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Abingdon Boys School discographyStudio albums 2 Compilation albums 1 Video albums 3 Singles 8 Soundtrack albums 8 Other appearances 7
The discography of Japanese rock band Abingdon Boys School includes two studio albums, eight singles, three video albums, one compilation album, eight soundtracks, and seven other appearances in releases not under its name. Abingdon Boys School (stylised as "abingdon boys school" or "a.b.s"), was formed in 2005 by Takanori Nishikawa , or T.M.Revolution, who originally named the band ABS after Ebisu , Tokyo, Japan [ N 1] and later changed the band's name to Abingdon Boys School, a school formerly attended by members of Radiohead .[ 1] [ 2] [ 3] The band specialises in alternative rock and is currently signed to Epic Records Japan .[ 4]
Abingdon Boys School has contributed to the soundtracks of numerous anime and game series and several tribute albums. Their music has been used as opening or closing tracks for anime series, including Darker than Black , Soul Eater , and Tokyo Magnitude 8.0 , and games, including Sengoku Basara . In addition, they have also contributed to tribute albums to the manga Nana and the Japanese rock band Luna Sea . The band also contributed to a live video album by the Japanese rock band Buck-Tick .
Both of the band's studio albums reached number two on the Oricon charts. Abingdon Boys School's singles have all charted on the Oricon charts as well; the singles "Blade Chord " and "From Dusk Till Dawn" have peaked at number two and number three respectively. Additionally, the band's three video albums have all charted, with Abingdon Boys School Japan Tour 2008 and Abingdon Road Movies both peaking at number ten. Two of the band's releases, the album Abingdon Boys School and the single "Innocent Sorrow " have been certified gold by the Recording Industry Association of Japan .
Albums
Studio albums
Compilation albums
Year
Title
Oricon chart position
Notes
2009
Teaching Materials
—
Only released in Europe[ 11]
"—" denotes a title that did not chart or was not released in that territory.
Video albums
Year
Title
Oricon chart position
Notes
2008
Abingdon Boys School Japan Tour 2008
10[ 13]
The DVD title is stylised as "abingdon boys school JAPAN TOUR 2008"
2010
Abingdon Road Movies
Released: March 17, 2010[ 14]
Label: Epic Japan (ESBL-2273/4)
Format: DVD
10[ 15]
The DVD title is stylised as "ABINGDON ROAD MOVIES"
Abingdon Boys School Japan Tour 2010
Released: September 29, 2010[ 16]
Label: Epic Japan (ESBL-2277/8)
Format: DVD, Blu-Ray
15[ 17]
The DVD title is stylised as "abingdon boys school JAPAN TOUR 2010"
Singles
Year
Title
Oricon chart position
Notes
Album
2006
"Innocent Sorrow "
5[ 19]
Abingdon Boys School
2007
"Howling "
Released: May 16, 2007[ 21]
Label: Epic Japan (ESCL-2943)
Format: CD, Digital download
4[ 22]
The title track of the single is used as the first opening song to the anime series Darker than Black [ 22]
"Nephilim "
Released: June 4, 2007[ 23]
Label: Epic Japan (ESCL-2958)
Format: CD, Digital download
5[ 24]
"Blade Chord "
Released: December 5, 2007[ 25]
Label: Epic Japan (ESCL-3026)
Format: CD, Digital download
2[ 26]
Abingdon Road
2009
"Strength"
Released: February 25, 2009[ 27]
Label: Epic Japan (ESCL-3171)
Format: CD, Digital download
4[ 28]
The title track of the single, stylized as "STRENGTH.", is used as the third opening song of the anime series Soul Eater [ 28]
"JAP"
Released: May 20, 2009[ 29]
Label: Epic Japan (ESCL-3196/7)
Format: CD, DVD , Digital download
4[ 30]
The title track of the single is used as the opening theme of the anime series Sengoku Basara [ 30]
"Kimi no Uta" (キミノウタ )
Released: August 26, 2009[ 31]
Label: Epic Japan (ESCL-3279)
Format: CD, DVD, Digital download
8[ 32]
"From Dusk Till Dawn"
Released: December 16, 2009[ 33]
Label: Epic Japan (ESCL-3339)
Format: CD, Digital download
3[ 34]
Soundtracks
Other appearances
Year
Title
Oricon chart position
Notes
2005
Love for Nana -Only 1 Tribute-
—
Abingdon Boys School performs "stay away"[ 44]
Parade -Respective Tracks of Buck-Tick-
—
Abingdon Boys School performs "Dress" (ドレス , Doresu ) [ 45]
2006
The Songs for Death Note The Movie -the Last Name Tribute-
—
Abingdon Boys School performs "Freak Show", stylised as "Fre@K $HoW"[ 46]
2007
Tokyo Rock City
—
Abingdon Boys School performs "Nephilim"[ 48]
Compiled as a collaboration with Sony BMG Germany[ 48]
Luna Sea Memorial Cover Album -Re:birth-
—
Abingdon Boys School performs "Sweetest Coma Again"[ 49]
2008
Buck-Tick Fest 2007 on Parade
Released: April 2, 2008[ 50]
Label: Buck-Tick Fest Production Committee
Format: DVD
48[ 51]
Abingdon Boys School performs "Innocent Sorrow"[ 50]
2009
Monster Hunter 5th Anniversary Collection
Released: September 30, 2009[ 52]
Label: BMG Japan
Format: CD, DVD
—
Abingdon Boys School performs "Valkyrie -Lioleia Mix-"[ 52]
"—" denotes a title that did not chart or was not released in that territory.
Notes
^ In Japanese, Ebisu has approximately the same pronunciation as the letters A-B-S
References
^ "Interview with Takanori from abingdon boys school" . Nippon Project. December 22, 2009. Retrieved November 1, 2010 .
^ "(Live Report + Interview) abingdon boys school" . Purple Sky. November 1, 2009. Retrieved November 1, 2010 .
^ "Interview with abingdon boys school" . JaME World. September 28, 2008. Retrieved November 1, 2010 .
^ "Abingdon Boys School" . Epic Records Japan . Retrieved November 1, 2010 .
^ "abingdon boys school: abingdon boys school, Takanori Nishikawa: 音楽" (in Japanese). Amazon.co.jp . Retrieved September 1, 2010 .
^ "abingdon boys school/abingdon boys school-リリース-Oricon Style ミュージック" (in Japanese). Oricon . Retrieved September 1, 2010 .
^ "ゴールド等認定作品一覧 2007年10月" (in Japanese). Recording Industry Association of Japan . Retrieved November 7, 2010 .
^ "Abingdon Road: abingdon boys school, Takanori Nishikawa: 音楽" (in Japanese). Amazon.co.jp . Retrieved September 13, 2010 .
^ "Abingdon Road/abingdon boys school-リリース-Oricon Style ミュージック" (in Japanese). Oricon . Retrieved September 13, 2010 .
^ "Teaching Materials: Abingdon Boys School" . Amazon.co.uk . Retrieved September 1, 2010 .
^ Mika, Yuu (November 22, 2009). "Interview with Takanori Nishikawa" . JaME World. Retrieved September 1, 2010 .
^ "abingdon boys school Japan Tour 2008(通常盤) (DVD): abingdon boys school, Micro, DVD" (in Japanese). Amazon.co.jp . Retrieved September 13, 2010 .
^ "abingdon boys school Japan Tour 2008(通常盤)/abingdon boys school-リリース-Oricon Style ミュージック" (in Japanese). Oricon . Retrieved September 13, 2010 .
^ "Abingdon Roads Movies (DVD): abingdon boys school" (in Japanese). Amazon.co.jp . Retrieved September 13, 2010 .
^ "Abingdon Road Movies/abingdon boys school-リリース-Oricon Style ミュージック" (in Japanese). Oricon . Retrieved September 13, 2010 .
^ "Abingdon Boys School Japan Tour 2010 (DVD): abingdon boys school" (in Japanese). Amazon.co.jp . Retrieved September 13, 2010 .
^ "abingdon boys school Japan Tour 2010/abingdon boys school-リリース-Oricon Style ミュージック" (in Japanese). Oricon . Retrieved October 30, 2010 .
^ "Innocent Sorrow: abingdon boys school, Takanori Nishikawa: 音楽" (in Japanese). Amazon.co.jp . Retrieved August 9, 2010 .
^ a b "Innocent Sorrow/abingdon boys school-リリース-Oricon Style ミュージック" (in Japanese). Oricon . Retrieved March 5, 2009 .
^ "レコード協会調べ 9月度有料音楽配信認定" (in Japanese). Recording Industry Association of Japan . Retrieved November 7, 2010 .
^ "Howling: abingdon boys school, Takanori Nishikawa: 音楽" (in Japanese). Amazon.co.jp . Retrieved August 9, 2010 .
^ a b "Howling/abingdon boys school-リリース-Oricon Style ミュージック" (in Japanese). Oricon . Retrieved May 26, 2007 .
^ "Nephilim: abingdon boys school, Takanori Nishikawa: 音楽" (in Japanese). Amazon.co.jp . Retrieved August 9, 2010 .
^ a b "Nephilim/abingdon boys school-リリース-Oricon Style ミュージック" (in Japanese). Oricon . Retrieved July 10, 2007 .
^ "Blade Chord: abingdon boys school, Takanori Nishikawa: 音楽" (in Japanese). Amazon.co.jp . Retrieved August 16, 2010 .
^ a b "Blade Chord/abingdon boys school-リリース-Oricon Style ミュージック" (in Japanese). Oricon . Retrieved August 16, 2010 .
^ "Strength.: abingdon boys school, Takanori Nishikawa: 音楽" (in Japanese). Amazon.co.jp . Retrieved August 16, 2010 .
^ a b "Strength./abingdon boys school-リリース-Oricon Style ミュージック" (in Japanese). Oricon . Retrieved August 16, 2010 .
^ "JAP: abingdon boys school, Takanori Nishikawa: 音楽" (in Japanese). Amazon.co.jp . Retrieved August 16, 2010 .
^ a b "JAP/abingdon boys school-リリース-Oricon Style ミュージック" (in Japanese). Oricon . Retrieved August 16, 2010 .
^ "キミノウタ: abingdon boys school, Takanori Nishikawa: 音楽" (in Japanese). Amazon.co.jp . Retrieved August 30, 2010 .
^ a b "キミノウタ/abingdon boys school-リリース-Oricon Style ミュージック" (in Japanese). Oricon . Retrieved August 30, 2010 .
^ "From Dusk Till Dawn: abingdon boys school, Takanori Nishikawa: 音楽" (in Japanese). Amazon.co.jp . Retrieved August 31, 2010 .
^ a b "From Dusk Till Dawn/abingdon boys school-リリース-Oricon Style ミュージック" (in Japanese). Oricon . Retrieved August 31, 2010 .
^ a b "D.Gray-man Original Soundtrack 1" (in Japanese). Amazon.co.jp . Retrieved November 1, 2010 .
^ a b "D.Gray-man Complete Best(DVD付)" (in Japanese). Amazon.co.jp . Retrieved November 1, 2010 .
^ a b "The Best of Soul Eater(DVD付)" (in Japanese). Amazon.co.jp . Retrieved November 1, 2010 .
^ a b "TVアニメーション「戦国Basara」音楽絵巻~蒼盤 It's Show Time!~" (in Japanese). Amazon.co.jp . Retrieved November 1, 2010 .
^ a b "東京マグニチュード8.0 オリジナルサウンドトラック" (in Japanese). Amazon.co.jp . Retrieved November 1, 2010 .
^ "Tokyo Magnitude 8.0 Original Soundtrack" . cdjapan.co.jp. Retrieved November 1, 2010 .
^ a b "Darker than Black-流星の双子-オリジナル・サウンドトラック" (in Japanese). Amazon.co.jp . Retrieved October 30, 2010 .
^ a b "戦国Basara Anime Best(DVD付)" (in Japanese). Amazon.co.jp . Retrieved November 1, 2010 .
^ a b "戦国Basara Game Best(DVD付)" (in Japanese). Amazon.co.jp . Retrieved November 1, 2010 .
^ a b "Love for Nana ~Only1 Tribute~ ~Black Stonesヴァージョン~ (通常盤)" (in Japanese). Amazon.co.jp . Retrieved October 29, 2010 .
^ a b "Parade~Respective Tracks of Buck-Tick~" (in Japanese). Amazon.co.jp . Retrieved October 29, 2010 .
^ a b "The Songs for Death Note The Movie -the Last Name Tribute- (通常盤)" (in Japanese). Retrieved October 30, 2010 .
^ "Tokyo Rock City" (in German). Amazon.co.de . Retrieved October 29, 2010 .
^ a b "Tokyo Rock City" . Kastellamedia . Retrieved October 29, 2010 .
^ a b "Luna Sea Memorial Cover Album-Re:birth-" (in Japanese). Amazon.co.jp . Retrieved October 30, 2010 .
^ a b "Buck-Tick Fest 2007 on Parade (完全予約限定盤) (DVD)" (in Japanese). Amazon.co.jp . Retrieved October 30, 2010 .
^ "Buck−Tick Fest 2007 on Parade/Buck−Tick -リリース-Oricon Style ミュージック" (in Japanese). Oricon . Retrieved October 30, 2010 .
^ a b "モンハン音楽部~Monster Hunter 5th Anniversary~(DVD付)" (in Japanese). Amazon.co.jp . Retrieved October 30, 2010 .
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