NOBODY - FUZZ FUZZ FUZZ (+8) - Japan CD Bonus Track Limited Edition

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NOBODY

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NOBODY's 10th studio album released on May 25, 1994 was remastered in 2023 under the supervision of Yukio Aizawa & Toshio Kihara. The CD is available exclusively from Tower Records and includes 8 additional bonus tracks! (Original release: May 25, 1994 / Wea JAPAN / 100% / WPC2-7506) After working with Eikichi Yazawa's band, Yukio Aizawa (vo, g) and Toshio Kihara (vo, g) formed NOBODY in 1981. They provided songs and produced sounds for many artists including Koji Kikkawa's "Monica," "Sayonara wa Hachigatsu no Lullaby," "Nikumare Sonna New Face," Anne Lewis' "Roppongi Shinju," HOUND DOG, Kenji Sawada, Kyoko Koizumi, Yui Asaka, and many others, and had hit songs one after another! NOBODY is the 10th studio album by NOBODY, a rare songwriting unit/producer team that dominated the music scene in the 1980s and beyond as hit makers, topping the charts on a weekly basis in the 80s and also writing many TV commercial songs for major companies.This is the second album from Wea Music and the 10th in total, with an album title inspired by the famous FUZZ-TONE guitar effector, and a minimum formation of three members: two members of NOBODY, Yukio Aizawa (vo, g) and Toshio Kihara (vo, g), and Yoshihiro Yotsuda (ds) on drums. This is a conceptual studio album with a heavy and noisy sound. It also includes the singles "DRIVE" and "JELLY WORM," which were released at the same time. As bonus tracks, two studio recordings (new songs!) that were only included in the "BAD RHYME" promotional cassette tape, which was not for sale and only available for promo purposes, are included for the first time as a commercial release. I'M IN NEVERLAND (2023 Remix)" and "BLUEBERRY DAYS (2023 Remix)", and "TRAX" ~BEST SELECTIONS~ (HUMMING BIRD/ HBCL-8005), released on November 21, 1991. The album includes "MOVING UP" and "DIAMOND JENNY (2023 Remix)" from "TRAX" (HUMMING BIRD/HBCL-8005) released on August 21, 1994, and four songs from the live performance at CLUB CITTA'Kawasaki on August 30, 1994 (*), which is the first commercialization of these songs. (*Some parts may be difficult to hear. Some parts may be difficult to hear. Please note that some parts may be difficult to hear.) (Interview and commentary by Junichi Yamada) ■Supervision by Yukio Aizawa and Toshio Kihara ■Specifications: Remastered in 2023 / Bonus tracks: "I'M IN NEVERLAND (2023 Remix)" and "BLUEBERRY DAYS (2023 Remix)" (first commercial release), and a live recording (*) from August 30, 1994, at CLUB CITTA' Kawasaki (first commercial release). (*), and a live performance at CLUB CITTA'Kawasaki on August 30, 1994, which is the first commercial release of the album. (*These recordings were made from existing VHS video tapes. Some parts may be difficult to hear. Please note that some parts may be difficult to hear.) / (*Interview and commentary: Junichi Yamada)■Limited Edition/ Tower Record Limited SalesProduced by NOBODYArranged & Performed by NOBODY Yukio Aizawa (vo, g, cho) Toshio Kihara (vo, g, cho) Toshio Kihara (g, cho) Toshio Kihara (vo, g, cho) Yoshihiro Yotsuda (ds)