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1987

Year 1987 is considered "complete".
If you notice any omission or mistake, please contact me.

87.4.1: Pizzicato Five release COUPLES

870600		Pops All Stars Holiday Company (7" single)
		CBS Sony catalog number unknown 6/87c
TRACKS: Party wa suguhajimarisa
ALSO AVAILABLE ON: Summer Lounge

870603		Yoshitaka Minami Vintage
		Sony SRCL-3069 6/3/87 Sony 28AH-2189 (LP) 8/31/87
TRACKS: 3. A Taste of Honey (3:40) SEE: Emperor's Closet: Selected Works of Konishi Yasuharu 1987-1994, The Best, Brilliant Ideas Works Of Yasuharu Konishi 1986-2018 10. Monogatari naki natsu (3:28) 12. Saturday Sunday (3:28)
ALSO AVAILABLE ON: Emperor's Closet: Selected Works of Konishi Yasuharu 1987-1994
RELATED: Summer Lounge, Parade wa niji wo wataru (7" single), Daily News
NOTES: In the Emperor's Closetnotes, Konishi writes: "Before doing this work, I had a hand in writing lyrics for the group World Standard, but it didn't bring in any money at all, so my feeling is that this song marks my debut as a professional."

870611		Various Artists Summer Lounge
		CBS Sony 32DH-684; 32DH-684 (LP) 6/11/87
TRACKS: Yoshitaka Minami: Vacances Bleu (4:36) Pops All Stars: Party wa suguhajimarisa (3:59)
RELATED: Winter Lounge

87.8.21: Pizzicato Five release PIZZICATOMANIA! compilation

870905		Various Artists IKASU!! NEO GS GO! GO! LIVE!!
		Switch Records PSW-1002 9/5/87
TRACKS: 5. Paisley Three with the Flower: Chewy Chewy
NOTES: Konishi is credited with translation.

871021		Yoshitaka Minami Parade wa niji wo wataru (7" single)
		CBS Sony 07SH-1992 10/21/87
TRACKS: 1. Parade wa niji wo wataru (4:23) 2. St. November (4:17)
ALSO AVAILABLE ON: Daily News
RELATED: Summer Lounge, Parade wa niji wo wataru (7" single)

871021a		The Phantom Gift Haato ni OK! (7" single)
		Midi MIS-23 10/21/87
TRACKS: 1. Haato ni OK! SEE: Brilliant Ideas Works Of Yasuharu Konishi 1986-2018 2. Taiyo to veronica
ALSO AVAILABLE ON: The World of the Phantom Gift

871021b		The Phantom Gift The World of the Phantom Gift
		Midi 35MD-1032 (CD) ; MIL-1032 (LP) 10/21/87
TRACKS: Haato ni OK! SEE: Haato ni OK! (7" single), Midi Singles Sampler (promo), Brilliant Ideas Works Of Yasuharu Konishi 1986-2018 Suisho no chikai Taiyo to Veronica Beratoriiche no shirabe Kagami no kuni no aikotoba
NOTES: The lead guitarist in this band was Sally Kubota, who went on to form Les 5-4-3-2-1. The lead singer of that group's second incarnation was a former member of idol group Ribbon.

871200		Various Artists Mint Sound's X'mas Album
		Mint Sound MSR-CD2 (CD) ; MSR-1008 (12") 12/87
TRACKS: 13. Young Odeon: Santa Claus Is Coming to Town
ALSO AVAILABLE ON: Mint Sound Greatest Hits Vol. 1, Brilliant Ideas Works Of Yasuharu Konishi 1986-2018
NOTES: Young Odeon is Yasuharu Konishi (tambourine, arrangement), Daisuke Inoue (organ), Sally Kubota (bass), Ken Chan (drums) and Panama Studio Horn Section (sax, trumpet). This compilation also includes songs by Bravo Komatsu & Kyoko Togawa, The Collectors, Go Go 3, The Twenty Hits, The Wow Wow Hippies, Silverchild, Wink Service, The Paisley Blue, The Original Love, The Gathers, The Strikes, The Pinkies, The Muddy Lamps, and Toshito Sensui & Koji Ueno. Most of these are neo-GS bands.

871200a		Kaori Kuno Luna
		Warner Catalog no. unknown 12/87 (rereleased 4/25/98)
TRACKS: 8. Love and Hate

871201		Various Artists Les Enfants
		Polydor H33P-20224; POCH-4003 (Rerelease with different cover art) 12/01/87
TRACKS: Yasuharu Konishi: Marrakesh Express Yasuharu Konishi: Light My Fire Yasuharu Konishi: Running Away
NOTES: A compilation of cover songs from young Japanese bands. Also includes selections from Koichi Matsuda, Hiroyuki Hanada, and more. Volume 2 included tracks by Original Love, but no Konishi involvement.