arrangers:
- link: artist/752
  names:
    en: Joe Hisaishi
    ja: 久石譲
barcode: '4988008184730'
catalog: TKCA-30725
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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  name: Disc 1
  tracks:
  - names:
      Japanese: SYNTAX ERROR
      Romaji: SYNTAX ERROR
    track_length: '4:37'
  - names:
      Japanese: α・BET・CITY
      Romaji: α-BET-CITY
    track_length: '5:32'
  - names:
      Japanese: SMILE OF ESCHER
      Romaji: SMILE OF ESCHER
    track_length: '2:24'
  - names:
      Japanese: ROAD RUNNER
      Romaji: ROAD RUNNER
    track_length: '3:11'
  - names:
      Japanese: VENUS & AFRICAN
      Romaji: VENUS & AFRICAN
    track_length: '4:44'
  - names:
      Japanese: DA・MA・SHI・絵
      Romaji: DA-MA-SHI-E
    track_length: '6:23'
  - names:
      Japanese: CLUB DANCE
      Romaji: CLUB DANCE
    track_length: '3:42'
  - names:
      Japanese: LE MO RE
      Romaji: LE MO RE
    track_length: '5:21'
  - names:
      Japanese: MEBIUS LOVE
      Romaji: MEBIUS LOVE
    track_length: '4:42'
  - names:
      Japanese: DA・MA・SHI・絵
      Romaji: DA-MA-SHI-E
    track_length: '6:22'
link: album/24810
lyricists: []
media_format: CD
meta:
  added_date: 2011-03-19T11:26
  edited_date: 2022-10-06T21:10
  fetched_date: 2025-11-22T19:36
  freedb: 0
  ttl: 86400
  visitors: 2288
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:
- &id001
  link: org/132
  names:
    en: Bourbon
    ja: Bourbon
    ja-latn: Bourbon
  role: label
- link: org/131
  names:
    en: JAPAN RECORD
    ja: JAPAN RECORD
    ja-latn: JAPAN RECORD
  role: label
- link: org/74
  names:
    en: TOKUMA JAPAN COMMUNICATIONS CO.,LTD.
    ja: 株式会社徳間ジャパンコミュニケーションズ
    ja-latn: TOKUMA JAPAN COMMUNICATIONS CO.,LTD.
  role: manufacturer
performers: []
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publish_format: Commercial
publisher: *id001
related: []
release_date: '1992-12-21'
release_events: []
release_price:
  currency: JPY
  price: 1700.0
reprints:
- catalog: 32JC-130
  link: album/24809
  note: ''
vgmdb_link: https://vgmdb.net/album/24810?perpage=99999
votes: 0
