Euphony (Casiopea album)

Euphony is the 18th album released by the jazz fusion group Casiopea in 1988.

Euphony
Studio album by
ReleasedApril 25, 1988
Recordedfrom January 7 to February 5, 1988
StudioStudio Jive, Tokyo Japan
GenreJazz fusion
Length40:55
LabelPolydor K.K. / AURA
28MX-2549
ProducerIssei 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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Track listing

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Side A
No.TitleMusicLength
1."Taiyo-Fu" (The Wind From The Sun)Issei Noro4:13
2."Shadow Man"Issei Noro4:07
3."Super Sonic Movement"Issei Noro4:24
4."Inishie" (Old Times)Minoru Mukaiya3:44
5."Bayside Express"Issei Noro4:54
Total length:20:52
Side B
No.TitleMusicLength
1."Sentimental Avenue"Issei Noro3:25
2."Solid Swing"Akira Jimbo1:58
3."Hacker"Minoru Mukaiya3:25
4."Pure Green"Issei Noro4:10
5."Red Zone"Tetsuo Sakurai3:07
6."Mei-Mu" (Shallow Dreams)Issei Noro3:58
Total length:20:03

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

Personnel

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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

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  • Production management - Masato Arai
  • Management - Fumiaki Takahashi, Katsuhiro Maruichi, Hisashi Aratake
  • Equipment Co-Ordinator - Hideji "Mahka" Uekusa


  • Art Director - Masami Akiyama
  • Photograph - Osamu Yabushita
  • Stylist - Reiko Ohishi
  • Hair & Make - Tadamichi Hiwatashi
  • Visual Supervisor - Masahiro Tomioka

Release history

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

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