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| − | ''Kazemachi Roman'' (風街ろまん; Wind City Romance) is the 2nd album released by Happy End. It was originally released in vinyl format and subsequently reissued several times by URC. Future reissues on vinyl, cassette and CD formats were distributed by a wide range of labels, including Toho Records, SMS Records, Kitty Records, Toshiba Records, Avex Io, and most recently (as of 2020) Pony Canyon. | + | ''Kazemachi Roman'' (風街ろまん; Wind City Romance) is the 2nd album released by [[Happy End]]. It was originally released in vinyl format and subsequently reissued several times by URC. Future reissues on vinyl, cassette and CD formats were distributed by a wide range of labels, including Toho Records, SMS Records, Kitty Records, Toshiba Records, Avex Io, and most recently (as of 2020) Pony Canyon. |
The album's concept is nostalgia for Tokyo as it was before the 1964 Summer Olympics sped up the westernization of the city. | The album's concept is nostalgia for Tokyo as it was before the 1964 Summer Olympics sped up the westernization of the city. | ||
Revision as of 22:07, 21 April 2021
- Artist
- Happy End
- Album
- 風街ろまん (Kazemachi Roman, Windy City Romance)
- Released
- 1971.11.20
- Catalog Number
- URG-4009 (Vinyl 1st Printing)
- UX-8005 (Reissue Vinyl, 1976)
- SM20-4127 (Vinyl Reissue, 1980)
- CM20-4127 (Cassette, 1980)
- MD30-4127 (CD, 1987)
- H20K25014 (CD Reissue, 1989)
- TOCT-8946 (CD Reissue, 1995)
- VSLP-4007 (Limited Vinyl Reissue, 1996)
- TOCT-10457 (HDCD, 1998)
- PCJA-00066 (Limited Vinyl Reissue, 2017)
- PCCA-04918 (CD Reissue, 2020)
- Price
- ¥1700 (Vinyl 1st Printing)
- ¥2200 (Reissue Vinyl, 1976)
- ¥3000 (CD, 1987)
- ¥2060 (CD Reissue, 1989)
- ¥3000 (Limited Vinyl Reissue, 1996)
- ¥3700 (Limited Vinyl Reissue, 2017)
- ¥2000 (Limited Vinyl Reissue, 2017)
- Tracklist
- dakishimetai (抱きしめたい; I want to hold you)
- sorairo no kurayon (空いろのくれよん; Sky-blue crayon)
- kaze wo atsumete (風をあつめて; Seize the wind)
- kurayami-zaka musasabi henge (暗闇坂むささび変化; Flying squirrels shapeshift at Kurayami-Zaka)
- haikara hakuchi (はいからはくち; High-collar idiot)
- haikara - byuuchifuru (はいから・びゅーちふる; High-collar, beautiful)
- natsu nan desu (夏なんです; So summertime)
- hana ichimonme (花いちもんめ)
- ashita tenki ni naare (あしたてんきになあれ; Tomorrow the weather will be nice)
- taifuu (颱風; Typhoon)
- haru ranman (春らんまん; Spring in its full glory)
- aiueo (愛餓を; Hungry for love)
- 2004 Avex Io Enhanced CD Bonus Tracks
- haikara hakuchi ohayashi ~NAREESHON (TEIKU cherushii) (はいからはくち お囃子〜ナレーション（テイクちぇるしい）; High-collar idiot lead-in ~Narration (Take Chelsea))
- haikara hakuchi NAREESHON (TEIKU 1-2) (はいからはくち ナレーション（テイク1・2）; High-collar idiot narration (Take 1, 2))
- haikara hakuchi ("CITY" VERSION) (はいからはくち （『CITY』ヴァージョン）)
- haikara hakuchi (SINGLE VERSION) (はいからはくち （シングル・ヴァージョン）)
- ashita tenki ni naare (REHEARSAL TAKE/RHYTHM TRACKS) (あしたてんきになあれ （リハーサル・テイク/リズム・トラックス）)
- natsu nan desu (REHEARSAL TAKE) (夏なんです （リハーサル・テイク）)
- aiueo (あいうえお; A-B-C)
- Information
Kazemachi Roman (風街ろまん; Wind City Romance) is the 2nd album released by Happy End. It was originally released in vinyl format and subsequently reissued several times by URC. Future reissues on vinyl, cassette and CD formats were distributed by a wide range of labels, including Toho Records, SMS Records, Kitty Records, Toshiba Records, Avex Io, and most recently (as of 2020) Pony Canyon.
The album's concept is nostalgia for Tokyo as it was before the 1964 Summer Olympics sped up the westernization of the city.
The number of copies sold is in dispute, as Oricon's website only records chart placement for releases after 1988 (as of 2021) and interviews with industry figures have conflicting information regarding whether it sold well or not.
In September 2007, Rolling Stone Japan put this album at the top of its 100 Greatest Japanese Rock Albums of All Time list.
