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Happy End Cover Box

(Oz Disc, OZD-091-95) (Japan) (5-CD set)


Disc 1: Happy End (OZD-091)

  1. Haru yo Koi (4:26)
    Vita Sexualis
    Keiji Harada: vocal
    Kenji Ito: guitar
    Keizo Suhara: bass
    Yasuhiro Matsunaga: drums
    Masayuki Yoshida: keyboard
    Recorded by Keizo Suhara and Koji Atsuzawa at Studo Pazzle 01

  2. Kakurenbo (6:36)
    Teapots
    Cotton: vocal
    Keizo Suhara: guitar
    Rie Kamijo: bass
    Shinichi Yagi: drums
    Masayuki Yoshida: keyboard
    Recorded by Keizo Suhara and Cotton at Studio Pazzle 01

  3. Shinshinshin (5:34)
    Buraian
    Akihide Horiuchi: vocal, acoustic guitar, etc.
    Hiroyuki Enokido: bass, etc.
    Hirotaka Tamagawa: guitar, etc.
    Manbo: banjo, etc.
    Recorded at Fudo Heights
    Produced by Bubble Bath

  4. Tobenai Sora (4:26)
    Hirotaka Tamagawa with Freebo
    Hirotaka Tamagawa: vocal, electric guitar
    Naoko Yoshida: background vocal, acoustic guitar
    So Ishigaki: electric guitar, acoustic guitar
    Hiroyuki Enokido: electric bass
    Masahito Hirose: drums
    Produced and arranged by Hirotaka Tamagawa with Freebo
    Recorded by Naoaki Kose at Earth Studio in Tokyo on December 2, 2001

  5. Teki (4:22)
    Yarazu Buttakuri
    Hideki Kitaoka: vocal, synthesizer, chorus
    Yoshimitsu Nishiyama: guitar
    Akiyoshi Kishi: bass
    Ryoko Yubisui: drums, vocal, chorus
    Recorded by Koichi Hara at Free People Osaka

  6. Ayakashi no Dobutsuen (3:46)
    Flower Companies
    Keisuke Suzuki: vocal
    Kenichi Takeyasu: guitar
    Great Maekawa: bass
    Mister Konishi: drums

  7. Junigatsu no Ame no Hi (5:48)
    Necchujidai
    Koji Eguchi: vocal, guitar
    Tatsunori Miwaka: bass, guitar, drums, chorus

  8. Iraira (3:05)
    Bran
    Katsunori Adachi: vocal, guitar
    Megumi Takahashi: bass
    Toru Kurihara: drums
    Recorded at Earth Studio in Tokyo on November 18, 2001
    Produced by So Ishigaki

  9. Asa (4:28)
    Namerican Perma
    Akito Yoshibiki: vocal, guitar
    Minoru Tanaka: drums, chorus

  10. Happy End (3:41)
    Coa and Kohei Hasegawa
    Eddie: vocal
    Bill: drums, percussion
    Kohei Hasegawa: Yamaha QY20
    Produced and arranged by Kohei Hasegawa

  11. Zoku Happy End (18:30)
    Toshiyuki Takahashi and Kazunao Nagata
    Toshiyuki Takahashi: voice, guitar, bell
    Kazunao Nagata: electronics, mix, voice
    Fumihito Taguchi: voice

  12. bonus track: Tegami (4:38)
    Yamaha
    Fusayo Nakamura: vocal, guitar
    Kaori Okao: bass, keyboard, piano

Artwork by Yukio Kawasaki


Disc 2: Kazemachi Roman (OZD-092)

  1. Dakishimetai (3:10)
    Wareware
    Komatsu: vocal
    Kozue Aou: bass, chorus
    Yasuaki Horio: guitar
    Takehiko Suyama: drums
    Recorded by Horry at Musaka in Tokyo, February 2002

  2. Sorairo no Krayon (4:27)
    Hajime Sakita

  3. Kaze wo Atsumete (6:42)
    Yoshihide Otomo
    Yoshihide Otomo: guitar, electronics
    Sachiko M: sine waves
    Sampling guests:
    Taku Sugimoto: guitar
    Kumiko Takara: marimba
    Oh Akioka: bandrim
    Tatsuki Masuko: DX-7
    etc.

  4. Kurayamizaka Musasabi Henge (2:08)
    OK Music Ball
    Takashi Nagae: vocal, acoustic guitar
    Minoru Oya: electric guitar, ukulele
    Kosuke Shimizu: bass
    Katsushi Nakagawa: percussion

  5. Haikara Hakuchi (3:35)
    Shisas
    Akemi Mochida: vocal, sanshin
    Yoshie Uno: vocal, taiko

  6. Haikara Byuchifuru (3:35)
    Tokyo Nanban Roshi Q
    Mr. Buffalo: spoken words
    Wataru Okuma: clarinet, bass clarinet
    Yoshio Nakayama: Hindu god ring, saz, electric & bottleneck guitar
    Masahisa Okada: electric guitar, fiddle, elecrtric "wahwah" guitar
    Takashi Bito: zang, cymbal
    California Dolls (Ami Yoshida and Chihiro Wada): chorus
    Masaaki Kikuchi: contrabass, bull fiddle
    Masakazu Tangiku: trap drums, percussion
    Recorded by Yoshio Nakayama
    Mixed by Might Dummy Head and Mr. Buffalo

  7. Natsu Nandesu (4:52)
    Panic Smile
    Eiko Ishibashi: drums, vocal
    Hajime Yoshida: guitar
    Jason Shalton: guitar
    Kenichi Yasuda: bass guitar
    Recorded by Techma! at Guard Island Studio in Tokyo on January 19, 2001
    Mixed by Techma! and Hajime Yoshida

  8. Hanaichimonme (2:29)
    Tokyo Chuteiiki
    Akira Mizutani: bariton sax, vocal
    Ryuichi Yoshida: bariton sax, vocal
    Kenichi Matsumoto: bariton sax, vocal
    Kunikazu Tanaka: bariton sax, vocal
    Koichiro Kami: bariton sax, vocal
    Yoshiyuki Kawaguchi: bariton sax, vocal
    Toru Odajima: bariton sax, vocal

  9. Ashita Tenki ni Naare (2:44)
    Seiichi Yamamoto

  10. Typhoon (7:37)
    Kumio Kurachi

  11. Haru Ranman (3:43)
    Brown Nose
    John Dick-head Hunter No. 1: vocal, drums, acoustic guitar, maracas, tambourine
    John Dick-head Hunter No. 2: vocal, acoustic guitar, bass, mandlin, banjo, organ

  12. Aiuewo (1:10)
    Shincho 2m
    Yoshikazu Otani: vocal, guitar
    Arima: drums
    Kazyuo: bass

  13. bonus track: Momonga (2:22)
    Jon

Illustration by Ai Yoshida and Kazuya Fujimoto
Design by Mochiya Design


Disc 3: Happy End (OZD-093)

  1. Furaibo (4:04)
    Aya Tanaka, Takashi Miyazaki and Kosuke Shimizu
    Aya Tanaka: vocal
    Takashi Miyazaki: piano
    Kosuke Shimizu: contrabass, cello
    Recorded at Miyazaki Gakki and Studio 579
    Mixed by Roca Combo Hirota

  2. Hisamezuki no Skech (4:45)
    Borzoi
    Katsuaki Maegaki: vocal, slide guitar
    Atsushi Shibata: electronics

  3. Ashita Atari wa Kitto Haru (6:32)
    Papa Box
    Tomoko Sawada: vocal
    Satoshi Tarutani: guitar
    guests:
    Natsuko Morimoto: bass, chorus
    Bondo Tsuji: drums, percussion

  4. Mufu Jotai (3:32)
    The Oyster & The Flying Fish
    Shigeto Ichinosawa: vocal
    Hiroto Uekusa: bass
    Hideyuki Minamoto: drums
    Chieko Saito: violin
    Recorded at Peace Music on November 3, 2001

  5. Sayonara Dori Sanbanchi (9:40)
    Rukeichi
    Phnom Penh Takeuchi: trumpet
    Masami Takahashi: alto sax
    Hiroto Kashima: wow wow guitar
    Yuko Toyama: piano
    Kenji Miyazawa: bass
    Rappa Murakami: percussion
    Kensuke Horie: drums
    Recorded at Penguin Dome on December 29, 2001

  6. Aiaigasa (3:32)
    Hiroki Misawa

  7. Inakamichi (5:17)
    Yuasawan
    Manabu Yuasa: vocal, guitar
    Masato Matsumura: bass
    Koe: drums, Jew's harp

  8. Soto wa Ii Tenki (3:41)
    Lakeside and Masami Takeuchi
    Yoshio Nomura: guitar
    Ikko Yamaguchi: guitar
    Masami Takeuchi: thermin

  9. Sayonara America Sayonara Nippon (5:53)
    Mimi
    Shoji Ikenaga: programming, melodion
    Kaori Ikegami: vocal
    Rie Kamijo: bass
    Kurose: guitar
    guests:
    Takeo Toyama: keyboards, piano
    Nanbaman & Trip

  10. Chigire Gumo (3:31)
    Hirobumi Suzuki
    Darie: accordion
    Hirobumi Suzuki: vocal, etc.

Design by Naohiro Ukawa


Disc 4: Live Happy End (OZD-094)

  1. Haikara Hakuchi (5:56)
    Golden Syrup Lovers
    Rie Nagatsuji: vocal
    Takeshi Kimura: guitar
    Hiroshi Nomura: drums
    guest:
    Hiroki Misawa: bass

  2. Natsu Nandesu (3:36)
    Motoko Okawa: vocal, etc.

  3. Hisamezuki no Skech (6:16)
    Kenichi Imada & His Friends
    Kenichi Imada: vocal, guitar
    Shiro Takauchi: vocal, bass
    So Terui: guitar
    Takashi Ogushi: drums

  4. Dakishimetai (6:53)
    Manabu Yuasa: vocal

  5. Soratobu Uraraka Cider (3:25)
    Coconut Holiday (4:55)
    Yuichi Kishino
    Yuichi Kishino: vocal, programming
    Takashi Bito: guitar, chorus
    Izumi Yamamoto: guitar, chorus
    Brown Nose No. 2: bass, chorus
    Yoshio Nakayama: lap steel guitar, sonic illumination

  6. Machi Yuki Mura Yuki (4:00)
    Haru Ichiban (7;30)
    Rukeichi
    Phnom Penh Takeuchi: trumpet, vocal (8)
    Hiroto Kashima: wow wow guitar
    Kenji Miyazawa: bass
    Rappa Murakami: percussion, vocal (7)
    Kensuke Horie: drums

  7. Junigatsu no Ame no Hi (5:08)
    Kakurenbo (6:22)
    Shigeto Ueno: vocal, shamisen

  8. Haru yo Koi (5:11)
    Place Called Space
    Misako Oki: vocal, guitar

Recorded live by Shinji Kawase at Bunkyo Civic Hall in Tokyo on January 10, 2002
Mixed by Shinji Kawase at Gumbo Studio in Koyasu
Produced by Fumihito Taguchi and Manabu Yuasa
Photography by Ritsuko Sakata
Design by Mochiya Design


Disc 5: Rare Tracks (OZD-095)

  1. Koi no Kisha Poppo (2:34)
    Rockin' Enocky

  2. Sora Tobu Kujira (3:57)
    Honzi
    Honzi: vocal, violin
    Koryu: acoustic guitar
    Naoki Nishimura: bass

  3. Samidare (4:20)
    Kazumi Nikaido: vocal, etc.

  4. Koi wa Momoiro (3:44)
    Junichi Mori

  5. Fuku wa Uchi Oni wa Soto (4:43)
    Takero Sekijima and Yoshiki Sakurai
    Takero Skijima: recorder, Jew's harp
    Yoshiki Sakurai: guitar
    Recorded by Yoshiki Sakurai in Tamakomachi on January 25, 2002
    Mixed by Yoshiki Sakurai and Takero Sekijima

  6. Binbo (3:37)
    Seinosuke Saeki

  7. Haru wa Mo Iranai (4:21)
    Jiritsubettsu
    Katsuo Nasu: guitar, vocal
    Shotaro Yamada: drums
    Yoichi Tsutsui: bass
    Recorded on March 17, 2002
    Mixed on March 18, 2002

  8. Chelsea Morning (3:59)
    The Munz
    Yasuaki Takeno: sound
    Shinichi Miyamoto: mind
    Shinichiro Tanaka: lost

  9. Blue Bird (3:55)
    Jugo Nagisa
    Jugo Nagisa: vocal, etc.
    Hiroko Nakano: recorders, voice
    Recorded and mixed by Katsu Parks Miyachi at Ruchimi Ruchi Ruchi Lab in March 2002

  10. Questions (2:28)
    Natsu
    Ai Aso: vocal
    Fumihito Taguchi: vocal, feedback guitar, glocken

  11. Cinnamon Girl (3:55)
    Mutsushi Tsuji: vocal, etc.

  12. Ame Agari no Birugai (3:31)
    Shu Okuno
    Recorded at Riverside Coffee Factory

  13. Sore wa Boku ja Naiyo (4:07)
    Takeshi Shibuya: piano

Design by Himitsu Hakase


Produced by Fumihito Taguchi and Manabu Yuasa
Mastered by Kazunao Nagata
Box and booklet desgin by Himitsu Hakase
Includes liner notes in Japanese by Yuichi Kishino, Tony Yoshida, Manabu Yuasa and Fumihito Taguchi

Released May 2002