Added: Jul 10, 2007
From: jivingjunkosan
Duration: 1:9
Vodka Collins perform their song "Scratchin'" from their "Tokyo -New York" LP from 1973. Alan Merrill/guitar and vocals, Monsieur Kamayatsu/guitar and vocals, Hiroshi Oguchi/drums, Mabo/bass guitar.This live clip was filmed in 1997.
Channel: Music
Tags: vodka-collins alan-merrill monsieur-kamayatsu gs hiroshi-oguchi masayoshi-kabe louis-louis mabo
Rating: 5.0' max='5' min='1' numRaters='12' rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#overall ( ratings) Views: 5650 Comments: 22
KeithTheKing Says:
Aug 6, 2007 - Monsieur K and Alan Merrill will be on Fuji TV on August 16th '07, international broadcast on the Sekai Gumi show. It's a 90 minute special with a live segment at BB King's in NYC.
jivingjunkosan Says:
Aug 16, 2007 - They are on Fuji TV today. They perform the song "Automatic Pilot" from Vodka Collins.
doggydogworld Says:
Sep 5, 2007 - Funny, Alan's had that same guitar strap for about 100 years! He had it when he was with Derringer, Meat Loaf, even on the cover of his 1985 solo album!
KeithTheKing Says:
Nov 2, 2007 - There's a rumour there will be one last Vodka Collins tour next summer 2008.
limpbrissed Says:
Dec 5, 2007 - The drummer Hiroshi Oguchi is acting in another film titled Silk. It just came out.
behindyoualltheway Says:
Dec 22, 2007 - Julian Cope just wrote a book about japanese rock with this lot in it.
honeybabycookie Says:
Dec 25, 2007 - It's a Julian Cope book called Japrocksampler, and is available on Amazon. Vodka Collins Tokyo-New York LP is in his top 50 albums in Japanese rock history, and he writes a full page about the band.
vivicola Says:
Jan 3, 2008 - No, Vodka Collins are on the Cope website, full page, but not in the book. The book is more about 1950s & 60s Japanese rock history.
tsunamisasumi Says:
Apr 1, 2008 - Yes, Vodka Collins are not in the book, but are mentioned in careful detail on the website in a full page of text.
jivingjunkosan Says:
Sep 29, 2008 - Vodka Collins lead singer has released a 'live in Japan' CD this past summer.
jivingjunkosan Says:
Jan 27, 2009 - Drummer Hiroshi Oguchi RIP. Born Nov. 28, 1950 - died Jan. 25, 2009 .
singlegorilla Says:
Jan 28, 2009 - Sad news about Hiroshi Oguchi. He was a great all around talent. Drummer, actor and painter.
jivingjunkosan Says:
Dec 14, 2009 - There will be a Hiroshi Oguchi memorial concert in Tokyo this January 25th 2010 with the remaining members of Vodka Collins and other bands who will be celebrating the life of drummer Hiroshi Oguchi who passed away January 2009.
sirshagamore Says:
Feb 9, 2010 - They had the memorial nd a Vodka Colins reunion show. You can see pictures on current photo section on Alan Merrill's website.
sooziwoozi Says:
Jul 16, 2007 - The drummer Hiroshi Oguchi is the star of the Japanese cult film film "Strange Circus."
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