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Romanesque (EP)

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Romanesque
Cover of the CD version
EP by
ReleasedMarch 21, 1988 (1988-03-21)
RecordedDecember 1987 – January 1988 at Victor Aoyama Studio in Tokyo; Magnet Studio in Tokyo
Genre
Length16:49
21:49 (CD version)
LanguageJapanese, English
LabelVictor
ProducerBuck-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)[1] on March 21, 1988, through Victor Entertainment.[2] The extended play peaked at number twenty on the Oricon charts[3] and has sold 40,000 copies worldwide.[4]

Track listing

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All music is composed by Hisashi Imai.

No.TitleLyricsLength
1."Misty Zone"Atsushi Sakurai4:31
2."Romanesque"Imai4:12
3."Automatic Blue"Imai3:09
4."Hearts"Sakurai4:54
Total length:16:49
CD bonus track
No.TitleLyricsLength
5."Romanesque (Sensual Pleasures Mix)"Imai5:01
Total length:21:49

Personnel

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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

References

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  1. ^ "Romanesque". jame-world.com. Retrieved April 12, 2011.
  2. ^ "Discography at JaME". jame-world.com. Retrieved April 12, 2011.
  3. ^ "BUCK-TICKのアルバム売り上げランキング". oricon.co.jp (in Japanese). Archived from the original on February 25, 2012. Retrieved April 27, 2011.
  4. ^ "Romanesque review". Buck-Tick Zone.com. Archived from the original on June 19, 2011. Retrieved January 29, 2012.