This 7-inch single, featuring the super cool Pistol Man jacket, was released as a single cut from Friction's masterpiece first album, "Kairaku" (1980), a shining light in the history of Japanese rock. It's been reproduced exactly as it was in the original!
Friction is an essential band when talking about the history of Japanese rock/punk. This single is taken from their first album, the historic masterpiece "Friction" (1980).
"I Can Tell" coolly intertwines Reck's groovy, undulating bass and Tsunematsu Masatoshi's sharp guitar, led by Chico Hige's solid drumming. This sophisticated yet freaky sound could only have been created by Reck and Hige, who both experienced the New York no wave scene. The coupling track "Pistol," not included on "Friction," is a devastating single recorded on cassette tape that captures the wild, speedy live performance of Friction at the time.
