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Murasaki - Murasaki (1975)

Track listing:
  1. Double Dealing Woman 3:49
  2. Devil Woman 6:10
  3. Rock And Roll Nightmare 4:48
  4. Lazy 6:22
  5. Do What You Want 5:06
  6. Maze 9:10
  7. Far Away 5:14
  8. Devil Woman [Bonus] 5:11
  9. Do What You Want [Bonus] 3:56
  10. Double Dealing Woman [Bonus] 4:15
  11. Highway Star [Bonus] 6:25

Notes

Japan 24-Bit Remaster

Murasaki, originally formed by keyboardist George Murasaki and the Shiroma brothers in 1970, is back in action. Joined by drummer Eiichi Miyanaga in 1972, Murasaki released two albums in mainland Japan, each selling more than 40,000 copies at a time most Japanese bands struggled to sell a fraction of that.

The band gained national attention and registered strongly on the mainland Japanese rock scene in 1975, but broke up only two years later. Murasaki, playing U.S. military bases against the backdrop of the Vietnam War, entertained GI’s in Koza City, popularizing the hard rock and rhythm and blues styles that became Okinawan rock.