One of the highlights of my recent Japanese haul, Maria Anzai’s single is of particular note for its B side. End Mark fits somewhere between Cindy & Bert’s Paranoid and if Bonnie St. Claire had been backed by Kansas Hook instead of Unit Gloria. Its high energy riffage and Hammond fuelled drive give this corking song a hard hitting edge. Although written by The Spiders’ Hiroshi Kamayatsu the song is highly derivative of…(Oh, it’s killing me, it sounds so bloody obvious, but I can’t place it –Help…). The A side sounds more dated for 74, it’s kinda cute but certainly doesn’t hit the same spot, although the slide guitar part is pretty cool and incongruous.
“Foxy” actress/singer Maria Anzai released another 12 or 13 singles and 4 LPs, but it is believed that End Mark is her high point. Thanks to Atsushi Kasai for the swap and background info.
Hear a full version of End Mark
Hear a full version of Koino Bakudan
8 comments:
Reminds me of "Easy Livin'" by Uriah Heep.
Nice, thanks for sharing!
Lars Oilrig
True...but I think is also reminds of something else very obvious....aargh!
Is there any chance you could upload those Rotomagus singles Robin?
I need to hear them again, but i appear to have lost the cd they're on.
Many thanks for this awesome blog,
Turk Hamster
The Rotomagus is still there...
Yes, but only one song "Fightin Cock".
I was wondering if you could up both sides of their 2 singles if possible?
Turk
They had 3 singles. This is the only one I have. The others are not much cop, neither is the B side. You should find these tracks on Youtube
Tthanks for the Rotomagus info Robin, (3 singles!, who knew?), i'll have me a look-see on yowtube.
Turk
Yes HEEP comes to mind, but Via the GIRLS (Japan '77) Meets Smack (finland)
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