Aku no Hana (
Aku no Hana | ||||
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Released | February 1, 1990 September 19, 2002 (digital remaster) September 5, 2007 (remaster) | |||
Recorded | October–December 1989 at Victor Aoyama Studio in Tokyo | |||
Genre | ||||
Length | 45:09 | |||
Language | Japanese, English | |||
Label | Victor | |||
Producer | Tsutomu Nakayama and Buck-Tick | |||
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Singles from Aku no Hana | ||||
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Releases
editThe album was digitally remastered and re-released on September 19, 2002, with two bonus tracks. It was remastered and re-released again on September 5, 2007. "Aku no Hana" and "Love Me" were later re-recorded for the group's compilation album Koroshi no Shirabe: This Is Not Greatest Hits (1992).
On February 1, 2014, Aku no Hana was re-released again as a digital remaster to celebrate 25 years since its release, giving the songs the sound they imagined and would like them to originally have but couldn't due to limits of the equipment. It was released in three editions: a regular edition remastered album, a video album of the music videos, and a remastered limited edition collector's set format called
Track listing
editAll lyrics are written by Atsushi Sakurai, except where noted; all music is composed by Hisashi Imai, except where noted
No. | Title | Length |
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1. | "National Media Boys" (lyrics written by Imai) | 4:26 |
2. | "Maboroshi no Miyako" ( | 3:59 |
3. | "Love Me" | 3:15 |
4. | "Pleasure Land" (lyrics and music written by Hidehiko Hoshino) | 5:00 |
5. | "Misty Blue" | 4:23 |
6. | "Dizzy Moon" (lyrics written by Toll Yagami; music written by Hoshino) | 3:25 |
7. | "Sabbat" (music written by Hoshino) | 5:08 |
8. | "The World Is Yours" | 4:52 |
9. | "Aku no Hana" ( | 4:18 |
10. | "Kiss Me Good-Bye" | 6:17 |
Total length: | 45:09 |
No. | Title | Length |
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11. | "Aku no Hana" (single version) | 4:10 |
12. | "Under the Moonlight" (lyrics written by Yutaka Higuchi) | 3:41 |
Personnel
edit- Atsushi Sakurai – lead vocals
- Hisashi Imai – lead guitar, backing vocals
- Hidehiko Hoshino – rhythm guitar, backing vocals
- Yutaka Higuchi – bass
- Toll Yagami – drums
Additional performers
- Tsutomu Nakayama – keyboards
Production
References
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