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FRICTION : Friction

  • Format: LP [ SSAP-019]
  • Shipping Weight: 0.44lbs
  • Label: P-Vine

4,500円

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'A historic masterpiece that is indispensable when talking about the history of Japanese rock/punk! Friction's first album, "Friction," the first release from PASS Records, is being reissued on LP for the first time in a long time!
Friction was formed in 1978 by Reck (b/vo) who had just returned from New York, and released their memorable first album in 1980!
This is the only full studio album by the three-member lineup of Reck, Tsunematsu Masatoshi, and Chico Hige, and a masterpiece that shines brightly in the history of Japanese punk! The sound that connects the era of New York that gave birth to post-punk and no wave with Tokyo will send shivers down your spine, and as the title suggests, it's a miracle album that will never fade, with a creaking sound that can be heard from every corner of the album. Reck's thick bass and stoic vocals without a trace of sweetness, Tsunematsu's cool and solid guitar, and Chico Hige's precise and destructive drums surge forward in a trinity. From Reck's heavy bass roar at the beginning of the opening number "A-Gas" to Tsunematsu's saw-like guitar towards the end of the closing number "Out", everything is beautiful. It was co-produced by Ryuichi Sakamoto, who was a huge success with YMO at the time, and the band.'



A1 A-Gas
A2 Automatic Fru.
A3 I Can Tell
A4 100 Nen
A5 Crazy Dream
Guitar [Solo] – Reck
B1 Cycle Dance
Alto Saxophone – Chiko Hige
B2 Cool Fool
B3 No Thrill
B4 Big-S
B5 Out
Alto Saxophone – Chiko Hige
Rhythm Guitar – Reck

Artwork – Scherz Haruna
Drums – Chiko Hige
Engineer – Shinichi Tanaka
Engineer [Assistant] – Katsushi Hatakeyama
Guitar – Tsunematsu Masatoshi
Photography By – Kimio Satoh, Tadashi Hirose
Producer – Friction, Ryuichi Sakamoto
Vocals, Bass – Reck
2025 Reissue

Recorded at Sound City Studio, Tokyo, 1980.

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