| Make Up City | ||||
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| Released | November 21, 1980 | |||
| Recorded | from July 7 to September 16, 1980 | |||
| Studio | Studio "A", Shibaura, Tokyo  | |||
| Genre | Jazz fusion | |||
| Length | 39:16 | |||
| Label | Alfa Records ALR-28007 | |||
| Producer | Shunsuke Miyazumi | |||
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Make Up City is the fourth album and the third studio album by Casiopea released on November 21, 1980.
This album is the first time that all members have contributed songs. Noro had been in charge of most of the compositions for the previous three albums (the only exceptions being Sakurai's "Sailing Alone" and Steve Karmen's "I Love New York", both on Super Flight), and Noro had planned to compose most of this album as well, but in the middle of writing the songs, Noro was hospitalized, and the other members suddenly decided to each write one song and bring it in. Mukaiya created an instrumental version of "Reflections Of You," which was featured on Judy Anton's "Smile" released on October 25, 1980. In particular, Jimbo had no prior experience in composing music, but by enthusiastically learning how to compose from Noro while he was in the hospital, he created "Ripple Dance," this was Jimbo's first step as a songwriter.
All songs were performed by Casiopea members only, but Hideki Matsutake fully participated as the synthesizer manipulator.
The album was recorded using 3M's newly developed 32-track digital tape recorder, and was billed as Japan's first digitally recorded album. At that time, the latest model of 3M's DMS (Digital Audio Mastering System), the same one that had been in use since the late 1970s at the studios of American A&M Records, an affiliate of Alfa Records, was used for recording directly under Alfa Records. It was introduced at Studio Alfa, 'A' studio, but coincidentally this album was the first to be used due to recording schedules. Not only does it create a buzz, but it also contributes to the clarity of the sound. However, in a later magazine interview, leader Issei Noro reflected on the sound of those days and said, "The drawback of digital recording was that the sound was flat, so we decided to solve that problem by adding analog processing."
However, this album itself was not Japan's first digital recording work, as the Japanese company DENON had developed and operated the world's first practical PCM recording device, the DN-023R, in the 1970s.
The album title was chosen from the beauty term makeup , with the meaning of "creating a city." The jacket also features an illustration reminiscent of a futuristic city. However, the title literally translates to "Clean up the city." In fact, member Minoru Mukaiya, who was the MC for the tour at the time, said that Harvey Mason, who produced the bands' next album "Eyes of The Mind," said to him, "I was surprised, you guys, are you going to clean up the town?" "Eyes of Mind," which was included in the second song of this work, was also pointed out by Harvey Mason that "Wouldn't it be weird if THE wasn't included?" so it was written as "Eyes of The Mind" from then on.
All Arranged by Issei Noro, except "Reflections Of You" by Minoru Mukaiya & Issei Noro.
| No. | Title | Music | Length |
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| 1. | "Gypsy Wind" | Issei Noro | 4:06 |
| 2. | "Eyes of Mind" | Issei Noro | 5:54 |
| 3. | "Reflections of You" | Minoru Mukaiya | 4:28 |
| 4. | "Ripple Dance" | Akira Jimbo | 4:57 |
| Total length: | 19:25 | ||
| No. | Title | Music | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Life Game" | Issei Noro | 4:58 |
| 2. | "Make Up City" | Issei Noro | 5:22 |
| 3. | "Pastel Sea" | Tetsuo Sakurai | 4:11 |
| 4. | "Twinkle Wing" | Issei Noro | 5:20 |
| Total length: | 19:51 | ||
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| Chart (1982) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| US Jazz Albums | 46 |
| Region | Date | Label | Format | Catalog | Note |
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| Japan | November 21, 1980 | Alfa Records | 30cmLP | ALR-28007 | stereo |
| United States | 1981 | AAB-11010 [1] | |||
| Europe | 1981 | ALF 85624 [1] | |||
| Japan | June 25, 1984 | 12cmCD | 38XA-15 | ||
| January 23, 1987 | 32XA-117 | ||||
| March 21, 1992 | ALCA-274 | ||||
| June 29, 1994 | ALCA-9004 | ||||
| July 23, 1998 | ALCA-9199 | ||||
| December 19, 2001 | Village Records | remastered 12cmCD | VRCL-2204 | DSD, LP paper jacket | |
| January 17, 2002 | VRCL-2224 | DSD | |||
| May 27, 2009 | Sony Music Direct | MHCL-20006 | DSD, Blu-spec CD, LP paper jacket | ||
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Casiopea, now known in its fourth iteration as Casiopea-P4, is a Japanese jazz fusion band formed in 1976 by guitarist Issei Noro, bassist Tetsuo Sakurai, drummer Tohru "Rika" Suzuki, and keyboardist Hidehiko Koike. In 1977, keyboardist Minoru Mukaiya and drummer Takashi Sasaki replaced Koike and Suzuki respectively. They recorded their debut album Casiopea (1979) with guest appearances by American jazz musicians Randy Brecker, Michael Brecker, and David Sanborn. In 1980, drummer Akira Jimbo joined the band. Casiopea has released over 40 albums in Japan and around the world.
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 marks Casiopea's first album appearance since their performance on EastWest '77.
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On July 10, 1987, it became an LP record from Alfa Records.
In 2000, it was recurred as DVD "CASIOPEA LIVE HISTORY PART-I". At the end of the video, as an exclusive add-on, an Issei Noro interview was added.
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