Perspective (P-Model album)
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| Studio album by P-Model | ||||
| Released | March 1, 1982 | |||
| Recorded |
1982 Sunrise Studio Roppongi, Minato, Tokyo | |||
| Genre | ||||
| Length | 32:36 | |||
| Label | Tokuma, Japan | |||
| Producer | P-Model | |||
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Perspective is P-Model's fourth album.
Overview
During live shows before this album's release, P-Model would play songs that weren't released on albums yet, evolving them, with some appearing on this album. After the album's release, P-Model continued to change the songs' structures, re-recording some of the songs later in their lifespan.
On this album, bandleader Susumu Hirasawa focused on sound, insisting on natural reverb instead of digital reverb and recording the Drum parts on the landing of a stairwell on the 8th floor of a multi-tenant building in Ikebukuro (were the recording studio that the group was using on this album was located), which was located right in front of the elevator, which led to recording being interrupted every time somebody came out of the elevator and Hirasawa apologizing to whoever came out; this recording method led to Hirasawa constantly fighting with the recording engineer, who insisted on using digital reverb, in the end Hirasawa organized a meeting and all recording was made his way.[1]
Some of the Bass parts of this album's songs were replaced by synth parts. This was the first P-MODEL album to use the Korg Polysix, which was considered by keyboardist Yasumi Tanaka to be a suitable choice. The album has a tense and alienating atmosphere, with Hirasawa shouting his vocals, loud Drums (especially the snare drum) and Bass, instruments randomly cutting in and out, minimal keyboard parts and twisted guitar parts, sounding like a bad trip. The compositions are simple and lyrics abstract.
Track listing
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length | |
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| 1. | "HEAVEN" | Susumu Hirasawa | 3:27 | |
| 2. | "Train (列車 Ressha)" | Hirasawa | 2:33 | |
| 3. | "Zombi" | Hirasawa | 4:00 | |
| 4. | "Coelacance" | Hirasawa (lyrics) Yasumi Tanaka |
3:53 | |
| 5. | "A Large Snake (うわばみ Uwabami)" | Hirasawa | 2:51 | |
| 6. | "Perspective" | Hirasawa | 3:02 | |
| 7. | "Solid Air" | Hirasawa Tanaka (music) |
4:04 | |
| 8. | "Be in a Fix (のこりギリギリ Nokori Girigiri)" | Hirasawa | 4:48 | |
| 9. | "Perspective II" | Hirasawa | 3:58 |
Perspective II
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| Remix album by P-Model | ||||||||||
| Released | May 1, 1982 | |||||||||
| Recorded |
1982 Sunrise Studio Roppongi, Minato, Tokyo | |||||||||
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| Length | 32:36 | |||||||||
| Label | Tokuma, Japan | |||||||||
| Producer | P-Model | |||||||||
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Perspective II is an alternate version of Perspective originally released exclusively on Compact Cassette. It uses different takes of the song on Perspective, has different mixes and added 2 instrumentals, Mercator and Blümcale to end each side of the Cassette Tape.
Track listing
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length | |
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| 1. | "Heaven" | Susumu Hirasawa | 3:31 | |
| 2. | "Train (列車 Ressha)" | Hirasawa | 2:41 | |
| 3. | "Zombi" | Hirasawa | 4:13 | |
| 4. | "Coelacance" | Hirasawa (lyrics) Yasumi Tanaka |
4:02 | |
| 5. | "A Large Snake (うわばみ Uwabami)" | Hirasawa | 2:55 | |
| 6. | "Mercator" (instrumental) | Hirasawa | 2:03 | |
| 7. | "Perspective" | Hirasawa | 3:06 | |
| 8. | "Solid air" | Hirasawa Tanaka (music) |
4:15 | |
| 9. | "Be in a Fix (のこりギリギリ Nokori Girigiri)" | Hirasawa | 5:06 | |
| 10. | "Perspective II" | Hirasawa | 3:58 | |
| 11. | "Blümcale" (instrumental) | Hirasawa | 2:57 |
Personnel
- P-Model - Production, Arrangements
- Susumu Hirasawa - Vocals, Guitar, Synthesizer
- Yasumi Tanaka - Keyboards
- Sadatoshi Tainaka - Drums
- Tatsuya Kikuchi - Bass
- Staff
- Shōzō Shiba - Direction
- Akira "POKARI" Sasaki - Recording, Mixing
- Mamoru "PONTA II" Ishitashi & Shōji Nakano - Assistant Engineering
- Yūichi Hirasawa (credited as "Y. Hirasawa") - Art director
- Api Yomiya - Photography
- Model House - Productive Management
Release history
| Date | Label(s) | Format | Catalog | Notes |
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| March 1, 1982 | Tokuma Japan Corporation, Japan Record | LP | JAL-19 | Perspective. Resold by Vivid Sound circa 1987, only difference is the catalogue number (PRL-1016) and a slightly different obi. |
| CS | 28J-17 | Perspective II. Resold by Vivid Sound with the catalogue number PRC-1092. | ||
| June 25, 1989 | Tokuma Japan Corporation, WAX Records | CD | 27WXD-119 | Perspective. Released alongside Another Game. |
| August 25, 1991 | TKCA-30335 | Perspective II. | ||
| September 25, 1994 | Tokuma Japan Communications, WAX Records | TKCA-70479 | Perspective. Released alongside Another Game. Part of the "Quality Music" series of budget reissues. Packaged in a slimline case and priced at 1500 yen. | |
| May 10, 2002 July 4, 2014 |
Chaos Union, Teslakite | CHTE-0007 | Remastered by Hirasawa. Disc 3 of the Ashu-on [Sound Subspecies] in the solar system box set, both Perspective & Perspective II. Re-released with new packaging by Kiyoshi Inagaki. | |
| April 25, 2007 | Tokuma Japan Communications, sky station, SS RECORDINGS | SS-902 | Both Perspective & Perspective II (titled Perspective +11 Tracks). Remastered (digitally, 24 bit). Packaged in a paper sleeve to replicate the original LP packaging. Includes new liner notes by music industry writer Dai Onojima. | |
| July 17, 2015 | Tokuma Japan Communications, WAX Records | TKCA-10133 | Perspective. Released alongside Another Game. Remastered, limited release. Packaged in a paper sleeve to replicate the original LP packaging. |
- "Heaven" is included on the rebel incorporated various artists compilation.
- "Perspective" is included on the J-ROCK 80'S various artists compilation.
- "Train" (the Perspective II version) is included on the GROOVIN' Shōwa! 7～Romantist various artists compilation.
References
- ↑ "Twitter in Translation - Transgender Edition". Phonon Belt.
External links
- Perspective at NO ROOM - The official site of Susumu Hirasawa (P-MODEL)
- Perspective at MusicBrainz
- Perspective II at NO ROOM - The official site of Susumu Hirasawa (P-MODEL)
- Perspective II at MusicBrainz
- Perspective +11 Tracks at SS RECORDINGS Official Site
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