| S.S.T.BAND | |
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| Origin | Japan |
| Genres | Rock Video Game Soundtracks |
| Years active | 1988 to 1993 |
| Labels | Pony Canyon Scitron Digital Contents |
| Past members | |
| Kimitaka Matsumae Takehiko Tanabe Shingo Komori Takenobu Mitsuyoshi Hiroshi Miyauchi Jouji Iijima Koichi Namiki Masato Saito Hisanori Kumamaru Issei Noro (Guest Guitarist and Producer, 1989) |
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The S.S.T.BAND (S.S.T.バンド- translated as S.S.T. bando, SST the acronym to Sega Sound Team(1988-1989) or Super Sonic Team(1989-1993)) was Sega's official band from 1988 to 1993, specializing in rock versions of soundtracks of Sega's arcade games, for collection albums and playing in festivals. Consisting of six members, the band consisted of members that includes, keyboardist Kimitaka Matsumae and Hiroshi Miyauchi, guitarists Koichi Namiki and Jouji Iijima, bassist Shingo Komori, drummer Takehiko Tanabe. Miyauchi and Komori would leave the band in 1990 and be replaced by keyboardist Takenobu Mitsuyoshi, bassist Masato Saito. Tanabe would leave the band in 1991 and be replaced by drummer Hisanori Kumamaru.
Usually, some of these albums that were released would consists of two especially recorded versions of the game soundtrack and the rest would consist of the game's original soundtrack. After the band members went their own ways, they would find themselves involved in other Sega projects. Mitsuyoshi would be responsible for the soundtrack to Virtua Fighter, Daytona USA and the two instalments of Shenmue and Matsumae would be involved in Sega Rally and Virtua Fighter 3.
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All titles are released under PONY CANYON unless stated.
| Year | Title | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| 1988 | GALAXY FORCE —G.S.M. Sega 1— / S.S.T. BAND | |
| 1988 | POWER DRIFT & MEGA DRIVE —G.S.M. Sega 2— / S.S.T. BAND | |
| 1989 | SUPER SONIC TEAM —G.S.M. Sega 3— / S.S.T. BAND | |
| 1990 | HYPER DRIVE —G.S.M. Sega 4— / S.S.T | |
| 1991 | Formula —G.S.M. Sega 5— / S.S.T. | |
| 1992 | BLIND SPOT / S.S.T. BAND |
| Year | Title | Featured soundtracks | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1989 | MEGA SELECTION —G.S.M. Sega— / S.S.T. BAND | ||
| 1991 | MEGA SELECTION II —G.S.M. Sega— / S.S.T. BAND | ||
| 2003 | BACK IN THE S.S.T. BAND !! ~THE VERY BEST~ | Released under the Scitron label | |
| 2003 | Sega Arcade 80's Vol. 1 | Syndbad Mystery • Mr. Viking • Flicky • Ninja Princess • Robo-Wrestle 2001 • Alex Kidd • Fantasy Zone • Shinobi • Sonic Boom • | Credited as Sega Sound Team |
| Year | Title | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | After Burner | |
| 1991 | Strike Fighter | |
| 1992 | Out Run |
| Year | Title | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | S.S.T.BAND LIVE! —G.S.M. Sega— |
| Year | Title | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | S.S.T.BAND LIVE! —G.S.M. Sega— | |
| 1992 | GAME MUSIC FESTIVAL ~Super Live '92~ | |
| 1993 | Game Music Live '93 Natsu ~Kounin Kaizokuban Cassette~ | |
| 2006 | S.S.T.BAND LIVE HISTORY | Released under the Happinet Corp label |
| Name | Stagename | Native spelling | Instrument | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hiroshi Miyauchi | Hiro | 宮内博史 | Keyboards | 1988–1990 |
| Issei Noro | Issei Noro | 野呂一生 | Guitar (Guest) | 1989 |
| Kimitaka Matsumae | HARRIER | 松前公高 | Keyboards | 1988–1993 |
| Takehiko Tanabe | THUNDER | 田辺健彦 | Drums | 1988–1990 |
| Shingo Komori | BURNER | 小森伸吾 | Bass | 1988–1989 |
| Jouji Iijima | GALAXY | 飯島丈治 | Guitar | 1988–1993 |
| Koichi Namiki | Micky/Pritty K.N | 並木晃一 | Guitar | 1988–1993 |
| Masato Saito | TURBO君 | 斉藤昌人 | Bass | 1990–1993 |
| Hisanori Kumamaru | SPLASHくま | 熊丸久徳 | Drums | 1991–1993 |
| Takenobu Mitsuyoshi | R三郎丸 | 光吉猛修 | Keyboards | 1991–1993 |