Year : 1969
Label : Victor
Genre : Rock
Style : Blues Rock, Psychedelic rock
Label : Victor
Genre : Rock
Style : Blues Rock, Psychedelic rock
"Helpful Soul" is the first album of phenomenal japanese short-lived psychedelic rock band from Kobe, featuring the frontman bassist Charles Che, lead guitarist Gene Shoji, vocalist/guitarist Junio Nakahara & drummer Eiichi Tsukasa. The band started in 1965 as the "Young Beats" and recorded only one album and the Osamu Tezuka's animated movie "A Thousand & One Nights" soundtrack, before split-up during the summer of 1969. Charles Che was the pseudonym of famous Charlie Kosei, best known as original performer of the opening and ending themes from the Lupin III 1st serie (1971-1972). Titles incude original compositions by Helful Soul (Blues For My Baby, Peace For Fools) and blues & standards from Jimi Hendrix (Fire, You Got Me Floatin'), Willie Dixon (Spoonful) & Robert Johnson (Crossroads).
