Pyg
PYG (Pyg) was a super-group from Japan, made up of members of the most famous bands of the Group Sounds era: The Tempters, The Spiders and The Tigers. The band was named by Tokyo resident foreign recording artist Alan Merrill, who shared the same management at the time, Watanabe Productions.
Formed in 1971, the unit was fronted by the two biggest stars of the era: lead singers Kenji Sawada of The Tigers and Kenichi Hagiwara of The Tempters. The musical director of the band was guitarist Takayuki Inouye of The Spiders. The remaining members were Katsuo Ohno on keyboards, Hiroshi Oguchi on drums, and Ittoku "Sally" Kishibe on bass. Session man Yuji Harada, a non "Group Sounds" star, was also added to the line-up as a second drummer. The band were a seven piece ensemble on stage.
The band released two albums: Original First Album (1971) and Free With Pyg (1972 live 2 album set); as well as 5 singles.
Releases

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Tracklist: Free With PYG
No. | Title | Runtime |
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1-1 | Black Night (ブラック・ナイト) | 3:15 |
1-2 | Walking My Shadow (ウォーキング・マイ・シャドー) | 2:55 |
1-3 | Every Mother's Son (エヴリー・マザース・ソン) | 5:25 |
1-4 | Country Comfort (カントリー・コンフォート) | 4:13 |
1-5 | Bitch (ヴィッチ) | 3:19 |
1-6 | Speed King (スピード・キング) | 3:02 |
1-7 | Cowboy (カウボーイ) | 3:37 |
1-8 | Love In Vain (ラヴ・イン・ベイン) | 5:18 |
1-9 | To Love Somebody (ツウ・ラヴ・サムバディ) | 4:36 |
1-10 | Travelin'g In The Dark (トラベリン・イン・ザ・ダーク) | 3:46 |
2-1 | The Day I Knew A Love (淋しさをわかりかけた時) | 3:09 |
2-2 | A Road Named No Return (戻れない道) | 3:07 |
2-3 | Nothing Free (何もない部屋) | 5:13 |
2-4 | Sympathy For The Devil (シンパシー・フォー・ザ・デビル) | 7:24 |
2-5 | I Put A Spell On You (アイ・プット・ア・スペル・オン・ユー) | 4:27 |
2-6 | Now The Time For Love (自由に歩いて愛して) | 4:42 |
2-7 | I Want To Take You Higher (アイ・ウォント・トゥー・テイク・ユー・ハイヤー) | 4:49 |
2-8 | Babe, I'm Gonna Leave You (ゴナ・リーヴ・ユー) | 6:15 |
2-9 | To Pray (祈る) | 3:30 |