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]
While the cover itself featuring two race cars is used extensively on all currently existing releases (including the 2021 clear orange vinyl reissue), there was the original cover (and the first pressing) featuring a picture of the band standing with pills falling in front of them, with different pictures on the insert (the insert notes remained the same as later pressings) and a red circular cover art with yellow numbers on the left (the 1980 reissue pressing features the same picture as the 1st pressing but with different circular cover art, this time featuring an Alfa Records logo on the right).[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 kbit/s[9] | ||||
| A1003862605 | Recochoku AAC 128/320 kbit/s[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
