34
A4 Empty Heart = 空しい心 8:32
B1 Motherless Child = 母のない子 6:57
B2 I Can't Live For Today = 今日を生きられない 4:37
B3 Mean Old Boogie = ミーン・オールド・ブギー 5:02
B4 St. James Infirmary = セント・ジェイムス病院 6:45
CARMEN MAKI / BLUES CREATION LP (Blues Rock Japan) Gatefold Cover
Label: Absinthe Records – ARLP 515
Format: Vinyl, LP, Album, Reissue, Gatefold
Country: Europe
Released: 2018