1979 studio album by Casiopea
Casiopea is the debut album of Japanese jazz fusion group Casiopea , released on May 25, 1979. Recorded between December 1978 and March 1979 in Japan, it is Casiopea's self-titled debut album.
The record includes the participation of some notable contemporary jazz players, such as David Sanborn on the saxophone, giving a special touch to Issei Noro 's compositions. Tracks like "Black Joke" are part of the multiple performances and variances along Casiopea's career. The album was recorded on LP in 1979 and on CD in 1986, with both releases being the first editions on LP and CD .
The cover depicts two racing cars battling on a circuit, possibly Fuji Speedway 's "Hairpin" turn. The cars are late-1970s Group 6 sports prototypes from the Japanese Fuji Grand Champion Series , most likely a Lola T290-Mazda [1] and a March 74S [2] from the 1978[3] and 1979[4] championships respectively.
Track listing
All tracks were written and arranged by Issei Noro, except for horn arrangements by Jun Fukamachi and string arrangements by Hiroki Inui.
Side A Title 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
Side B Title 1. "Far Away" 3:55 2. "Swallow" 4:24 3. "Dream Hill" 5:39 4. "Black Joke" 4:17 Total length: 18:15
Credits
Casiopea
Additional musicians
Release history
Region
Date
Label
Format
Catalog
note
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 [5]
4582290414218
mora AAC-LC 320 kbps[6]
A1003862605
Recochoku AAC 128/320 kbps[7]
B01B5AQMDC
Amazon.com [8]
Bp5pyuaz4lfka3vcvx5ough23ra
Google Play Music [9]
July 27, 2016
4582290418575
mora DSD 2.8 MHz/1bit[10]
smj4582290418575
e-onkyo DSD 2.8 MHz/1bit[11]
11180
HD-music DSD 2.8 MHz/1bit[12]
4582290418568
mora FLAC 96.0 kHz/24bit[13]
A1004668200
Recochoku FLAC 96.0 kHz/24bit[14]
smj4582290418568
e-onkyo FLAC 96 kHz 24bit[15]
11170
HD-music FLAC 96 kHz/24bit[16]
November 10, 2016
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Spotify [17]
References
External links
Studio albums Live albums Compilations Related