VA - RARE NOBODY (2024)

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VA - RARE NOBODY (2024)
EAC Rip | FLAC (tracks, cue, log, full scans) - 725 MB | MP3 CBR 320 kbps + full scans - 291 MB
1:35:48 | Rock & Roll, Pop Rock | Label: Warner Music Japan

Also featuring "GOOD OLD ROCK'N'ROLL MEDLEY"! NOBODY celebrates their 40th anniversary with a rare collection of recordings on a 2-CD set! Supervised by Yukio Aizawa and Toshio Kihara, this rare collection includes completely unreleased studio recordings (instrumentals), unearthed recordings, recordings released for the first time on vinyl, works released under aliases such as PINK CROWS and NO NO BOYS, and recordings from the KITCHEN label. This collection is available exclusively at Tower Records! "GOOD OLD ROCK'N'ROLL MEDLEY," including a cover of "GOOD OLD ROCK'N'ROLL," also covered by Eikichi Yazawa, is being released on vinyl for the first time!

NOBODY celebrates the 40th anniversary of their record debut! This rare collection of recordings, including completely unreleased studio recordings, recordings released for the first time on vinyl, and works under other names, has been remastered in 2024 under the supervision of Aizawa Yukio and Kihara Toshio. It will be released exclusively at Tower Records as a two-disc CD and includes a new interview with Aizawa Yukio and Kihara Toshio.
After stints with the Yazawa Eikichi Band and other bands, Aizawa Yukio (vocals, guitar) and Kihara Toshio (vocals, guitar) formed NOBODY in 1981. NOBODY, the unrivaled songwriting/producing duo who dominated the music scene from the 1980s onward, wrote and produced a string of hits for artists including Koji Kikkawa's "Monica," "Sayonara wa August Lullaby," and "Nikumaresou ni New Face," Anne Lewis's "Roppongi Shinju," as well as Hound Dog, Kenji Sawada, Kyoko Koizumi, and Yui Asaka. This two-disc collection features rare recordings from NOBODY, a rare songwriting/producing duo who dominated the music scene from the 1980s onward, with hits hitting the charts almost weekly and numerous TV commercials for major companies.

The album features previously unreleased studio recordings "SECRET AGENT GIRL" and "SONG BIRDS," guitar instrumentals paying homage to legends like The Ventures and Chet Atkins. Five tracks released under the name PINK CROWS in 1985 are available on CD for the first time. Additionally, "Genie ni Love Again," also under the name Pink Crows, is a completely unreleased studio recording. The album includes unreleased versions of the famous self-covers "Monica" (Koji Kikkawa) and "Roppongi Shinju" (Ann Lewis), with the lead vocals swapped. Four works released under the name NO NO BOYS in 1995 include "Tears of Maybelline," a remake of the signature song "From Liverpool with Love" with different lyrics. The 2024 remixes "ANOTHER PLACE (2024 REMIX)," "RED SHOES" (2024 REMIX), and "A HARD LUCK NIGHT" (2024 REMIX) are rare recordings not previously included on albums.

The album also includes rare tracks such as a cover of the Lennon-McCartney classic "YOU CAN'T DO THAT," which was included on the Beatles tribute album "I Want to Hold Your Hand," which featured many big-name artists; "THE SKY SO BLUE" and "READY FOR BREAK," which were used in GT Hawkins commercials (1994 and 1995); and "DREAM~In a Dream" and "YOU GOT TO WIN," which were released only as singles by Polystar as the theme songs for the Nippon Television information program "WIN."

"GOOD OLD ROCK'N'ROLL MEDLEY" (DJ: TIM JENSEN) is the long-awaited sequel to "MERSEY BEAT MEDLEY," featuring a string of classic 60s British beat hits, including a classic cover of "GOOD OLD ROCK'N'ROLL," a track previously covered by Eikichi Yazawa's Carol and The Dave Clark Five, a cover of Peter & Gordon's "I GO TO PIECES," a cover of The Dave Clark Five's "CAN'T YOU SEE THAT SHE'S MINE," and a cover of "You're No Good," also known as a cover by Swinging Blue Jeans. This album features 27 rare tracks, including four tracks released in 1999 under the names The Vox Tones and The Pineapples on the Kitchen label.

Yukio Aizawa's meticulous artwork is a deliberate parody of the cover of "The Beatles' Second Album." (Interview and commentary: Junichi Yamada)

Tracklist
Disc 1:
1. ANOTHER PLACE (2024 Remix) - NOBODY (3:34)
2. RED SHOES (2024 Remix) - NOBODY (3:06)
3. A HARD LUCK NIGHT (2024 Remix) - NOBODY (3:13)
4. DREAM~夢の中で - NOBODY (3:51)
5. YOU GOT TO WIN - NOBODY (2:39)
6. THE SKY SO BLUE - NOBODY (2:35)
7. READY FOR BREAK - NOBODY (2:34)
8. SECRET AGENT GIRL - NOBODY (2:24)
9. SONG BIRDS - NOBODY (1:34)
10. 涙のメイベリーン - NO NO BOYS (4:03)
11. ダーリン ダーリン (1995 Remake Version) - NO NO BOYS (4:29)
12. SILENT NIGHT (1995 Remake Version) - NO NO BOYS (3:53)
13. Snowfall - NO NO BOYS (2:40)

Disc 2:
1. ~THEME OF PINK CROWS~ HERE COME PINK CROWS - Pink Crows (3:37)
2. I NEED YOU - Pink Crows (3:21)
3. 彼女は Pinkish - Pink Crows (3:50)
4. Pink Crows Show - Pink Crows (4:07)
5. P.O. Box '87 - Pink Crows (4:07)
6. ジニーに LOVE AGAIN - Pink Crows (3:56)
7. GOOD OLD ROCK'N'ROLL MEDLEY - NOBODY (7:37)
8. YOU CAN'T DO THAT - NOBODY (3:24)
9. Mon Chat - THE VOX TONES (2:49)
10. Don't Ask Me - THE VOX TONES (3:10)
11. Set Me Free - THE PINEAPPLES (3:16)
12. In A Fog - THE PINEAPPLES (3:29)
13. モニカ - NOBODY (4:15)
14. 六本木心中 - NOBODY (4:15)
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NOBODY / RARE NOBODY

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NOBODY / RARE NOBODY

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