The Soundgraphy is the 11th album by Casiopea, recorded and released in 1984 in Japan. This is also Casiopea's first Compilation album.

The Soundgraphy
Compilation album by
ReleasedApril 25, 1984
Recorded1980-1984
GenreJazz fusion
Length42:16
LabelAlfa Records
ALR-28055
ProducerHarvey Mason, Richard Manwaring, Shunsuke Miyazumi, and Issei Noro
Casiopea chronology
Jive Jive
(1983)
The Soundgraphy
(1984)
Down Upbeat
(1984)
Singles from The Soundgraphy
  1. "The Soundgraphy/Living On A Feeling ALR-777"
    Released: March 1, 1984

Track listing edit

Side A
No.TitleLyricsMusicLength
1."The Soundgraphy"-Issei Noro3:43
2."Gypsy Wind" (from "Make Up City")-Issei Noro4:06
3."Eyes Of The Mind" (from "Eyes Of The Mind")-Issei Noro4:43
4."Sunnyside Feelin'" (from "Cross Point")-Akira Jimbo4:12
5."Asayake" (from "Mint Jams")-Issei Noro4:58
Total length:21:42
Side B
No.TitleLyricsMusicLength
1."Mid-Manhattan" (from "4x4")-Akira Jimbo4:42
2."Looking Up" (from "Photographs")-Issei Noro4:25
3."Misty Lady" (from "Photographs")-Issei Noro3:45
4."What Can't Speak Can't Lie" (from "Jive Jive")Gary OsborneIssei Noro3:49
5."Fabby Dabby" (from "Jive Jive")-Issei Noro3:53
Total length:20:34

Personnel edit

CASIOPEA are

Issei Noro - Electric guitar
Minoru Mukaiya - Keyboards
Tetsuo Sakurai - Electric Bass
Akira Jimbo - Drums

GUEST MUSICIANS

Production edit

  • Producer - Synsuke Miyazumi, Harvey Mason, Richard Manwaring, Issei Noro
  • Engineer - Norio Yoshizawa, Peter Chaikin, Richard Manwaring
  • Art Director - Kaoru Watanabe
  • Cover Illustration - Mizumaru Anzai
  • Cover Designers - Kaoru Watanabe, Hiroyasu Yoshioka, Katsunori Hironaka
  • Remastering engineer - Kouji Suzuki (2016)

Release history edit

Region Date Label Format Catalog Note
Japan April 25, 1984 Alfa Records 30cmLP ALR-28055 stereo
May 25, 1984 12cmCD 38XA-12
January 25, 1987 32XA-116
March 21, 1992 ALCA-281
August 31, 1994 ALCA-9011
August 29, 1998 ALCA-9206
December 6, 2000 Toshiba EMI TOCT-10752
January 23, 2002 Village Records remastered 12cmCD VRCL-2211 DSD, LP paper jacket
February 14, 2002 VRCL-2231 DSD
May 27, 2009 Sony Music Direct MHCL-20013 DSD, Blu-spec CD, LP paper jacket
February 3, 2016 Music download 1076213149 iTunes Store[1]
4582290414041 mora AAC-LC 320 kbps[2]
A1003862558 Recochoku AAC 320 kbps[3]
B01B5AVWKK Amazon.com[4]
Bqqt7vhzhaeb5mzbtzf5t3bmtay Google Play Music[5]
July 27, 2016 4582290418612 mora DSD 2.8 MHz/1bit[6]
smj4582290418612 e-onkyo DSD 2.8 MHz/1bit[7]
11191 HD-music DSD 2.8 MHz/1bit[8]
4582290418605 mora FLAC 96.0 kHz/24bit[9]
A2000673653 Recochoku FLAC 96 kHz 24bit[10]
smj4582290418605 e-onkyo FLAC 96 kHz 24bit[11]
11199 HD-music FLAC 96 kHz/24bit[12]
621720ac1901377e8c89 AWA 320kbps[13]
November 10, 2016 2l8h3gH5VSq8qGcKyOQiO8 Spotify[14]

External links edit

References edit

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