Samurai - 1970 - Green Tea [Full Album] HQ

P-Vine / PCD-1599 (1998) 1. Green Tea 00:00:00 2. Eagle’s Eye 00:05:37 3. Boy With A Gun 00:11:27 4. 18th Century 00:16:34 5. Four Seasons 00:17:36 6. Mandalay 00:27:28 7. Daffy Drake 00:33:50 - Miki Curtis: Vocals, Flute - Joe Dunnet: Guitar - Yamauchi Tetsuo: Bass - Harada Yuji: Drums - John Redfern: Organ - Hiro Izumi: Guitar, Koto - Mike Walker: Vocals, Piano - Graham Smith: Harmonica This was not the British band with Dave Lawson, but a Japanese one. They moved to Britain in the late 60’s, and got a contract with Philips. They were also joined by several British members and released a couple of albums. “Kappa“ from 1971 reveals a band in the heavy-progressive vein and with a thing for lengthy jams and improvisations. This is especially apparent on the instrumental 22-minute “King Riff and Snow Flakes“ that takes up the whole of side 2. Heavy guitar and organ dominates the sound, and literally every musician in the group is allowed to stretch out. The first side is a lot more structured and song-orient