Love Tambourines

Vocalist ELLIE

Love Tambourines (ラヴ・タンバリンズ) was a Japanese rock band with a heavy soul influence. The band made their debut in 1993 under the indie label CRU-EL RECORDS. The group gained popularity for their live shows, and even played a couple gigs in San Fransisco, California. Their lead singer ELLIE became the forefront of the group and in 1996 disbanded to follow a solo career releasing Bitch In Zion.

Members

• ELLIE (vocals and lyrics)
• 斎藤圭市（guitar）
• 大町博通（drums and keyboard）
• Miyakawa Dan (宮川弾)（keyboard）
• 平見文生（bass）
• 平野栄二（percussions)

DIscography

Albums

• [1995.02] Alive
• [2004.06] Love Parade (Best Album)

Singles

• [1993.04] Cherish Our Love
• [1994.01] Midnight Parade
• [1994.09] Midnight Parade Remixes
• [1994.12] Call Me Call Me
• [1995.11] Deeper Love

Vinyls

• [1993] Librodisia and Love Tambourines ‎– "Got to Be Real / Love Space"
• [1994] Love Tambourine and Freedom Suite - "Midnight Parade / Our Live Are Shaped By What We Love"
• [1994] Love Alive
• [2001] Spend The Day Without You / Cherish Our Love '95
• [2004] Never Can Say Goodbye

Compilations / Other

• [1993.xx.xx] HELLO YOUNG LOVERS (#3 "Never Can Say Goodbye")
• [1999.05.21] LATEEARLYDAYNIGHTS (CD1 #4 "Cherish Our Love (Album Version)", #15 "Love Is Life To Women (Original Version)", CD2 #3 "Love Space (Drink Or Love Takimiix)"
• [2001.05.15] G Killers And Closers: Crue-L Classic Remixes Vol. 1 (CD1 #10 "Midnight Parade (Dubbing Feeling)", CD2 #12 "Midnight Parade (Dubbing Feeling)")
• [2006.10.10] Kahimi Karie - Crue-L Crystallization (#8 "Cherish Our Love")
• [2007.04.11] CRUE-L MELLOW (#4 "Secret Summer")
• [2007.08.08] Bossa Nova 1991: Shibuya Scene Retrospective (CD1 #6 "Love Is Here~Just Between You And I~")
• [2009.xx.xx] Baltic Soul Weekender #2 (#14 "Spend The Day Without You")

External Links

• Japanese Wikipedia