Euphony (Casiopea album)

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Euphony
Studio album by
ReleasedApril 25, 1988
Recordedfrom January 7 to February 5, 1988
StudioStudio Jive, Tokyo Flag of Japan.svg
Genre Jazz fusion
Length40:55
Label Polydor K.K. / AURA
28MX-2549
Producer Issei Noro, Shunsuke Miyazumi
Casiopea chronology
Platinum
(1987)
Euphony
(1988)
Casiopea World Live '88
(1988)
Singles from Euphony
  1. "Bayside Express/Taiyo-Fu H10P-30002"
    Released: April 25, 1988
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Euphony is the 18th album released by the jazz fusion group Casiopea in 1988.

Contents

Track listing

Side A
No.TitleMusicLength
1."Taiyo-Fu" (The Wind From The Sun) Issei Noro 4:13
2."Shadow Man" Issei Noro 4:07
3."Super Sonic Movement" Issei Noro 4:24
4."Inishie" (Old Times) Minoru Mukaiya 3:44
5."Bayside Express" Issei Noro 4:54
Total length:20:52
Side B
No.TitleMusicLength
1."Sentimental Avenue" Issei Noro 3:25
2."Solid Swing" Akira Jimbo 1:58
3."Hacker" Minoru Mukaiya 3:25
4."Pure Green" Issei Noro 4:10
5."Red Zone" Tetsuo Sakurai 3:07
6."Mei-Mu" (Shallow Dreams) Issei Noro 3:58
Total length:20:03

Re-released in 2009 with "Halle" (live version) added to the track listing.

Personnel

CASIOPEA are

Issei Noro - Electric guitar (YAMAHA ISSEI MODEL, G10 Guitar MIDI Controller with TX802 & D-50, RX-5), Acoustic guitar (D'AGOSTINO GUITAR)
Minoru Mukaiya - Keyboards (YAMAHA KX-88, DX-7, TX-816, TX-16W, QX-3, RX-5, EMULATOR II, KORG DSM-1, Acoustic Piano, ROLAND D-50 & D-550, DYNACORD ADD-one, OBERHEIM EXPANDER)
Tetsuo Sakurai - Electric Bass (YAMAHA BB-5000 & 5000 W/PIEZO PICK UP. STUD Bass, BB-3000 fretless)
Akira Jimbo - Drums (YAMAHA YD-9000 & 6000 Series, ZILDJAN CYMBALS & Hooper Drum)

Production



Release history

RegionDateLabelFormatCatalogNote
Japan April 25, 1988 Polydor K.K. / AURA 30cmLP 28MX-2549 stereo
12cmCD H33P-20241
July 1, 1992POCH-1222
June 24, 2009 Universal Music LLC / AURA remastered SHM-CDUPCY-6539
June 24, 2017UPCY-9701J-FUSION 40th

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