Romanesque (EP)

Romanesque
Cover of the CD version
EP by Buck-Tick
Released	March 21, 1988 (1988-03-21)
Recorded	December 1987 – January 1988 at Victor Aoyama Studio in Tokyo; Magnet Studio in Tokyo
Genre	Power pop punk rock
Length	16:49 21:49 (CD version)
Language	Japanese, English
Label	Victor
Producer	Buck-Tick
Buck-Tick chronology
Sexual XXXXX! (1987) Romanesque (1988) Seventh Heaven (1988)

Romanesque is the debut extended play released by the Japanese rock band Buck-Tick. It was released on 12-inch vinyl, cassette and 8 cm CD (which contains a bonus track) on March 21, 1988 through Victor Entertainment. The extended play peaked at number twenty on the Oricon charts and has sold 40,000 copies worldwide.

Track listing

All music is composed by Hisashi Imai.

No.	Title	Lyrics	Length
1.	"Misty Zone"	Atsushi Sakurai	4:31
2.	"Romanesque"	Imai	4:12
3.	"Automatic Blue"	Imai	3:09
4.	"Hearts"	Sakurai	4:54
Total length:			16:49

CD bonus track

No.	Title	Lyrics	Length
5.	"Romanesque (Sensual Pleasures Mix)"	Imai	5:01
Total length:			21:49

Personnel

• Atsushi Sakurai – lead vocals, SE
• Hisashi Imai – electric guitar
• Hidehiko Hoshino – electric guitar, gut guitar
• Yutaka Higuchi – bass
• Toll Yagami – drums, sampled percussion

Additional performers

• Julie Fowell – backing vocals on "Romanesque (Sensual Pleasures Mix)"
• Yoko Ueno – sampling operator

Production

• Buck-Tick – producers
• Yasuaki "V" Shindoh – engineer, mixing
• Ken Sakaguchi – cover art, graphic design
• Masafumi Sakamoto – photography