The Spiders (Japanese band)

The Spiders were a Japanese rock band formed in Tokyo in 1961, as one of the leading groups of the Group Sounds genre.

For American band of the same name, see The Spiders (American band).
The Spiders
The Spiders during their 1966 visit to the Netherlands
Background information
Also known asザ・スパイダース
OriginTokyo, Japan
Genres
Years active1961 (1961)–1970 (1970)
LabelsPhilips
Associated acts
Past members

History

Band members were Hiroshi "Monsieur" Kamayatsu (rhythm guitar and backing singer), Jun Inoue (singer), Masaaki Sakai (tambourine and backing singer), Shochi Tanabe (drums), Takayuki Inoue (lead guitar and backing singer), Mitsuru Kato (bass guitar) and Katsuo Ōno (steel guitar and electronic organ). They had many hit singles, made feature films and were popular in the late 1960s and early 1970s in Japan. They toured Europe in 1966, and the United States, including Hawaii, in 1967.[2] Most of the band members are still active in the music industry, with the exception of Monsieur, who died on 1 March 2017[3] and Takayuki Inoue, who died on 2 May 2018.[4]

Their biggest selling record was "Yuhiganaiteiru" which sold over 1.2 million copies, and was awarded a gold disc.[2]

Selected discography
The Spiders (1966)

Albums
  • Album No. 1 (Rel. April 15th, 1966)
  • Album No. 2 (Rel. June 1st, 1966)
  • Album No. 3 (Rel. February 1st, 1967)
  • The Spiders Meets The Savage (Rel. March 1967)
  • Album No. 4 (Rel. September 5th, 1967)
  • Album No. 5 (Rel. March 15th, 1968)
  • Meiji Hyakunen Spiders Nana Nen (Rel. October 25th, 1968)
  • The Spiders '69 (Rel. May 25th, 1969)
  • Rock 'N' Roll Renaissance (Rel. May 25th, 1970)

Singles
  • Furi Furi b/w Monkey Dance (Crown CW-291 - Rel. May 10th, 1965)
  • Etenraku Go, Go b/w Twilight Zone (Victor SS-1597 - Rel. November 15th, 1965)
  • No No Boy b/w Little Robby (Phillips SFL-1034 - Rel. February 1st, 1966)
  • Seishun a Go Go b/w Kurai Ando Kurai (Crown CW-444 - Rel. March 10th, 1966)
  • Hey Boy b/w Michelle (Phillips SFL-1043 - Rel. April 15th, 1966)
  • Summer Girl b/w Up-Side-Down (Phillips SFL-1057 - Rel. July 1st, 1966)
  • Yuhiganaiteiru b/w Chibi No Julie (Phillips FS-1003 - Rel. September 15, 1966)
  • Nantonaku Nantonaku b/w Boom Boom (Phillips FS-1007 - Rel. December 25th, 1966)
  • Taiyo No Tsubasa b/w Sora No Hiroba (Phillips FS-1013 - Rel. March 1st, 1967)
  • Balla Balla b/w Land Of 1,000 Dances (Phillips FS-1014 - Rel. April 20th, 1967)
  • Kazeganaiteiru b/w Kimi Ni Ageyou (Phillips FS-1020 - Rel. July 15th, 1967)
  • Ano Niji Wo Tsukamo b/w Koi No Doctor (Phillips FS-1022 - Rel. August 25th, 1967)
  • Itsumademo Dokomademo b/w Ban Ban Ban (Phillips FS-1030 - Rel. October 25th, 1967)
  • Anotoki Kimi Wa Wakakatta b/w Mo Ichido Mo Ichido (Phillips FS-1040 - Rel. March 5th, 1968)
  • Shinjyu No Namida b/w Akai Dress No Onna No Ko (Phillips FS-1050 - Rel. June 5th, 1968)
  • Kuroyuri No Uta b/w Rock And Roll Boy (Phillips FS-1060 - Rel. September 5th, 1968)
  • Glass No Seijo b/w Kaze Wa Liyatsu (Phillips FS-1065 - Rel. November 25th, 1968)


Films

Friends (1964, Nikkatsu) Director: Nozomu Yanase

Highland Lady (1965, Nikkatsu) Director: Nozomu Yanase

Youth A Go-Go (1966, Nikkatsu) Director: Kenjiro Morinaga

Goodbye Mr. Tear (1966, Nikkatsu) Director: Shōgorō Nishimura

You Are A Lover (1967, Nikkatsu) Director: Buichi Saito

Kigeki ekimae hyakku-nen (1967, Toho) Director: Shirō Toyoda

The Sunset Is Crying (1967, Nikkatsu) Director: Kenjiro Morinaga

Wild Scheme A Go Go (1967, Nikkatsu) Director: Buichi Saito

Go Forward! (1968, Nikkatsu) Director: Kō Nakahira

Big Commotion! (1968, Nikkatsu) Director: Kenjiro Morinaga

Road To Bali (1968, Nikkatsu) Director: Katsumi Nishikawa

The Wonderful Ones (1968, Shochiku) Director: Kōichi Saitō

Nippon oyafukō jidai (1968, Toho) Director: Kunihiko Yamamoto

References
  1. Martin C. Strong; Brendon Griffin (18 September 2008). Lights, Camera, Soundtracks: The Ultimate Guide to Popular Music in the Movies. Canongate Books. p. 338. ISBN 978-1-84767-003-8.
  2. Murrells, Joseph (1978). The Book of Golden Discs (2nd ed.). London: Barrie and Jenkins Ltd. p. 213. ISBN 0-214-20512-6.
  3. "'Monsieur' Kamayatsu, ex-member of '60s rock band Spiders, dies at 78 | The Japan Times". Japan Times. Retrieved 3 March 2017.
  4. 井上堯之さん死去「ザ・スパイダース」で活躍　マッチ「愚か者」作曲 (in Japanese)
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