Flower Travellin’ Band – Made In Japan LP

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Life Goes On Records present a reissue of the third album by Japanese rock bandFlower Travellin’ Band,Made In Japan, originally released in 1972. After meetingLighthouseat the Expo ’70 festival in Osaka, Flower Travellin’ Band were invited to visit Canada. While there, the group recordedMade In Japanwith Lighthouse keyboardistPaul Hofferthelping produce. Due toGeorge Wadabecoming ill with tuberculosis, Canadian drummerPaul DeLongplays on some tracks on this album. The lyrics were written byYoko Nomura, the wife of the band’s manager, who translated conversations she had with the group and their ideas into English. “Heaven and Hell” was written by Yamanaka in Japanese and she translated it. The song “Hiroshima” is a re-imagining of “Satori Part III” from their previous albumSatori(1971). The introductory first track is an advertisement for a concert at Stanley Park Stadium by Flower Travellin’ Band,Emerson, Lake & Palmer,Bob Seger, andTeegarden & Van Winkle, with a clip of “Lucky Man” playing in the background.