Luna Sea is the debut studio album by Japanese rock band Luna Sea, released on April 21, 1991 by Extasy Records.[1] It sold over 30,000 copies by July 1992.[2] After reuniting in 2010, Luna Sea re-recorded the whole album and released it on March 16, 2011 through HPQ.
Luna Sea
The album cover featuring the band, clockwise from top-left: Sugizo, Ryuichi, J, Inoran, Shinya
At a sold-out February 11, 1991 concert at Meguro Rock-May-Kan, Lunacy were discovered by X Japan guitarist hide and were signed by X Japan co-founder Yoshiki to his independent record labelExtasy Records.[3] The band changed their name from Lunacy to Luna Sea and took part in the label's sold out Nuclear Fusion Tour in March with Gilles de Rais and Sighs of Love Potion.[3] On the tour, a 3-track sample CD including a song from each band was freely distributed, to which they contributed a short sample of "Precious".[4] Their self-titled debut album was released on April 21, 1991. In support of the record, they held their first nationwide tour Under the New Moon, which started on June 13 and was separated into two legs or "Episodes" with a final concert held on September 19. However, a third leg of 17 shows was performed from October 13 to December 30. Luna Sea is the band's only release on an indie label as they signed to MCA Victor for their second album, 1992's Image.
The album's cover photo was taken in Inokashira Park in the winter. "Time is Dead" is a re-written version of "Sexual" (later called "Sexual Parvarsion") from their 1989 demo tape "Lunacy". It is the first original song that J ever wrote.[5] "Shade" was re-recorded from their 1989 demo of the same name. "Kagirinaku Tōmei ni Chikai Burū" (限りなく 透明に 近い ブルー) is translated as "Almost Transparent Blue," which comes from the Ryū Murakami novel of the same name. A longer, reworked version of "Moon" was recorded for their second album Image. "Precious..." was re-recorded for the 2000 compilation album Period -the Best Selection-.[6] It was also covered by Merry for the 2007 Luna Sea Memorial Cover Album -Re:birth-.[7]
The album was remastered by Ted Jensen and re-released by Universal Music Group on December 5, 2007. This edition came with a DVD which contained live promotional videos for the songs "Moon" and "Precious...", that were recorded at Nippon Seinenkan on September 19, 1991. It reached number 123 on the Oricon Albums Chart.[8]
Track listing
All lyrics written by Ryuichi, except "Shade" by J and Ryuichi.
In 2011, the band re-recorded the whole album and released it on March 16 on their new label HPQ, which is owned by Avex Group. When asked why they chose to re-record the album, Sugizo said "It’s sort of like returning to our origins. After ten years, we have to recreate ourselves, and going back to something as original and basic as our first album is part of the process. It’s very important to be able to recapture that feeling, and to recreate it with our current skills to show how we’ve improved over the years.", and Ryuichi added "The sound we have now has a similar feeling to our first album."[10] It is notable that the version of "Moon" that appears on the re-recording is of the longer version of the song from their second album, Image.
It was released in three editions; a regular, a limited with a DVD of a music video for "Shade" that uses footage from their Lunacy Kurofuku Gentei Gig ~the Holy Night~ free concert on December 25, 2010, and a premium which includes a reproduction cassette of their 1989 demo "Shade" and a reproduction shirt from their 1991 Under the New Moon Episode I-III tours.[11][12] The album reached number six on the Oricon Albums Chart and charted for seven weeks.[13]
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For the Firefall album see Luna Sea Firefall album Luna Sea is the debut studio album by Japanese rock band Luna Sea released on April 21 1991 by Extasy Records 1 It sold over 30 000 copies by July 1992 2 After reuniting in 2010 Luna Sea re recorded the whole album and released it on March 16 2011 through HPQ Luna SeaThe album cover featuring the band clockwise from top left Sugizo Ryuichi J Inoran ShinyaStudio album by Luna SeaReleasedApril 21 1991Recorded1990 1991 Gok SoundGenrePunk rockhard rockprogressive rockLength38 02LabelExtasyProducerLuna SeaLuna Sea chronologyLuna Sea 1991 Image 1992 Contents 1 Overview 1 1 Track listing 1 2 Personnel 2 2011 re recording 2 1 Track listing 2 2 Personnel 3 References 4 External linksOverview EditAt a sold out February 11 1991 concert at Meguro Rock May Kan Lunacy were discovered by X Japan guitarist hide and were signed by X Japan co founder Yoshiki to his independent record label Extasy Records 3 The band changed their name from Lunacy to Luna Sea and took part in the label s sold out Nuclear Fusion Tour in March with Gilles de Rais and Sighs of Love Potion 3 On the tour a 3 track sample CD including a song from each band was freely distributed to which they contributed a short sample of Precious 4 Their self titled debut album was released on April 21 1991 In support of the record they held their first nationwide tour Under the New Moon which started on June 13 and was separated into two legs or Episodes with a final concert held on September 19 However a third leg of 17 shows was performed from October 13 to December 30 Luna Sea is the band s only release on an indie label as they signed to MCA Victor for their second album 1992 s Image The album s cover photo was taken in Inokashira Park in the winter Time is Dead is a re written version of Sexual later called Sexual Parvarsion from their 1989 demo tape Lunacy It is the first original song that J ever wrote 5 Shade was re recorded from their 1989 demo of the same name Kagirinaku Tōmei ni Chikai Buru 限りなく 透明に 近い ブルー is translated as Almost Transparent Blue which comes from the Ryu Murakami novel of the same name A longer reworked version of Moon was recorded for their second album Image Precious was re recorded for the 2000 compilation album Period the Best Selection 6 It was also covered by Merry for the 2007 Luna Sea Memorial Cover Album Re birth 7 The album was remastered by Ted Jensen and re released by Universal Music Group on December 5 2007 This edition came with a DVD which contained live promotional videos for the songs Moon and Precious that were recorded at Nippon Seinenkan on September 19 1991 It reached number 123 on the Oricon Albums Chart 8 Track listing Edit All lyrics written by Ryuichi except Shade by J and Ryuichi No TitleMusicLength1 Fate Sugizo1 202 Time is Dead J4 153 Sandy Time Inoran4 554 Branch Road Sugizo3 515 Shade J3 466 Blue Transparency Kagirinaku Tōmei ni Chikai Buru BLUE TRANSPARENCY 限りなく 透明に 近い ブルー Inoran3 437 The Slain J4 348 Chess Sugizo3 059 Moon Sugizo4 4110 Precious J3 49 Personnel Edit Luna SeaVocals Ryuichi Guitar Sugizo Guitar Inoran Bass J Drums ShinyaProductionProducer and arranger Luna Sea Engineers Yoshiaki Kondo Takao Okimoto Atsushi Tanaka Direction Mr Hattori Makoto Ebina Akihiro Nagasaka Jacket design and photos Miss Saori Tsuji Costume coordinator Miss Sayuri Chihara Hair stylist Tetsuya Endo Road crew Ippei Kuwabara Seiji Noro Atsushi Naito Yosuke Narita Kenichi NanbaPersonnel per album s liner notes 9 Luna Sea The album cover featuring the band from left to right Shinya J Ryuichi Sugizo InoranStudio album by Luna SeaReleasedMarch 16 2011Recorded2010 2011 Victor Studio Studio Sound Dali Kamome Studio Art Terro Studio Wonder StationGenrePunk rockhard rockprogressive rockLength43 55LabelHPQ AvexProducerLuna Sea2011 re recording EditIn 2011 the band re recorded the whole album and released it on March 16 on their new label HPQ which is owned by Avex Group When asked why they chose to re record the album Sugizo said It s sort of like returning to our origins After ten years we have to recreate ourselves and going back to something as original and basic as our first album is part of the process It s very important to be able to recapture that feeling and to recreate it with our current skills to show how we ve improved over the years and Ryuichi added The sound we have now has a similar feeling to our first album 10 It is notable that the version of Moon that appears on the re recording is of the longer version of the song from their second album Image It was released in three editions a regular a limited with a DVD of a music video for Shade that uses footage from their Lunacy Kurofuku Gentei Gig the Holy Night free concert on December 25 2010 and a premium which includes a reproduction cassette of their 1989 demo Shade and a reproduction shirt from their 1991 Under the New Moon Episode I III tours 11 12 The album reached number six on the Oricon Albums Chart and charted for seven weeks 13 Track listing Edit 2011 Re recordingNo TitleLength1 Fate 1 252 Time is Dead 4 323 Sandy Time 5 154 Branch Road 4 055 Shade 4 246 Blue Transparency Kagirinaku Tōmei ni Chikai Buru BLUE TRANSPARENCY 限りなく 透明に 近い ブルー 3 497 The Slain 4 458 Chess 3 169 Moon 7 5410 Precious 4 29 Personnel Edit Luna SeaVocals Ryuichi Guitar violin Sugizo Guitar Inoran Bass J Drums ShinyaProductionProducer Luna Sea Keyboard and sound effect programmer Daisuke d kiku Kikuchi Recording and mixing engineer Hitoshi Hiruma Recording engineers Kenichi Arai Masaaki Tsuya Kamome Studio Tasumasa Yamashita Akinori Kaizaki Recording assistant engineers Yosuke Watanabe Victor Studio Junpei Ohno Studio Sound Dali Masayoshi Shinomiya Studio Sound Dali Tomotaka Saka Wonder Station Mixing assistant engineer Yujiro Yonetsu Prime Sound Studio Form Mastering engineer Ted Jensen Sterling Sound Mastering coordinator Tsuyoshi Niwa Sterling Sound Additional mastering engineer Kazushige Yamazaki Flair Mastering Ayako Kawamoto Flair Mastering Art direction and design Shizuka Aikawa Avex Marketing Inc Photograph Yosuke Komatsu Odd Job Ltd Hair and Make up Hirokazu Niwa Maroonbrand Hisako Araki Octbre Hiroshi Miyagi Squash Stylists Yohei Usami bNm Bun Saori Executive producers Masatoshi Sakanoue Luna Sea Inc Masato Max Matsuura Avex Group English lyric translations Jessica PolichettiPersonnel per album s liner notes 14 References Edit Luna Sea Luna Sea Discogs Retrieved 2011 11 13 Sea Of Japan Billboard Vol 104 no 29 Nielsen Business Media Inc July 18 1992 p 61 a b LUNA SEA God Bless You JRock Revolution 2007 08 27 Archived from the original on 2016 01 09 Retrieved 2013 04 02 Various Nuclear Fusion Tour Discogs Retrieved 2013 04 02 LUNA SEA INORAN J 結成30周年 バンドの礎を築いた2人が語り合う Natalie in Japanese Retrieved 2019 07 08 PERIOD LUNA SEA Amazon co jp in Japanese Retrieved 2012 03 18 Luna Sea Memorial Cover Album Re birth cdjapan co jp Retrieved 2012 07 07 LUNA SEA Oricon in Japanese Retrieved 2021 02 17 Luna Sea liner notes 1991 04 21 Retrieved 2013 06 12 Interview with SUGIZO INORAN and RYUICHI jame world com Retrieved 2013 03 16 LUNA SEA ジャケットA CD グッズ カセットテープ Amazon co jp in Japanese Retrieved 2011 06 14 LUNA SEA CD DVD cdjapan co jp Retrieved 2011 06 14 LUNA SEA 数量限定生産盤 Oricon in Japanese Retrieved 2021 02 17 Luna Sea 2011 liner notes 2011 03 16 Retrieved 2013 06 12 External links Edit Shade 2015 Lunatic Fest Lunacy Ver on YouTube Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Luna Sea Luna Sea album amp oldid 1137653498, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,