Super Flight is the second studio album by Japanese jazz fusion band Casiopea, released via Alfa Records on November 25, 1979. Recording took place at Studio A in Shibaura, Tokyo from August to October of that year. The album cover arts depicts a blimp with "Casiopea" written on the side flying during a sunset near Lower Manhattan, New York.
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| Released | November 25, 1979 | |||
| Recorded | 1979 | |||
| Studio | Studio A, Tokyo | |||
| Genre | Jazz fusion | |||
| Length | 39:06 | |||
| Label | Alfa Records | |||
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| Singles from Super Flight | ||||
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Description
editSuper Flight is the first Casiopea release to feature tracks not written by Issei Noro, with "I Love New York", written by Steve Karmen, and "Sailing Alone", written by bassist Tetsuo Sakurai.
This album release right before a big change in Casiopea: It was Casiopea's last release with drummer Takashi Sasaki, who was replaced by Akira Jimbo later that year. It was also the last Casiopea release of the 70s.
Track listing
edit| No. | Title | Music | Length |
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| 1. | "Take Me" | Issei Noro | 4:19 |
| 2. | "Flying" | Issei Noro | 4:51 |
| 3. | "Dune" | Issei Noro | 4:51 |
| 4. | "Asayake" (Sunrise) | Issei Noro | 5:05 |
| Total length: | 19:06 | ||
| No. | Title | Music | Length |
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| 1. | "I Love New York" | Steve Karmen | 4:08 |
| 2. | "Sailing Alone" | Tetsuo Sakurai | 4:41 |
| 3. | "Orion" | Issei Noro | 3:20 |
| 4. | "Magic Ray" | Issei Noro | 4:42 |
| 5. | "Mighty Mouse" | Issei Noro | 3:09 |
| Total length: | 20:00 | ||
Credits and personnel
editRecorded and mixed at Studio "A", Shibaura, Tokyo, August 27 – October 13, 1979
- Band Members
- Issei Noro – electric guitar (Yamaha SG-2000, fretless guitar, arrangements
- Minoru Mukaiya – Fender Rhodes electric piano, acoustic piano, organ (with pedal bass), various synthesizers, vocoder, string arrangement on "Take Me"
- Tetsuo Sakurai – bass guitar (Fender Jazz Bass, Yamaha BB-2000 Fretless Bass)
- Takashi Sasaki – drums
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- Production and design
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Release history
edit| Region | Date | Label | Format | Catalog | Note |
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| Japan | November 25, 1979 | Alfa Records | 30cmLP | ALR-6029 | stereo |
| December 21, 1986 | 12cmCD | 32XA-105 | |||
| March 21, 1992 | ALCA-272 | ||||
| June 29, 1994 | ALCA-9002 | ||||
| July 23, 1998 | ALCA-9197 | ||||
| May 31, 2000 | Toshiba EMI | Remastered 12cmCD | TOCT-24365 | LP paper jacket | |
| December 19, 2001 | Village Records | VRCL-2202 | DSD, LP paper jacket | ||
| January 17, 2002 | VRCL-2222 | DSD | |||
| May 27, 2009 | Sony Music Direct | MHCL-20004 | DSD, Blu-spec CD, LP paper jacket | ||
| February 3, 2016 | Music download | 1076209200 | iTunes Store[1] | ||
| 4582290413952 | mora AAC-LC 320 kbit/s[2] | ||||
| A1003862375 | Recochoku AAC 128/320 kbit/s[3] | ||||
| B01B5ARGEQ | Amazon.com[4] | ||||
| B5rvkgh2auomk6punbeeczvmrom | Google Play Music[5] | ||||
| July 27, 2016 | 4582290418667 | mora DSD 2.8 MHz/1bit[6] | |||
| smj4582290418667 | e-onkyo DSD 2.8 MHz/1bit[7] | ||||
| 11182 | HD-music DSD 2.8 MHz/1bit[8] | ||||
| 4582290418650 | mora FLAC 96.0 kHz/24bit[9] | ||||
| A1004668226 | Recochoku FLAC 96 kHz 24bit[10] | ||||
| smj4582290418650 | e-onkyo FLAC 96 kHz 24bit[11] | ||||
| 11171 | HD-music FLAC 96 kHz/24bit[12] | ||||
| 9508768a942aed540379 | AWA 320kbit/s[13] | ||||
| November 10, 2016 | 3qonmqz7cdFfMmE2iS37Rb | Spotify[14] |
External links
editReferences
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- ^ "SUPER FLIGHT CASIOPEA". LevelGate Co., Ltd.. Retrieved February 3, 2016.
- ^ "SUPER FLIGHT CASIOPEA". RecoChoku Co., Ltd. Retrieved February 3, 2016.
- ^ "SUPER FLIGHT CASIOPEA". Amazon.com, Inc.. Retrieved February 3, 2016.
- ^ "SUPER FLIGHT CASIOPEA". Google Inc. Retrieved February 5, 2017.
- ^ "SUPER FLIGHT CASIOPEA". LabelGate Co., Ltd. Retrieved July 31, 2016.
- ^ "SUPER FLIGHT CASIOPEA". Onkyo & Pioneer Innovations Corporation. Retrieved July 31, 2016.
- ^ "SUPER FLIGHT CASIOPEA". JVCKENWOOD Victor Entertainment Corporation. Archived from the original on August 20, 2016. Retrieved July 31, 2016.
- ^ "SUPER FLIGHT CASIOPEA". LabelGate Co., Ltd. Retrieved July 31, 2016.
- ^ "SUPER FLIGHT CASIOPEA". RecoChoku Co., Ltd. Retrieved February 3, 2016.
- ^ "SUPER FLIGHT CASIOPEA". Onkyo & Pioneer Innovations Corporation. Retrieved July 31, 2016.
- ^ "SUPER FLIGHT CASIOPEA". JVCKENWOOD Victor Entertainment Corporation. Archived from the original on August 10, 2016. Retrieved July 31, 2016.
- ^ "SUPER FLIGHT CASIOPEA". AWA Co. Ltd. Retrieved February 12, 2017.
- ^ "SUPER FLIGHT CASIOPEA". Spotify AB. Retrieved February 5, 2017.
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