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Limited Edition slipcase cover
Tenshi No Revolver

Regular Edition

Tenshi No Revolver

release date: September 19, 2007
company: BMG/Funhouse
formats: limited edition CD (BVCR-17057/8)
initial price: ¥3099 limited edition
goodies: the limited edition CD was housed in a slipcase and included a bonus DVD; various goodies were given with first copies sold depending on where you purchased the album (poster #1, poster #2, poster #3, stickers)

Tracklisting

Mr. Darkness & Mrs. Moonlight (Imai/Imai)
Rendezvous (Sakurai/Imai)
Montage (Imai/Imai)
Lily (Imai/Imai)
La Vie en Rose (Sakurai/Hoshino)
Cream Soda (Sakurai/Hoshino)
Rain (Sakurai/Imai)
Beast (Sakurai/Imai)
Zekkai (Sakurai/Imai)
Snow White (Sakurai/Hoshino)
Spider (Sakurai/Imai)
Alice in Wonder Underground (Imai/Imai)
Revolver (Sakurai/Imai)

Credits

Atsushi Sakurai: vocals
Hisashi Imai: guitars, noises, and chorus
Hidehiko Hoshino: guitars and chorus
Yutaka Higuchi: bass
Toll Yagami: drums

additional musicians:
Kazutoshi Yokoyama: manipulate and keyboards
Katsushige Okazaki (Age of Punk, Lucy): timpani, drum direction
Selia: counter tenor (Mr. Darkness & Mrs. Moonlight, Revolver)
Mio Okamura: violin (Rain, Snow White)

all songs produced by Buck-Tick
recorded and mixed by Hitoshi Hiruma
additional recorded by Kenichi Arai, Mikiro Yamada (Victor Studio)
assistant engineers: Yosuke Watanabe (Victor Studio), Kiyoko Asai (Studio Sound Dali), Seiji Toda (Heart Beat Studio)
recorded at: Victor Studio, Heart Beat Studio, Studio Sound Dali
mixed at: Prime Sound Studio Form
mastered by: Tim Young (Metropolis)
mastered at: Metropolis
drum technician and tuner: Shigeo Azami
guitar and bass technician: Kazutaka Minemori (Master Tone)

Label Staff (BMG Japan)
executive producer: Shigenobu Karube
supervisor: Hiromi Yoshizawa (Banker)
a&r: Etsuko Noguchi
sales promoter: Masashi Watanabe
visual coordinator: Kaori Wada
artist management: Takahiro Chiba (Banker)
publishing staff: Taeko Nomura (Circles Music Publishers)
management desk: Mayumi Kaneko (Banker)
official fan club: Rumi Ikeda (Fish Tank)
art direction: Ken Sakaguchi
cover photography: Kishin Shinoyama
artist photography: Mitsuaki Koshizuka (More Vision Tokyo), Hiroshi Harada (Providence)
hair styling and make up: Takayuki Tanizaki (Fats Berry)
costume styling: Atsushi Kimura
coordinator: Tatsuya Shiozuka (Bavic)
special thanks to: Fernandes, Burny, Greco, Ludwig, SCS, Shizuka Hikita (Victor Studio), Mayuko Fujita (Studio Sound Dali), Chikako Ozawa (Kyakichi-Kogyo), Kiyoshi, Asaki (Age of Punk), Fish Tank Members, Love & Media Portable Members and You

[this page was last updated on Sunday, 01-Jun-2008 21:13:07 PDT]

Notes

Ranked #5 on the album chart. 30,000 copies sold.

The singles released from this album were "Rendezvous" and "Alice in Wonder Underground".

The Japanese text next to the title "Rendezvous" simple says "Rendezvous" in katakana. The Japanese text next to the title "La Vie en Rose" simple says "La Vie en Rose" in katakana. These two songs are the first Buck-Tick songs whose titles are in a language other than Japanese or English. It should be noted however that Buck-Tick has used a couple French words in their lyrics, but very few, and ones that are common knowledge, such as "au revoir" and "adieu".

It goes without saying but for those that don't know, "La Vie en Rose" ("Life in Pink") was the signature song of Edith Piaf, first popularized in 1946. It has been covered by many artists. This however is not a cover, just a coincidence in title, although there could be a bit of homage as well. In the lyrics, "jinsei wa bara iro" means "La Vie en Rose". See lyrics for Piaf's "La Vie en Rose".

Buck-Tick rarely mentions a person's name in a song but they did so twice with this album. In montage, "Oswald" is mentioned, though which Oswald is not clear. Going by the lyrics, "Lily" is a person and not the flower.

There was a contest to send in proofs of purchase for the album and singles "Rendezvous" and "Alice In Wonder Underground" where 100 winners would receive a special music clip DVD (contest ended October 1, 2007).