2020

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200101 Shingo Katori 20200101 香取慎吾

Shingo Katori
20200101

Warner Music WPCL-13166 (Limited edition "GOLD BANG!")     
1/1/20

TRACKS:
13. 10% (Konishi Yasuharu remix) remix

NOTES: 1st solo album of Shingo Katori (atarashii chizu, ex-SMAP). Only the limited edition "GOLD BANG!" contains the remix bonus track.

200129 Keith / The Arbors you'll come running back to me / so nice (summer samba)

Keith / The Arbors
you'll come running back to me / so nice (summer samba)

Oldays Records ODREP45025 (7")  
1/29/20

TRACKS:
A. Keith: you'll come running back to me
AA. The Arbors: so nice (summer samba)

RELATED: cheerful little earful / dancing nuts, adios / Route 66, have to be myself / too young to be the one, 12th street rag / stardust / tea for two / frenesi, what now my love / bogattini, fat back / call me, samba na palma da Mao / I'll remember April, black brown and gold / stranger in the night, it's not unusual / I've got you under my skin, I could have danced all night / one note samba, a man and a woman / jeepers creepers
NOTES: 5th of a series of 12 monthly 7" releases of Konishi all-time DJ classics, a series titled "Readymade mirai no ongaku" ("Readymade Music of the Future"). Both of these songs, first released in 1967 and 1966 respectively, are available for the first time ever on 7".

200229 The Ventures / The 4 Instants what now my love / bogattini

The Ventures / The 4 Instants
what now my love / bogattini

Oldays Records ODREP45026 (7")   
2/29/20

TRACKS:
A. The Ventures: what now my love
AA. The 4 Instants: bogattini

RELATED: cheerful little earful / dancing nuts, adios / Route 66, have to be myself / too young to be the one, 12th street rag / stardust / tea for two / frenesi, you'll come running back to me / so nice (summer samba), fat back / call me, samba na palma da Mao / I'll remember April, black brown and gold / stranger in the night, it's not unusual / I've got you under my skin, I could have danced all night / one note samba, a man and a woman / jeepers creepers
NOTES: 6th of a series of 12 monthly 7" releases of Konishi all-time DJ classics, a series titled "Readymade mirai no ongaku" ("Readymade Music of the Future"). Both of these songs, first released in 1967 and 1966 respectively, are available for the first time ever on 7".

200329 Byron Lee and the Dragonaires / The Foundations fat back / call me

Byron Lee and the Dragonaires / The Foundations
fat back / call me

Oldays Records ODREP45027 (7")  
3/29/20

TRACKS:
A. Byron Lee and the Dragonaires: fat back
AA. The Foundations: call me

RELATED: cheerful little earful / dancing nuts, adios / Route 66, have to be myself / too young to be the one, 12th street rag / stardust / tea for two / frenesi, you'll come running back to me / so nice (summer samba), what now my love / bogattini, samba na palma da Mao / I'll remember April, black brown and gold / stranger in the night, it's not unusual / I've got you under my skin, I could have danced all night / one note samba, a man and a woman / jeepers creepers
NOTES: 7th of a series of 12 monthly 7" releases of Konishi all-time DJ classics, a series titled "Readymade mirai no ongaku" ("Readymade Music of the Future"). First released in 1964 and 1967 respectively, the A-side is available for the first time ever on 7", while the AA-side was once released on a bad-sounding 4-song 7" (from Portugal).

200415 Masayuki Suzuki All Time Rock'n'Roll 鈴木雅之

Masayuki Suzuki
All Time Rock'n'Roll

Epic Sony ESCL-5390 (Limited edition (4 CDs))     ; ESCL-5394 (Regular edition (3 CDs))    
4/15/20

TRACKS:
Disk 1 track 1. Ultra Chu Chu Medley remix SEE: Ultra Chu Chu Medley
Disk 1 track 2. Crazy Little Thing Called Love arrangeproduce
Disk 1 track 7. Tears On My Pillow arrangeproduce SEE: Ultra Chu Chu Medley

RELATED: Funky Flag
NOTES: 40th anniversary album of Masayuki Suzuki (aka Martin), on which Konishi produced two songs featuring The Shaolin Brothers, and also edited a medley that's the album's opening.

200429 Luiz Carlos com conjunto CBS / Johnny (Guitar) Watson samba na palma da Mao / I'll remember April

Luiz Carlos com conjunto CBS / Johnny (Guitar) Watson
samba na palma da Mao / I'll remember April

Oldays Records ODREP45028 (7") 
4/29/20

TRACKS:
A. Luiz Carlos com conjunto CBS: samba na palma da Mao
AA. Johnny (Guitar) Watson: I'll remember April

RELATED: cheerful little earful / dancing nuts, adios / Route 66, have to be myself / too young to be the one, 12th street rag / stardust / tea for two / frenesi, you'll come running back to me / so nice (summer samba), what now my love / bogattini, fat back / call me, black brown and gold / stranger in the night, it's not unusual / I've got you under my skin, I could have danced all night / one note samba, a man and a woman / jeepers creepers
NOTES: 8th of a series of 12 monthly 7" releases of Konishi all-time DJ classics, a series titled "Readymade mirai no ongaku" ("Readymade Music of the Future"). Both of these songs were first released in 1965, and are available for the first time ever on 7".

200529 Peter & Gordon / Gerry & The Pacemakers black brown and gold / stranger in the night

Peter & Gordon / Gerry & The Pacemakers
black brown and gold / stranger in the night

Oldays Records ODREP45029 (7")  
5/29/20

TRACKS:
A. Peter & Gordon: black brown and gold
AA. Gerry & The Pacemakers: stranger in the night

RELATED: cheerful little earful / dancing nuts, adios / Route 66, have to be myself / too young to be the one, 12th street rag / stardust / tea for two / frenesi, you'll come running back to me / so nice (summer samba), what now my love / bogattini, fat back / call me, samba na palma da Mao / I'll remember April, it's not unusual / I've got you under my skin, I could have danced all night / one note samba, a man and a woman / jeepers creepers
NOTES: 9th of a series of 12 monthly 7" releases of Konishi all-time DJ classics, a series titled "Readymade mirai no ongaku" ("Readymade Music of the Future"). Both of these songs were first released in 1966, and are available for the first time ever on 7".

200610 Mellow Mellow saikō kessaku  最高傑作

Mellow Mellow
saikō kessaku

Teichiku Entertainment - (Download) 
6/10/20

TRACKS:
1. saikō kessaku wordsmusicarrange

NOTES: Single by a girl trio who debuted in 2017. CD edition with instrumental to be released on July 29, 2020.

200624 Pizzicato One zenya Pizzicato One In Person  前夜 ピチカート・ワン・イン・パーソン

Pizzicato One
zenya Pizzicato One In Person

Universal Music UCCJ-2178     
6/24/20

TRACKS:
1. mezame (The Awakening) wordsmusicarrangeproduce
2. Tokyo no machi ni yuki ga furu hi, futari no koi wa owatta. wordsarrangeproduce SEE: uta to Guitar. Piano. kotoba., hi o tsukeru. Maezono Naoki Group dai1shuu.
3. kami no shiwaza (The Work of God) wordsmusicarrangeproduce
4. Message Song wordsmusicarrangeproduce
5. kimi ni naritai (Y.O.U. [I Wanna Be Like You]) wordsmusicarrangeproduce
6. chikyū saigo no hi wordsmusicarrangeproduce SEE: kuso yaro to utsukushiki sekai The Bastard and the Beautiful World -Original Soundtrack-
7. Tokyo jōkū 3000 Feet (From 3000 Feet The Sky Of Tokyo) wordsmusicarrangeproduce SEE: Song Album, Song Album
8. Table ni hitobin no Wine (Drinking Wine) wordsmusicarrangeproduce
9. Gondola no uta wordsmusicarrangeproduce SEE: watakushi no nijūseiki
10. namida morokunatta. wordsmusicarrangeproduce SEE: uta to Guitar. Piano. kotoba., Brilliant Ideas Works Of Yasuharu Konishi 1986-2018
11. kanashii uwasa wordsmusicarrangeproduce SEE: Une Manche et La Belle, watakushi no nijūseiki, The Scooters Comes Alive! (The Basement Tape), Brilliant Ideas Works Of Yasuharu Konishi 1986-2018
12. mata koi ni ochite shimatta (Love Again) wordsmusicarrangeproduce
13. kodomotachi no kodomotachi no kodomotachi e (To Our Children's Children's Children) wordsmusicarrangeproduce

ALSO AVAILABLE ON: zenya Pizzicato One In Person
NOTES: First live album of Pizzicato One, made from recordings of shows held at Billboard Live Tokyo and Osaka in October 2019. It features Konishi personally singing his compositions, backed by a combo formed of Hajime Ariizumi on drums, Osamu Kawakami on bass, Yoshihiko Katori on vibraphone, Mitsukuni Tanabe on guitar, and Tetsurō Yafune on piano. Included are several Pizzicato Five songs, Pizzicato One's "Gondola no uta", as well as several more songs that he wrote for other artists (The Scooters, Hidefumi Ino, Mari Mizuno (paris match), kuso yarō All Stars and Tomoko Yoshikawa). All were especially re-arranged for the show by himself.

200629 Nick Palmer / Frank Ifield it's not unusual / I've got you under my skin

Nick Palmer / Frank Ifield
it's not unusual / I've got you under my skin

Oldays Records ODREP45030 (7")  
6/29/20

TRACKS:
A. Nick Palmer: it's not unusual
AA. Frank Ifield: I've got you under my skin

RELATED: cheerful little earful / dancing nuts, adios / Route 66, have to be myself / too young to be the one, 12th street rag / stardust / tea for two / frenesi, you'll come running back to me / so nice (summer samba), what now my love / bogattini, fat back / call me, samba na palma da Mao / I'll remember April, black brown and gold / stranger in the night, I could have danced all night / one note samba, a man and a woman / jeepers creepers
NOTES: 10th of a series of 12 monthly 7" releases of Konishi all-time DJ classics, a series titled "Readymade mirai no ongaku" ("Readymade Music of the Future"). These two songs were first released in 1967 and 1964 respectively, and are available for the first time ever on 7".

200715 Masayuki Suzuki Ultra Chu Chu Medley 鈴木雅之

Masayuki Suzuki
Ultra Chu Chu Medley

Sony Music MHKL-30 (7")     
7/15/20

TRACKS:
A. Ultra Chu Chu Medley remix
B. Tears On My Pillow arrangeproduce

ALSO AVAILABLE ON: All Time Rock'n'Roll
RELATED: Funky Flag
NOTES: Two tracks from album "All Time Rock'n'Roll".

200729 The Kirby Stone Four / The Anita Kerr Singers I could have danced all night / one note samba

The Kirby Stone Four / The Anita Kerr Singers
I could have danced all night / one note samba

Oldays Records ODREP45031 (7")  
7/29/20

TRACKS:
A. The Kirby Stone Four: I could have danced all night
AA. The Anita Kerr Singers: one note samba

RELATED: cheerful little earful / dancing nuts, adios / Route 66, have to be myself / too young to be the one, 12th street rag / stardust / tea for two / frenesi, you'll come running back to me / so nice (summer samba), what now my love / bogattini, fat back / call me, samba na palma da Mao / I'll remember April, black brown and gold / stranger in the night, it's not unusual / I've got you under my skin, a man and a woman / jeepers creepers
NOTES: 11th of a series of 12 monthly 7" releases of Konishi all-time DJ classics, a series titled "Readymade mirai no ongaku" ("Readymade Music of the Future"). These two songs were first released in 1964 and 1966 respectively, and are available for the first time ever on 7".

200729a World Standard taiyō wa oshiete kurenai ワールド・スタンダード 太陽は教えてくれない

World Standard
taiyō wa oshiete kurenai

Teichiku Entertainment / Jet Set JS7S275 (7")    
7/29/20

TRACKS:
A. taiyō wa oshiete kurenai words

ALSO AVAILABLE ON: Allo!, NON-STANDARD collection - Non-Standard no hibiki -
RELATED: World Standard, Double Happiness (12" single)
NOTES: Two songs from World Standard's album "Allo!" (1986), available for the first time on 7".

200829 Little Anthony & The Imperials / The Dells a man and a woman / jeepers creepers

Little Anthony & The Imperials / The Dells
a man and a woman / jeepers creepers

Oldays Records ODREP45032 (7")  
8/29/20

TRACKS:
A. Little Anthony & The Imperials: a man and a woman
AA. The Dells: jeepers creepers

RELATED: cheerful little earful / dancing nuts, adios / Route 66, have to be myself / too young to be the one, 12th street rag / stardust / tea for two / frenesi, you'll come running back to me / so nice (summer samba), what now my love / bogattini, fat back / call me, samba na palma da Mao / I'll remember April, black brown and gold / stranger in the night, it's not unusual / I've got you under my skin, I could have danced all night / one note samba
NOTES: 12th of a series of 12 monthly 7" releases of Konishi all-time DJ classics, a series titled "Readymade mirai no ongaku" ("Readymade Music of the Future"). These two songs were first released in 1967 and 1958 respectively, and are released for the first time on 7".

200926 Pizzicato One zenya Pizzicato One In Person  前夜 ピチカート・ワン・イン・パーソン

Pizzicato One
zenya Pizzicato One In Person

Universal Music PROZ-7901 (12"+7")   
9/26/20

TRACKS:
Disk 1 track A1. mezame (The Awakening) wordsmusicarrangeproduce
Disk 1 track A2. Tokyo no machi ni yuki ga furu hi, futari no koi wa owatta. wordsarrangeproduce SEE: uta to Guitar. Piano. kotoba., hi o tsukeru. Maezono Naoki Group dai1shuu.
Disk 1 track A3. kami no shiwaza (The Work of God) wordsmusicarrangeproduce
Disk 1 track A4. kimi ni naritai (Y.O.U. [I Wanna Be Like You]) wordsmusicarrangeproduce
Disk 1 track A5. chikyū saigo no hi wordsmusicarrangeproduce SEE: kuso yaro to utsukushiki sekai The Bastard and the Beautiful World -Original Soundtrack-
Disk 1 track B1. Message Song wordsmusicarrangeproduce
Disk 1 track B2. Tokyo jōkū 3000 Feet (From 3000 Feet The Sky Of Tokyo) wordsmusicarrangeproduce SEE: Song Album, Song Album
Disk 1 track B3. Table ni hitobin no Wine (Drinking Wine) wordsmusicarrangeproduce
Disk 1 track B4. Gondola no uta wordsmusicarrangeproduce SEE: watakushi no nijūseiki
Disk 1 track B5. namida morokunatta. wordsmusicarrangeproduce SEE: uta to Guitar. Piano. kotoba., Brilliant Ideas Works Of Yasuharu Konishi 1986-2018
Disk 2 track A. mata koi ni ochite shimatta (Love Again) wordsmusicarrangeproduce
Disk 2 track B. kodomotachi no kodomotachi no kodomotachi e (To Our Children's Children's Children) wordsmusicarrangeproduce

ALSO AVAILABLE ON: zenya Pizzicato One In Person
NOTES: Vinyl edition of the first live album of Pizzicato One. 12 songs are included in a set of 12" and 7". (One song from the CD edition is missing.)

201104 Various Artists City Music Tokyo invitation

Various Artists
City Music Tokyo invitation

Sony Music MHCL-2862 
11/4/20

TRACKS:
11. Pizzicato Five: Top Secrets words

ALSO AVAILABLE ON: ON HER MAJESTY'S REQUEST
RELATED: City Music Tokyo parallelism
NOTES: Compilation selected by Cunimondo Takiguchi. The words of "Top Secrets" were co-written by Takao Tajima and Konishi.