Fishmans Celebrate their 30th Anniversary With Vinyl Editions of First Three Albums!
/Fishmans debuted their single “Hikouki” on the 21st of April in 1991. To commemorate their 30th anniversary, Fishmans announced the release of their earlier albums as heavyweight vinyl LP remastered with high-resolution audio on the 4th of August.
The albums include their first album Chappie, Don’t Cry, their second album King Master George and their third album Neo Yankees’ Holiday. They are also all 180g vinyl LP for the first time.
Fishmans is a very unique and distinctive band in Japan. Their music is influenced by reggae, dub and rocksteady. They blend elements of rock, funk and hip hop as well. The result is very special and the sounds are uniquely hybrid.
Lead singer Shinji Sato was the group’s principal songwriter and he was an amazing front man and vocalist like no other, but he unfortunately passed away in 1999.
After his death many famous artists in Japan covered their signature song “Ikareta Baby” and many other musicians, creators and listener’s of new generations keep loving their music now in the 21st century.
Kin-ichi Motegi as an original band member and the current drummer of Tokyo Ska Paradise Orchestra has been playing the songs made by Shinji Sato.
Fishmans’ music is spread inside and outside of Japan and gains more new fans through music video distribution and subscription services.
As a result of growing popularity, a 172 minute long documentary film Movie : Fishmans was made after being crowdfunded and it will be released in Japan from the 9th of July.
At the same time, PONY CANYON Inc. and UNIVERSAL MUSIC JAPAN
are releasing Fishmans’ whole body of work left in their less than 10 years of producing. Their new and old fans can see their journey.
Famous sound engineer “zAk” who was the key person in creating Fishmans’ sound and a popular technically skilled engineer KIMKEN (Kentaro Kimura) remastered those albums and made high-resolution audio in 2016.
This time this sound source was used as the master for the vinyl record. It is also a heavyweight 180g vinyl for the first time.
Be sure to check out the trailer for Movie : Fishmans along with the pre-order links for the albums below!
Fishmans’「Chappie Don’t Cry」Kazufumi Kodama produced and recorded in Australia. (remastered by KIMKEN)
LP
01 Hikkurikaetteta Futari
02 Hikouki
03 Special Night
04 Good Morning
05 Natsu no Omoide
06 Future
07 Inago ga Tonderu
08 Go Go Club de Surechigai
09 Chance
10 Piano
Fishmans’「King Master George」Produced by Haruo Kubota (remastered by KIMKEN)
LP
01 Ii Kotoba Choudai
02 Dareka wo Sagasou
03 Seafood Restaurant
04 Kage Dorobou
05 Diving
06 Mineral Water
07 Nantettano
08 Hamburger Steak
09 mm Chotto no
10 Tayorinai Tenshi
11 Reindeer
12 Kimi Dake ga Diamond
13 Ameotoko Nikumareru
14 Doyoubi no Yoru
15 Kyokumoku Syoukai
16 Kyouiku
Fishmans’「Neo Yankees’ Holiday」First self-produced album (remastered by zAk )
LP
01 Running Man
02 Ikareta Baby
03 Smilin’ Days, Summer Holiday
04 Everyday, Everynight
05 Tsukarenai Hito
06 Just Thing
07 Taiheiyou
08 Paradise
09 Umaku Arukenaiyo
10 1、2、3、4 、
11 Walkin’
12 Su・Pa
13 Ikareta Baby (Glittering Rewinder Mix)