Biography
Mentanpin
Effective period / Period of releases: 1975 - 1989
Members: Mikio Shirai, Yoichiro Ikeda, Mitsugu Terai, Kazuo Hida, 石崎三郎, 佐々木忠平, 沖村公平
Japanese blues and rock band, originally formed in 1969 in Komatsu, Ishikawa prefecture as the Mentanpin Blues Band. In 1972 they changed their name to just Mentanpin (めんたんぴん in Japanese), becoming a twin-lead guitar and twin-drum group.