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Muzai Moratorium

Album Cover
Artist
Shiina Ringo
Album
Muzai Moratorium (無罪モラトリアム; Innocence Moratorium)
Released
1999.02.24 (CD)
2008.11.25 (Vinyl)
Catalog Number
TOCT-24065 (CD)
TOJT-24065 (Vinyl)
Price
¥3,146 (tax included)
Tracklist
  1. Tadashii Machi (正しい街; The Correct City)
  2. Kabukichou no Joou (歌舞伎町の女王; Queen of Kabukichou)
  3. Marunouchi Sadistic (丸の内サディスティック)
  4. Koufukuron (Etsuraku-hen) (幸福論(悦楽編); A View of Happiness (Joy Ver.))
  5. Akane Sasu Kiro Terasaredo... (茜さす 帰路照らされど。。。; When it Begins to Get Dark...)
  6. Sid to Hakuchuumu (シドと白昼夢; Sid & Daydreams)
  7. Tsumiki Asobi (積木遊び; Playing with Blocks)
  8. Koko de Kiss Shite. (ここでキスして。; Kiss Me)
  9. Onaji Yoru (同じ夜; Ordinary Night)
  10. Keikoku (警告; Caution)
  11. Morphine (モルヒネ)


Information

"Muzai Moratorium" is Shiina Ringo's debut album. This album reaced a peak position of #2 on Oricon charts (under hitomi's h best album) and stayed on the charts for 78 weeks. It recieved the award for Rock Album of the Year. The album sold a total of 1,432,000 units in Japan.

The album was completely made up of stockpiled songs that Shiina had written prior to her debut. For the most part, they document Shiina's teenage life (except for Kabukichou no Joou). The songs on the album were performed by three groups of people that Shiina decided to form a band name around: six of the songs were performed by Zetsurin Hectopascal (絶倫ヘクトパスカル; Peerless Hectopascal), four of the songs were performed by Momoiro Spanner (桃色スパナ; Pink Spanner) and Marunouchi Sadistic was performed by Zekkyou Solfège (絶叫ソルフェージュ; Solfège Scream).

Oricon Chart Positions

Week Position Weekly Sales Total Sales
1 2 113,700 113,700
2 4 115,270 228,970
3 8 64,790 293,760
4 12 43,650 337,410
5 18 28,940 366,350
6 17 17,410 383,760
7 20 13,810 397,570
8 22 12,110 409,680
9 17 20,940 430,620
10 16 14,740 445,360
11 18 14,980 460,340
12 20 10,860 471,200
13 25 14,050 485,250

Total Reported Sales: 1,432,000

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