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Pyg | |
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| Origin | Japan |
| Genres | Rock |
| Years active | 1971–1972 |
| Labels | Polydor K.K. |
| Past members | Kenji Sawada Kenichi Hagiwara Takayuki Inoue Katsuo Ohno Osami "Sally" Kishibe Hiroshi Oguchi Yuji Harada |
Pyg (stylized as PYG) was a Japanese rock supergroup, composed of members from well-known bands of the group sounds era: The Spiders, The Tempters and The Tigers. The spelling "Pyg" (rather than "Pig", which was the band's original choice) was suggested by Alan Merrill, who shared the same management at the time, Watanabe Productions.[1]
Formed in 1971, the band was a seven piece ensemble on stage. Fronted by two lead singers, Kenji Sawada of the Tigers and Kenichi Hagiwara of the Tempters, the musical director of Pyg was guitarist Takayuki Inoue of the Spiders. Inoue's Spiders bandmate Katsuo Ohno joined on keyboards, Hiroshi Oguchi of the Tempters provided drums, and Osami "Sally" Kishibe of the Tigers joined as bassist. Yuji Harada, formerly of Mickey Curtis & The Samurai, was also added to the line-up as second drummer.
The band released one studio album, Pyg! (1971), the live album Free with Pyg (1972), and five singles before dissolving.