Eyes of the Mind

Eyes of the Mind
Studio album by Casiopea
Released April 21, 1981
Recorded Kendum Studio "D", Los Angeles, California from December 4, 1980 to January 5, 1981
Genre Jazz fusion
Length 39:39
Label Alfa Records ALR-28016
Producer Harvey Mason
Casiopea chronology
Make Up City
(1980)		 Eyes of the Mind
(1981)		 Cross Point
(1981)
Professional ratings
Review scores
Source Rating
Allmusic [1]

Eyes of the Mind is the fifth album by Casiopea, released in 1981. The album was recorded in Los Angeles.

Contents

Track listing

Side A
No. Title Music Length
1. "Asayake (Sunrise)"   Issei Noro 3:52
2. "A Place in the Sun"   Dave Boruff 4:41
3. "Take Me"   Issei Noro 4:16
4. "Lakai"   Harvey Mason, Bob James 4:11
5. "Eyes of the Mind"   Issei Noro 4:43
Side B
No. Title Music Length
1. "Black Joke"   Issei Noro 4:05
2. "La Costa (Intro)"   Bob James 0:22
3. "La Costa"   Bob James 3:48
4. "Magic Ray"   Issei Noro 4:52
5. "Space Road"   Issei Noro 4:49

Personnel

CASIOPEA are

Issei Noro - Electric Guitar (YAMAHA SG-2000 & SG-1000 Fretless)
Minoru Mukaiya - keyboards (Fender Rhodes 73, Roland VP-330, Prophet-5, Yamaha GS-1, Mini Moog, Poly Moog, ARP 2600, Korg 800 DV, Korg Trident)
Tetsuo Sakurai - Bass (YAMAHA BB-2000)
Akira Jimbo - drums (YAMAHA YD-9000R)

Guest Players:

All Arranged by Casiopea and Harvey Mason expect "Space Road" arranged by Kenny Mason.
Synthesizer arrangements for "Magic Ray", "Black Joke" and "Take Me" by Bob James.
Synthesizer programming for "Magic Ray", "Black Joke" and "Take Me" by Michael Boddicker.

Production

Chart performance

Chart Peak
position
U.S. Jazz Albums 1981 33

Release history

Region Date Label Format Catalog Note
Japan April 21, 1981 Alfa Records stereo LP ALR-28016 30cm
Japan March 25, 1984 Alfa Records CD 32XA-11
Japan January 23, 1987[2] Alfa Records CD 32XA-115
Japan March 21, 1992[2] Alfa Records CD ALCA-275
Japan June 29, 1994[2] Alfa Records CD ALCA-9005
Japan July 23, 1998[2] Alfa Records CD ALCA-9200
Japan December 19, 2001[2] Village Records remastered CD VRCL-2205 DSD, LP paper jacket
Japan January 17, 2002[2] Village Records remastered CD VRCL-2225 DSD
Japan May 27, 2009[2] Sony Music Direct remastered CD MHCL-20007 DSD, Blu-spec CD, LP paper jacket

References

  1. ^ Allmusic review
  2. ^ a b c d e f g "Yahoo!Music Casiopea Eyes of the Mind". Yahoo!Music. Yahoo Japan Corporation. http://music.yahoo.co.jp/shop/c/10/32xa115. Retrieved 2009-07-07.