Casiopea (album)

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.

Casiopea
Casiopea album cover with two race cars
Studio album by
Casiopea
ReleasedMay 25, 1979
Recorded1978–79
Studio
GenreJazz fusion
Length36:28
LabelAlfa Records
Producer
  • Kunihiko Murai
  • Syoro Kawazoe
Casiopea chronology
Casiopea
(1979)		 Super Flight
(1979)

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
No.TitleLength
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
No.TitleLength
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 320kbps[6]
A1003862605 Recochoku AAC 128/320kbps[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 5ShaVOG8QHOltyWh5ZCxuB Spotify[17]

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  2. "マーチ７４Ｓ Ｂｍｗ". F1-web-gallery.sakura.ne.jp.
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