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Touch Too Much, Arrows, Top Of The Pops, 1974 Touch Too Much, Arrows, Top Of The Pops, 1974
Posted by: tsunamisasumi

Video duration: 177 seconds

"Touch Too Much" by the band Arrows, which aired on Top Of The Pops in 1974. This Mickie Most produced RAK-EMI 45 rpm record was in the top ten for 8 weeks, peaking at #6 in June of '74, and was a debut hit record for the band. Arrows are Alan Merrill lead vocals and bass guitar, Jake Hooker guitar and backing vocals, and Paul Varley, drums and backing vocals.

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Vodka Collins, Catfish Blues, Tokyo drunk jam Vodka Collins, Catfish Blues, Tokyo drunk jam
Posted by: tsunamisasumi

Video duration: 177 seconds

The band Vodka Collins after hours at Bar Amrta in Tokyo's Nishi Azabu section having a drunk dark candle lit jam at 3AM after a show 4/2/97.
Alan Merrill does the lead vocals, with Monsieur, Hiroshi Oguchi and Mabo backing him up.
Shinoyan (Shinohara Nobuhiko) joins the band on keyboards for this set, and Michiaki Suzuki guests on bass.

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Vodka Collins, Saga Japan Vodka Collins, Saga Japan
Posted by: tsunamisasumi

Video duration: 125 seconds

The venerable veterans of the Japanese rock scene Vodka Collins head for the stage in the town Saga in the south of Japan in May of 1997. Filmed by their soundman, who just makes it to the mixing desk in time for the show.

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Arrows, I love rock n roll, Japan, 1975 Arrows, I love rock n roll, Japan, 1975
Posted by: tsunamisasumi

Video duration: 38 seconds

Arrows, I love rock n roll, on Japanese TV 1975. Lead vocals and bass guitar Alan Merrill, guitar Jake Hooker, drums Paul Varley.

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Vodka Collins, Promo film short Vodka Collins, Promo film short
Posted by: tsunamisasumi

Video duration: 40 seconds

Promotional film short for the Japanese-American band Vodka Collins, and their appearance at Bar Amrta in Nishi Azabu, Tokyo, in May 1997.

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Monsieur, BB King\ Monsieur, BB King's NYC, Bang! Bang! Bang!
Posted by: tsunamisasumi

Video duration: 43 seconds

Monsieur Kamayatsu performs his Spiders (Group Sounds) 1960s mega-hit "Bang! Bang! Bang!" at BB King's in New York City in 2007. On blues harmonica Alan Merrill, guitar Jon Paris, bass Amy Madden, drums Andy Bigan.

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