English group recorded one 45 in UK, before leaving to work in Germany.
This first album was only released in Germany, where they lived at time.
They even managed to get a gig at the 1964 Olympic Games in Tokyo.
In 1965 they relocated to the USA and get signed to RCA as "Liverpool Fives" , recording two LPs in 1966 & 1967.
Band split around 1970.
Style: Folk Beat ; Garage-Punk; R&B
see: Liverpool Five; Kingsmen ;
Musicians:
Ken Cox - guitar; Steve Laine - vocals; Jimmy May - drums; Dave Burgess - bass;
Ron Henley - keyboards;
from 1967-1970: Freddie Dennis - bas, voc.; Mark Gage - keyboards
Tokio International (1964)
1. Rit it up
2. Tokio
3. Memphis Tennessee
4. Skinny Minny
5. Needles and Pins
6. Good Golly Miss Molly
7. Boom Boom
8. Can I get a Witness
9. Let the Sunshine in
10.Mickey’s Monkey
11. Everything’s Allright
12. Poison Ivy
First LP of this UK Beat/R&B Band only released in Germany with
Rare in German-Language Song: Tokio