arrangers:
- link: artist/752
  names:
    en: Joe Hisaishi
    ja: 久石譲
catalog: 32JC-130
categories:
- Artist Discography
category: Artist Discography
classification: Original Work
composers:
- link: artist/752
  names:
    en: Joe Hisaishi
    ja: 久石譲
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discs:
- disc_length: '47:12'
  name: Disc 1
  tracks:
  - names:
      Japanese: SYNTAX ERROR
      Romaji: SYNTAX ERROR
    track_length: '4:38'
  - names:
      Japanese: α・BET・CITY
      Romaji: α-BET-CITY
    track_length: '5:33'
  - names:
      Japanese: SMILE OF ESCHER
      Romaji: SMILE OF ESCHER
    track_length: '2:25'
  - names:
      Japanese: ROAD RUNNER
      Romaji: ROAD RUNNER
    track_length: '3:12'
  - names:
      Japanese: VENUS & AFRICAN
      Romaji: VENUS & AFRICAN
    track_length: '4:45'
  - names:
      Japanese: DA・MA・SHI・絵
      Romaji: DA-MA-SHI-E
    track_length: '6:25'
  - names:
      Japanese: CLUB DANCE
      Romaji: CLUB DANCE
    track_length: '3:43'
  - names:
      Japanese: LEMORE
      Romaji: LEMORE
    track_length: '5:23'
  - names:
      Japanese: MÖBIUS LOVE
      Romaji: MÖBIUS LOVE
    track_length: '4:44'
  - names:
      Japanese: DA・MA・SHI・絵
      Romaji: DA-MA-SHI-E
    track_length: '6:24'
distributor: &id001
  link: org/29
  names:
    en: Tokuma Communications
    ja: 株式会社徳間コミュニケーションズ
    ja-latn: Tokuma Communications
  role: distributor
link: album/24809
lyricists: []
media_format: CD
meta:
  added_date: 2011-03-19T11:22
  edited_date: 2022-10-08T23:37
  fetched_date: 2026-01-03T10:58
  freedb: 1
  ttl: 86400
  visitors: 3608
name: ɑ-BET-CITY / JOE
names:
  en: ɑ-BET-CITY / JOE
  ja: アルファベット・シティ / 久石譲
  ja-latn: ɑ-BET-CITY / JOE HISAISHI
notes: 'M02 - Kanebo men''s Cosmetics "XANAX" Commercial Theme

  M09 - SCOTCH Video Cassette Commercial Song

  Note, "Hisashi" is spelled incorrectly in the booklet.

  PRODUCED BY JOE HISAISHI

  EXECUTIVE PRODUCER;KOKI MIURA

                                 YASUYUKI KOIKE

  A&R;AKIRA SHIMABUKURO

  ALL MUSIC COMPOSED & ARRANGED BY JOE HISASHI

  MIXED BY JOE BARBARIA,ROB STEVENS

  MIXED AT QUADRASONIC SOUND SYSTEMS, N.Y.

  RECORDED AT JAW''S STATION, SUNRISE STUDIO & STARSHIP STUDIO

  ENGINEER;YASUHIRO ABE, OSAMU HIROSE

  ASSISTANT ENGINEER:PINK MIYAKE, PACO COREY

  MUSICIANS;ALL SYNTHESIZERS & RHYTHM MACHINES●JOE HISAISHI

                  (Equipment;FAIRLIGHT CMI, PROPHET-5, DX-7, MC-4, LINN DRUM)

                   WADAIKO●EITETSU HAYASHI

                   (Equipment;SHIME-DAIKO, UCHIWA-DAIKO, OKEDO, ATARI-GANE)

                    DULCIMER●KEIJI AZAMI

                    E. VIOLIN●MASATSUGU SHINOZAKI

  RECORDING COORDINATION IN N.Y.;

       TOM TOEDA, KAMPO CULTURAL CENTER, N.Y.

       CHRISTIAN DALBAVIE, TIME CAPSULE BROKERAGE INC., N.Y.

  COVER COMPUTER GRAPHICS DESIGNED BY KAZUYUKI HATTA

  DISPLAY EQUIPMENT;NEXUS

  SLEEVE DESIGN & LAYOUT BY CHUTAROU/G★HOUSE

  SPECIAL THANKS TO;

  ALL STAFF NEW SOUND CO., LTD. & JAPAN COLOR MOVIE CO. LTD.

  FOR SCOTCH VIDEO CASSETTE

  MU-MAGIC FOR KANEBO''S XANAX'
organizations:
- &id002
  link: org/131
  names:
    en: JAPAN RECORD
    ja: JAPAN RECORD
    ja-latn: JAPAN RECORD
  role: label
- link: org/28
  names:
    en: TOKUMA JAPAN CORPORATION
    ja: 株式会社徳間ジャパン
    ja-latn: TOKUMA JAPAN CORPORATION
  role: manufacturer
- *id001
performers: []
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publish_format: Commercial
publisher: *id002
related: []
release_date: '1985-06-25'
release_events: []
release_price:
  currency: JPY
  price: 3200.0
reprints:
- catalog: TKCA-30725
  link: album/24810
  note: Dec 21, 1992
- catalog: TKCA-73443
  link: album/107342
  note: Jul 01, 2009
vgmdb_link: https://vgmdb.net/album/24809?perpage=99999
votes: 0
