Down Upbeat

Down Upbeat
Studio album by Casiopea
Released October 25, 1984
Recorded secret sound studio, New York from July 24 to August 4, 1984
Genre Jazz fusion
Length 38:30
Label Alfa Records ALR-28063
Producer Shunsuke Miyazumi, Issei Noro
Casiopea chronology

The Soundgraphy
(1984)		 Down Upbeat
(1984)		 Halle
(1985)
Singles from Down Upbeat
  1. "Zoom/Down Upbeat ALR-12002"
    Released: January 25, 1985
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Down Upbeat is 12th album by Casiopea, recorded and released in 1984.

Track listing

Side A
No. TitleMusic Length
1. "Zoom"  Issei Noro 3:18
2. "Down Upbeat"  Issei Noro 3:57
3. "The Continental Way"  Issei Noro 4:48
4. "Road Rhythm"  Minoru Mukaiya 3:04
5. "Froufrou"  Akira Jimbo 4:00
Side B
No. TitleMusic Length
1. "Homestretch"  Issei Noro 3:50
2. "Night Storm"  Akira Jimbo 4:13
3. "Cookin' Up"  Minoru Mukaiya 3:37
4. "Twilight Solitude"  Issei Noro 4:26
5. "Air Fantasy"  Tetsuo Sakurai 3:17

Personnel

CASIOPEA are

Issei Noro - Electric guitar (YAMAHA SG-2000 Fretless)
Minoru Mukaiya - Keyboards (YAMAHA DX-1, DX-7, ROLAND VP-330)
Tetsuo Sakurai - Electric Bass (YAMAHA BB-3000 5-strings, BB-2000)
Akira Jimbo - Drums (YAMAHA YD-9000RG, Simmons SDS-5, Zildjian Cymbals, AMDECK PCK-100)

Production

Release history

Region Date Label Format Catalog Note
Japan October 25, 1984 Alfa Records stereo LP ALR-28063 30 cm
Japan October 25, 1984 Alfa Records CD 38XA-25
Europe 1984[2] Sonet Records CD SNTCD 926
Netherlands 1984[3] Sonet Records stereo LP SNTF 926
UK 1984[4] Sonet Records stereo LP SNTF 926
Japan January 25, 1987 Alfa Records CD 32XA-119
Japan March 21, 1992[5] Alfa Records CD ALCA-282
Japan August 31, 1994[5] Alfa Records CD ALCA-9012
Japan August 29, 1998[5] Alfa Records CD ALCA-9207
Japan January 23, 2002[5] Village Records remastered CD VRCL-2212 DSD, LP paper jacket
Japan February 14, 2002[5] Village Records remastered CD VRCL-2232 DSD
Japan May 27, 2009[5] Sony Music Direct remastered CD MHCL-20014 DSD, Blu-spec CD, LP paper jacket

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