Eleki in the USA 1968!

psychonaut

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Posted on Dec 15 2016 09:44 AM

Who knew? Sullivan or whoever booked that show were pretty hip.

https://youtu.be/7JwpL3xhwPQ

https://youtu.be/QDocr7nVB1I

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ArabSpringReverb

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Posted on Dec 15 2016 03:04 PM

so cool ...

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Matt22

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Posted on Dec 15 2016 05:07 PM

This was great! I've not heard of them before. Thanks for sharing!

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Posted on Dec 15 2016 05:28 PM

That is very cool!
It's like slightly post-eleki/psychedelic-eleki.

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Posted on Dec 15 2016 06:40 PM

Nice find Victor!

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Posted on Dec 16 2016 10:05 AM

Awesome

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psychonaut

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Posted on Dec 16 2016 10:42 AM

I was very happy to stumble across this. Eleki videos on YouTube are hard to find as they are usually listed in Japanese.

This video is noteworthy for several reasons;
The Ventures covered "Bleu Chateau" on their Pops in Japan album.
The guitars they are using (and probably the organ too) are made by Firstman, which is the company that became Filmore - maker of Japanese Mosrites.
They are actually playing live, not miming and you can really hear the Ed Sullivan Theater reverberation, especially on the drums. You can hear this same ambiance on all those other classic Sullivan appearances like the Stones and Beatles, Animals, Young Rascals, etc...
This has to be the only time a Japanese eleki act appeared on American prime time tv!

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Posted on Dec 16 2016 10:59 AM

Fantastic! Nice rare gem.

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Posted on Dec 16 2016 12:13 PM

Cool find!
The harp type instrument also featured in the movie Kung Fu Hustle, the first time I'd ever seen one.

https://youtu.be/X6Xo-5IfTN8?t=2m28s

Edit: The instrument is a Guqin or Chinese harp. Fascinating choice of twang to bring to America with them. Gosh did scuttle the thread again? Sorry!

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psychonaut Joined: Dec 08, 2007 Posts: 1303	Posted on Dec 15 2016 09:44 AM Who knew? Sullivan or whoever booked that show were pretty hip. https://youtu.be/7JwpL3xhwPQ https://youtu.be/QDocr7nVB1I — https://www.facebook.com/coffindagger http://coffindaggers.com/ http://thecoffindaggers.bandcamp.com Top
ArabSpringReverb Joined: Jul 13, 2012 Posts: 490 San Diego CA	Posted on Dec 15 2016 03:04 PM so cool ... Top
Matt22 Joined: Feb 15, 2007 Posts: 2846 Fredericksburg, Virginia	Posted on Dec 15 2016 05:07 PM This was great! I've not heard of them before. Thanks for sharing! — Matt "tha Kat" Lentz Skippy and the Skipjacks: 2018-2020 Skippyandtheskipjacks.net https://www.facebook.com/skippyandtheskipjacks Otto and the Ottomans: 2014-2015 The Coconauts surf band: 2009-2014 www.theamazingcoconauts.com Group Captain and the Mandrakes 2013 http://www.gcmband.com/ The Surfside IV: 2002-2005, 2008-2009 the Del-Vamps: 1992-1999, 2006-2007 http://www.dblcrown.com/delvamps.html Top
skeeter Joined: Feb 27, 2006 Posts: 2063 Virginia, USA	Posted on Dec 15 2016 05:28 PM That is very cool! It's like slightly post-eleki/psychedelic-eleki. — Paul Atomic Mosquitos Bug music for bug people is here! Killers from Space Top
Brian Joined: Feb 25, 2006 Posts: 19308 Des Moines, Iowa, USA	Posted on Dec 15 2016 06:40 PM Nice find Victor! — Site dude - S3 Agent #202 Need help with the site? SG101 FAQ - Send me a private message - Email me "It starts... when it begins" -- Ralf Kilauea Top
kruelkats Joined: Mar 26, 2012 Posts: 206 Bogor, West Java	Posted on Dec 16 2016 10:05 AM Awesome — Umar The Mentawais The Rentones Top
psychonaut Joined: Dec 08, 2007 Posts: 1303	Posted on Dec 16 2016 10:42 AM I was very happy to stumble across this. Eleki videos on YouTube are hard to find as they are usually listed in Japanese. This video is noteworthy for several reasons; The Ventures covered "Bleu Chateau" on their Pops in Japan album. The guitars they are using (and probably the organ too) are made by Firstman, which is the company that became Filmore - maker of Japanese Mosrites. They are actually playing live, not miming and you can really hear the Ed Sullivan Theater reverberation, especially on the drums. You can hear this same ambiance on all those other classic Sullivan appearances like the Stones and Beatles, Animals, Young Rascals, etc... This has to be the only time a Japanese eleki act appeared on American prime time tv! — https://www.facebook.com/coffindagger http://coffindaggers.com/ http://thecoffindaggers.bandcamp.com Last edited: Dec 16, 2016 10:49:21 Top
Teiscofan Joined: Feb 21, 2011 Posts: 513 Ontario	Posted on Dec 16 2016 10:59 AM Fantastic! Nice rare gem. — I am not obsolete, I am RETRO.... Top
crumble Joined: Sep 09, 2008 Posts: 3158 Guildford England	Posted on Dec 16 2016 12:13 PM Cool find! The harp type instrument also featured in the movie Kung Fu Hustle, the first time I'd ever seen one. https://youtu.be/X6Xo-5IfTN8?t=2m28s Edit: The instrument is a Guqin or Chinese harp. Fascinating choice of twang to bring to America with them. Gosh did scuttle the thread again? Sorry! Last edited: Dec 16, 2016 16:14:57 Top

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