収録曲｜GUITARHYTHM FOREVER Vol.1

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孤高の叫び　 ギタリズムよ永遠に・・・・
BEST OF GUITARHYTHM

ギタリズムのベストアルバムはvol.1とvol.2の2枚組みで発売され、選曲基準が異なっている。このvol.1は、ノリのいいアップテンポな曲中心。ベストということで、布袋寅泰は再録という手段も考えたようであるが、GUITARHYTHMのもつ性質上、やはり、その時のままの音で収録しようという結論に達したようである。

全曲、リマスタリングされて、新しい音に生まれ変わっている。1曲目の「Ｃ’ＭＯＮ ＥＶＥＲＹＢＯＤＹ」のイントロを、オリジナルと聴き比べてみると、はっきり違いがわかると思う。全体的に、オリジナルよりも音がパワーアップしたように感じられ、このアルバムを聴いた時は嬉しかった。ただ、曲によってはちょっと本来あるべき音が聴こえなかったりと、聴き込んできた音との違いに戸惑うことも。選曲に関しては、Ｇ１より２曲、Ｇ２より３曲、Ｇ３より４曲、Ｇ４より３曲、シングル『POISON』の全１３曲という構成でバランスはとれていると思う。

2000年にイアン・クーパーによるリマスター盤が一斉発売され、2014年にはSHM-CDでも再発された。

アルバムを象徴するジャケットアートワークには、布袋寅泰がコレクションしているダリの作品が使用されており、こちらはSurrealist Angel。

クレジット｜GUITARHYTHM FOREVER Vol.1

All Tracks Produced by TOMOYASU HOTEI

2,3.9, CO-Produced by TAKESHI FUJII
All Tracks Re-mastered by STEVE SHIN (1995)
Re-mastered at WHITFIELD STUDIO (1995)

All Tracks Digitaly Re-mastered by IAN COOPER(2000)
Digiotaly Re-mastered at METROPOLIS MASTERING(2000)

C'MON EVERYBODY

bass: KUMA HARADA
keyboard: HOPPY KAMIYAMA
computer: TAKESHI FUJII
recorded & mixed by MICHAEL ZIMMERLING
recorded & mixed at ABBEY ROAD STUDIO

BEAT EMOTION ＜SINGLE VERSION＞

guitar: TOMOYASU HOTEI
bass: TAKESHI ASADA
computer: TAKESHI FUJII
recorded & mixed by MICHAEL ZIMMERLING
recorded & mixed at METROPOLIS STUDIO

MERRY-GO-ROUND

guitar, piano, keyboard: TOMOYASU HOTEI
bass: TAKESHI ASADA
computer: TAKESHI FUJII
recorded & mixed by MICHAEL ZIMMERLING
recorded & mixed at METROPOLIS STUDIO

UPSIDE-DOWN

guitar: TOMOYASU HOTEI
drums: KYOICHI SHIINO
bass: TAKESHI ASADA
computer: TAKESHI FUJII
recorded & mixed by MICHAEL ZIMMERLING
recorded at IRc2 STUDIO,METROPOLIS STUDIO
mixed at METROPOLIS STUDIO

POISON

guitar & bass: TOMOYASU HOTEI
keyboard: SHIGEO KOMORI
computer: TAKESHI FUJII
recorded & mixed by KUNIHIKO IMAI
recorded at PARADISE STUDIO
mixed at VICTOR STUDIO

SURRENDER ＜ALBUM VERSION＞

guitar: TOMOYASU HOTEI
drum: KYOICHI SHIINO
bass: TAKESHI ASADA
guitar: SHINOBU NARITA
keyboard: SHIGEO KOMORI
chorus: BAND
recorded by JOHN BROUGH
mixed by DAVID RICHARDS
recorded at REALWORLD STUDIO
mixed at MOUNTAIN STUDIO

さよならアンディ・ウォーホル

guitar: TOMOYASU HOTEI
drums: KYOICHI SHIINO, TORU IIZUKA
guitar: CHRIS SPEDDING
chorus: ALAIN VAN dE PUTTE
computer: TOSHIHARU UMESAKI
recorded & mixed by MICHAEL ZIMMERLING
recorded at IRc2 STUDIO,METROPOLIS STUDIO
mixed at METROPOLIS STUDIO

SERIOUS?

guitar: TOMOYASU HOTEI
drum: KYOICHI SHIINO
bass: TAKESHI ASADA
guitar: SHINOBU NARITA
keyboard: SHIGEO KOMORI
recorded by JOHN BROUGH
mixed by DAVID RICHARDS
recorded at REALWORLD STUDIO
mixed at MOUNTAIN STUDIO

RADIO! RADIO! RADIO! ＜ALBUM RE-MIX＞

guitar: TOMOYASU HOTEI
bass: TAKESHI ASADA
computer: TAKESHI FUJII
recorded & mixed by MICHAEL ZIMMERLING
recorded & mixed at METROPOLIS STUDIO

SIREN

guitar: TOMOYASU HOTEI
drum: KYOICHI SHIINO
bass: TAKESHI ASADA
guitar, chorus: SHINOBU NARITA
keyboard: SHIGEO KOMORI
recorded by JOHN BROUGH
mixed by DAVID RICHARDS
recorded at REALWORLD STUDIO
mixed at MOUNTAIN STUDIO

GLORIOUS DAYS

guitar: TOMOYASU HOTEI
bass: KUMA HARADA
keyboard: HOPPY KAMIYAMA
computer: TAKESHI FUJII
recorded & mixed by MICHAEL ZIMMERLING
recorded & mixed at ABBEY ROAD STUDIO

DIVING WITH MY CAR＜RED ZONE VERSION＞

guitar: TOMOYASU HOTEI
keyboard: SHIGEO KOMORI
computer: TOSHIHARU UMESAKI
recorded & mixed by MICHAEL ZIMMERLING
recorded at IRc2 STUDIO,METROPOLIS STUDIO
mixed at METROPOLIS STUDIO

I'M FREE

guitar: TOMOYASU HOTEI
drums: KYOICHI SHIINO
bass: TAKESHI ASADA
guitar: CHRIS SPEDDING
chorus: ALAIN VAN dE PUTTE
computer: TOSHIHARU UMESAKI
recorded & mixed by MICHAEL ZIMMERLING
recorded at IRc2 STUDIO,METROPOLIS STUDIO
mixed at METROPOLIS STUDIO

A&R director: MITSUNOBU "WAN²" SEKIGUCHI (TOY BOX PUBLISHERS), SATOSHI HIROSE (TOSHIBA EMI)
Promotion Staff: TSUYOSHI NAKADA (IRc2 CORPORATION), MOTO KITSUKAWA (TOSHIBA EMI)
A&R Chief: MASANOBU KONDO (TOSHIBA EMI)
Head of Promotion: MASA YAMADA (TOSHIBA EMI), HISANORI KATO (TOSHIBA EMI)

Artist Manager: MITSUNOBU "WAN²" SEKIGUCHI (IRc2 CORPORATION)
Operations Manager/LONDON: LENNY ZAKATEK (IRc2 LONDON LTD)
Head Management: IRc2 CORPORATION
International Relation: IRc2 LONDON 1 Star Street LONDON W2 10D

Art Direction: KATSU NAGAISHI
Photographer: KAZUHIKO SONOKI
Design: SHUNSAKU TAKASHI, SHOKO KITAMURA (NAGAISHI OFFICE)

"ANGEL" by SALVADOR DALI © DEMART PRO ARTE B. V.

Executive producer: SENJI KASUYA (TOY BOX PUBLISHERS), JUNYA NAKASONE (TOSHIBA EMI)

Special Thanks To: HIROSHI MORINAGA, MIKE EDWARDS, NEAL X, SIMON HALE, BOØWY, MARTIN ADAM & VICKY MOORE, JESUS JONES, MIKI IMAI, TOMOKO & TAMAKI, KUMIKO, ALL OF MY FANS & CREW