Casiopea (album)
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| Released | May 25, 1979 | |||
| Recorded | 1978–79 | |||
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| Genre | Jazz fusion | |||
| Length | 36:28 | |||
| Label | Alfa Records | |||
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Casiopea is the debut album of Japanese jazz fusion group Casiopea, released on May 25, 1979.
Recording and production
[edit]The album was recorded between December 1978 and March 1979 in Japan. It is the first album released by the group since their debut performance on EastWest '77.[citation needed]
Notable American jazz musicians The Brecker Brothers and David Sanborn contributed to the album.
Cover art
[edit]The cover depicts two race cars battling on a circuit, possibly Fuji Speedway's hairpin turn.[1][better source needed] The cars are late-1970s Group 6 sports prototypes from the Japanese Fuji Grand Champion Series, most likely a Lola T290-Mazda[2] and a March 74S[3] from the 1978[4] and 1979[5] championships, respectively.[6][better source needed]
There is an alternate cover, for a slightly earlier pressing and promotional materials that is a picture of the band standing, with pills falling in front of them.[7]
The album is one of Casiopea's most famous, being their most streamed album on Spotify.[citation needed]
Track listing
[edit]All tracks were written and arranged by Issei Noro, except for horn arrangements by Jun Fukamachi and string arrangements by Hiroki Inui.
| No. | Title | Length |
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| 1. | "Time Limit" | 3:07 |
| 2. | "Tears of the Star" | 4:32 |
| 3. | "Space Road" | 5:14 |
| 4. | "Midnight Rendezvous" | 5:20 |
| Total length: | 18:13 | |
| No. | Title | Length |
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| 1. | "Far Away" | 3:55 |
| 2. | "Swallow" | 4:24 |
| 3. | "Dream Hill" | 5:39 |
| 4. | "Black Joke" | 4:17 |
| Total length: | 18:15 | |
Credits
[edit]Casiopea
[edit]- Issei Noro – Yamaha SG2000 electric guitar, acoustic guitar, vocals on "Dream Hill"
- Minoru Mukaiya – Fender Rhodes piano, acoustic piano, synthesizers, Yamaha Electone electronic organ, vibraphone
- Tetsuo Sakurai – 1974 Natural Finish Fender Jazz Bass bass guitar
- Takashi Sasaki – Drums
- Additional musicians
- Randy Brecker – trumpet on "Time Limit" and "Black Joke"
- Michael Brecker – tenor saxophone on "Time Limit," "Tears of the Star," and "Black Joke"
- David Sanborn – alto saxophone on "Time Limit" and "Black Joke"
- "Tomato Strings" ensemble – strings
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Release history
[edit]| Region | Date | Label | Format | Catalog | note |
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| Japan | May 25, 1979 | Alfa Records | 30 cm LP | ALR-6017 | stereo |
| December 21, 1986 | 12 cm CD | 32XA-104 | |||
| March 21, 1992 | ALCA-271 | ||||
| June 29, 1994 | ALCA-9001 | ||||
| July 23, 1998 | ALCA-9196 | ||||
| May 31, 2000 | Toshiba EMI | remastered 12 cm CD | TOCT-24364 | LP paper jacket | |
| December 19, 2001 | Village Records | VRCL-2201 | DSD, LP paper jacket | ||
| January 17, 2002 | VRCL-2221 | DSD | |||
| May 27, 2009 | Sony Music Direct | MHCL-20003 | DSD, Blu-spec CD, LP paper jacket | ||
| February 3, 2016 | Music download | 1076209054 | iTunes Store[8] | ||
| 4582290414218 | mora AAC-LC 320 kbps[9] | ||||
| A1003862605 | Recochoku AAC 128/320 kbps[10] | ||||
| B01B5AQMDC | Amazon.com[11] | ||||
| Bp5pyuaz4lfka3vcvx5ough23ra | Google Play Music[12] | ||||
| July 27, 2016 | 4582290418575 | mora DSD 2.8 MHz/1bit[13] | |||
| smj4582290418575 | e-onkyo DSD 2.8 MHz/1bit[14] | ||||
| 11180 | HD-music DSD 2.8 MHz/1bit[15] | ||||
| 4582290418568 | mora FLAC 96.0 kHz/24bit[16] | ||||
| A1004668200 | Recochoku FLAC 96.0 kHz/24bit[17] | ||||
| smj4582290418568 | e-onkyo FLAC 96 kHz 24bit[18] | ||||
| 11170 | HD-music FLAC 96 kHz/24bit[19] | ||||
| November 10, 2016 | 5ShaVOG8QHOltyWh5ZCxuB | Spotify[20] |
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ the after hours (2024-03-22). "Casiopea — Casiopea". Medium (Blog). Retrieved 2024-10-31.
The cover depicts two racing cars engaged in a heated duel on the "Hairpin" curve of the Fuji Speedway.
- ^ "Lola T290 Mazda Grand Champion". Racecarwarehouse.co.uk. Retrieved May 21, 2023.
- ^ "マーチ７４Ｓ Ｂｍｗ". F1-web-gallery.sakura.ne.jp.
- ^ "Grand Champion Series 1978". Classiccars.com. Retrieved May 21, 2023.
- ^ "Grand Champion Series 1979". Classiccars.com. Retrieved May 21, 2023.
- ^ adhdel (2023-07-10). "Comment on r/whatisthiscar". Reddit. Retrieved 2024-10-31.
- ^ "Casiopea – Casiopea". Discogs. Retrieved 2024-10-31.
- ^ "CASIOPEA CASIOPEA". Apple Inc. 25 May 1979. Retrieved 2016-02-03.
- ^ "CASIOPEA CASIOPEA". LevelGate Co., Ltd.. Retrieved 2016-02-03.
- ^ "CASIOPEA CASIOPEA". RecoChoku Co., Ltd. Retrieved 2016-02-03.
- ^ "CASIOPEA CASIOPEA". Amazon.com, Inc.. Retrieved 2016-02-03.
- ^ "CASIOPEA CASIOPEA". Google Inc. Retrieved 2017-02-05.
- ^ "CASIOPEA CASIOPEA". LabelGate Co., Ltd. Retrieved 2016-07-31.
- ^ "CASIOPEA CASIOPEA". Onkyo & Pioneer Innovations Corporation. Retrieved 2016-07-31.
- ^ "CASIOPEA CASIOPEA". JVCKENWOOD Victor Entertainment Corporation. Archived from the original on 2016-08-20. Retrieved 2016-07-31.
- ^ "CASIOPEA CASIOPEA". LabelGate Co., Ltd. Retrieved 2016-07-31.
- ^ "CASIOPEA CASIOPEA". RecoChoku Co., Ltd. Retrieved 2016-02-03.
- ^ "CASIOPEA CASIOPEA". Onkyo & Pioneer Innovations Corporation. Retrieved 2016-07-31.
- ^ "CASIOPEA CASIOPEA". JVCKENWOOD Victor Entertainment Corporation. Archived from the original on 2016-07-29. Retrieved 2016-07-31.
- ^ "CASIOPEA CASIOPEA". Spotify AB. 1979. Retrieved 2017-02-05.
External links
[edit]- CASIOPEA at Discogs
- CASIOPEA at MusicBrainz
