Eyes of the Mind
| Eyes of the Mind | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
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| 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 | 43:42 | |||
| Label |
Alfa Records' ALR-28016 | |||
| Producer | Harvey Mason | |||
| Casiopea chronology | ||||
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| Professional ratings | |
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| 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.
Track listing
All Arranged by Casiopea and Harvey Mason except "Space Road" arranged by Kenny Mason.
| Side A | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| No. | Title | Music | Length |
| 1. | "Asayake (Sunrise)" | Issei Noro | 3:48 |
| 2. | "A Place in the Sun" | Dave Boruff | 4:38 |
| 3. | "Take Me" | Issei Noro | 4:08 |
| 4. | "Lakai" | Harvey Mason, Bob James | 4:07 |
| 5. | "Eyes of the Mind" | Issei Noro | 4:40 |
Total length: |
21:21 | ||
| Side B | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| No. | Title | Music | Length |
| 1. | "Black Joke" | Issei Noro | 4:01 |
| 2. | "La Costa (Intro)" | Bob James | 0:21 |
| 3. | "La Costa" | Bob James | 3:44 |
| 4. | "Magic Ray" | Issei Noro | 4:50 |
| 5. | "Space Road" | Issei Noro | 4:45 |
Total length: |
22:21 | ||
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:
- Harvey Mason - Percussion
- Paulinho Da Costa - Percussion
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
- Harvey Mason - Producer
- Kenny Mason - Associate Producer
- Peter Chaikin - Engineers
- Terry Moore - Assistant Engineers
- Project Coordinators - Shunsuke Miyazumi, Hide katada
- Art Direction and front cover illustration - Roland Young
- Photographer - Dave Williams
Chart performance
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Release history
| Region | Date | Label | Format | Catalog | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Japan | April 21, 1981 | Alfa Records | 30cmLP | ALR-28016 | stereo |
| United States | 1981 | AAA-10002 | |||
| Europe | 1981 | ALF 85375 | |||
| Japan | March 25, 1984 | 12cmCD | 32XA-11 | ||
| January 23, 1987 | 32XA-115 | ||||
| March 21, 1992 | ALCA-275 | ||||
| June 29, 1994 | ALCA-9005 | ||||
| July 23, 1998 | ALCA-9200 | ||||
| December 19, 2001 | Village Records | remastered 12cmCD | VRCL-2205 | DSD, LP paper jacket | |
| January 17, 2002 | VRCL-2225 | DSD | |||
| May 27, 2009 | Sony Music Direct | MHCL-20007 | DSD, Blu-spec CD, LP paper jacket | ||
References
- ↑ Allmusic review
- ↑ "Billboard Best Selling Jazz LPs". Billboard July 11, 1981. A Billboard Publication. Retrieved 2014-11-08.
External links
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