The Soundgraphy

The Soundgraphy
Compilation album by Casiopea
Released	April 25, 1984
Recorded	1980-1984
Genre	Jazz fusion
Length	42:16
Label	Alfa Records ALR-28055
Producer	Harvey Mason, Richard Manwaring, Shunsuke Miyazumi, and Issei Noro
Casiopea chronology
Jive Jive (1983) The Soundgraphy (1984) Down Upbeat (1984)
Singles from The Soundgraphy
"The Soundgraphy/Living On A Feeling ALR-777" Released: March 1, 1984

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[1]

The Soundgraphy is the 11th album by Casiopea, recorded and released in 1984 at Japan. This is also Casiopea's first Compilation album.

Track listing

Side A
No.	Title	Lyrics	Music	Length
1.	"The Soundgraphy"	-	Issei Noro	3:43
2.	"Gypsy Wind" (from "Make Up City")	-	Issei Noro	4:06
3.	"Eyes Of The Mind" (from "Eyes Of The Mind")	-	Issei Noro	4:43
4.	"Sunnyside Feelin'" (from "Cross Point")	-	Akira Jimbo	4:12
5.	"Asayake" (from "Mint Jams")	-	Issei Noro	4:58

Side B
No.	Title	Lyrics	Music	Length
1.	"Mid-Manhattan" (from "4x4")	-	Akira Jimbo	4:42
2.	"Looking Up" (from "Photographs")	-	Issei Noro	4:25
3.	"Misty Lady" (from "Photographs")	-	Issei Noro	3:45
4.	"What Can't Speak Can't Lie" (from "Jive Jive")	Gary Osborne	Issei Noro	3:49
5.	"Fabby Dabby" (from "Jive Jive")	-	Issei Noro	3:53

Personnel

CASIOPEA are

Issei Noro - Electric guitar

Minoru Mukaiya - Keyboards

Tetsuo Sakurai - Electric Bass

Akira Jimbo - Drums

GUEST MUSICIANS

• Harvey Mason - Percussion(A3)
• Paulinho Da Costa - Percussion(A3)
• Bob James - Keyboards(A3)
• Lee Ritenour - Guitar(B1)
• Don Grusin - Keyboards(B1)
• Nathan East - Bass(B1)
• Harvey Mason - Drums, Percussion(B1)
• Kiki Dee - Vocal(B4)

Production

• Produced by Synsuke Miyazumi, Harvey Mason, Richard Manwaring and Issei Noro
• Engineered by Norio Yoshizawa, Peter Chaikin and Richard Manwaring
• Art Director - Kaoru Watanabe
• Cover Illustration - Mizumaru Anzai
• Cover Designers - Kaoru Watanabe, Hiroyasu Yoshioka and Katsunori Hironaka

Release history

Region	Date	Label	Format	Catalog	Note
Japan	April 25, 1984	Alfa Records	30cmLP	ALR-28055	stereo
Japan	May 25, 1984	Alfa Records	12cmCD	38XA-12
Japan	January 25, 1987	Alfa Records	12cmCD	32XA-116
Japan	March 21, 1992	Alfa Records	12cmCD	ALCA-281
Japan	August 31, 1994	Alfa Records	12cmCD	ALCA-9011
Japan	August 29, 1998	Alfa Records	12cmCD	ALCA-9206
Japan	December 6, 2000	Toshiba EMI	12cmCD	TOCT-10752
Japan	January 23, 2002	Village Records	remastered 12cmCD	VRCL-2211	DSD, LP paper jacket
Japan	February 14, 2002	Village Records	remastered 12cmCD	VRCL-2231	DSD
Japan	May 27, 2009	Sony Music Direct	remastered 12cmCD	MHCL-20013	DSD, Blu-spec CD, LP paper jacket

References

1. Allmusic review

External links

• CASIOPEA – The Soundgraphy at Discogs