| Eyes of the Mind | ||||
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| Studio album by | ||||
| Released | April 21, 1981 | |||
| Recorded | from December 4, 1980 to January 5, 1981 | |||
| Studio | Kendum Studio "D", Los Angeles, California  | |||
| Genre | Jazz fusion | |||
| Length | 43:42 | |||
| Label | Alfa Records ALR-28016 | |||
| Producer | Harvey Mason | |||
| Casiopea chronology | ||||
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Eyes of the Mind is the fifth album and the fourth studio album by Casiopea, released in 1981. The album was recorded in Los Angeles. [1]
All Arranged by Casiopea and Harvey Mason except "Space Road" arranged by Kenny Mason.
| No. | Title | Music | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Asayake (Sunrise)" | Issei Noro | 3:48 |
| 2. | "A Place in the Sun" | Dave Boruff | 4:38 |
| 3. | "Take Me" | Issei Noro | 4:08 |
| 4. | "Lakai" | Harvey Mason, Bob James | 4:07 |
| 5. | "Eyes of the Mind" | Issei Noro | 4:40 |
| Total length: | 21:21 | ||
| No. | Title | Music | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Black Joke" | Issei Noro | 4:01 |
| 2. | "La Costa (Intro)" | Bob James | 0:21 |
| 3. | "La Costa" | Bob James | 3:44 |
| 4. | "Magic Ray" | Issei Noro | 4:50 |
| 5. | "Space Road" | Issei Noro | 4:45 |
| Total length: | 22:21 | ||
CASIOPEA are
Guest Players:
Synthesizer arrangements for "Magic Ray", "Black Joke" and "Take Me" by Bob James.
Synthesizer programming for "Magic Ray", "Black Joke" and "Take Me" by Michael Boddicker.
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| Region | Date | Label | Format | Catalog | Note |
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| Japan | April 21, 1981 | Alfa Records | 30cmLP | ALR-28016 | stereo |
| United States | 1981 | AAA-10002 | |||
| Europe | 1981 | ALF 85375 | |||
| Japan | March 25, 1984 | 12cmCD | 32XA-11 | ||
| January 23, 1987 | 32XA-115 | ||||
| March 21, 1992 | ALCA-275 | ||||
| June 29, 1994 | ALCA-9005 | ||||
| July 23, 1998 | ALCA-9200 | ||||
| December 19, 2001 | Village Records | remastered 12cmCD | VRCL-2205 | DSD, LP paper jacket | |
| January 17, 2002 | VRCL-2225 | DSD | |||
| May 27, 2009 | Sony Music Direct | MHCL-20007 | DSD, Blu-spec CD, LP paper jacket | ||
| February 3, 2016 | Music download | 1076209969 | iTunes Store [3] | ||
| 4582290413983 | mora AAC-LC 320 kbps [4] | ||||
| A1003862415 | Recochoku AAC 128/320 kbps [5] | ||||
| B01B5ASIZW | Amazon.com [6] | ||||
| Bujop27brq4j4v5hxp7vxektghq | Google Play Music [7] | ||||
| July 27, 2016 | 4582290418919 | mora DSD 2.8 MHz/1bit [8] | |||
| smj4582290418919 | e-onkyo DSD 2.8 MHz/1bit [9] | ||||
| 11187 | HD-music DSD 2.8 MHz/1bit [10] | ||||
| 4582290418926 | mora FLAC 96.0 kHz/24bit [11] | ||||
| A1004668167 | Recochoku FLAC 96 kHz 24bit [12] | ||||
| smj4582290418926 | e-onkyo FLAC 96 kHz 24bit [13] | ||||
| 11176 | HD-music FLAC 96 kHz/24bit [14] | ||||
| November 10, 2016 | 4Lh17Br4qOw0WZunJorOK0 | Spotify [15] | |||
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Halle is the 13th album and 10th studio album by Casiopea released in 1985.
Casiopea Live is the third live album and first live video by Casiopea, released in 1985. This is also Casiopea's 14th album overall.
Sun Sun is the 15th album by Casiopea, recorded and released in 1986.
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