DISC 1 - La Songerie / 魅惑劇 (Miwakugeki)

All Lyrics & Music: Terutsugu Hirayama

NOVELA
  HISAKATSU IGARASHI - Voice
  TERUTSUGU HIRAYAMA - Guitar (Gibson SG Standard. Kasuga SCW 6-12, C. F. Martin 0-15)
  MOTOTSUGU YAMANE - Guitar (Fender Stratcaster, Gibson Les Paul Standard)
  YOSHIRO TAKAHASHI - Bass (Fender Jazz Bass, Fender Mustang Bass, Kasuga Scorpion Bass, Kasuga 8 Strings Bass, Korg 700s)
  EIJIRO AKITA - Drums & Percussion
  TOSHIO EGAWA - Keyboard (Steinway Grand Piano, Busendorfer Grand Piano, Spinet, Cheleste, Hammond B-3 Organ, Melotton, Korg MS-20, Korg 700s, Mini Moog, Roland Jupiter-4, Oberheim Model FVS-1, Roland Vocorder Plus, Roland Strings RS-101, Solina)

Recorded September 22 to 29, 1979
at KING RECORDS Studios and CBS/SONY Roppongi Studios, Tokyo

Producer: MOTOHIKO TAKAWA
Director: JIRO KOHNO, HIROSHI TAKAMI

Engineer: HATSURO TAKANAMI (Recording & Mixing)
Assistant Engineer: TAKAO SUGA, TOSHIRO ITOH
Mastering Engineer: SHOGO SAKAMAKI
Management: JIRO YAMADA, SUSUMU TASAKA
                     TOTAL ART PROMOTION "LUC"
Special Thanks to Hiroko, Toshio Arai, Fumiaki Saito, Masanori Takeda
                          Atsuki Tada and LM Studios, Osaka

Front Cover Picture: "The Saving from The Little Mermaid"
                              by Sulamith Wülfing, from The Fantastic Art of Sulamith Wülfing,
                              A Peacock Press / Bantam Book, New York
                              ©1978 Sulamith Wülfing. B.V. All rights reserved.

Band Profile Staff
  Instrument Assistance: KASUGA Musical Instruments, DUG
  Assistance: SID, KAL, OSO, ロック・マーケット
  P: Masanori Takeda, Toshio Arai / AD: Yoshio Shiraki / D: Hidenori Une

Contains liner notes from Masanori Ito, Rockin'f Magazine's 亀井俊明, and Masashi Kitamura c/o Fools Mate.



DISC 2 - IN THE NIGHT / イン・ザ・ナイト ～星降る夜のおとぎ話 (In the Night ~ Hoshifuru Yoru no Otogibanashi)

1~3, 5, 6: Lyricist/Composer: Terutsugu Hirayama / Arranger: NOVELA
            4: Lyricist：Mototsugu Yamane / Composer: Yoshiro Takahashi / Arranger: NOVELA

NOVELA
  HISAKATSU IGARASHI (Voice)
  TERUTSUGU HIRAYAMA (Guitar)
  MOTOTSUGU YAMANE (Guitar)
  YOSHIRO TAKAHASHI (Bass)
  EUJIRO AKITA (Drums)
  TOSHIO EGAWA (Keyboard)

All lyrics and music written by Terutsugu Hirayama except
Side 1/Band 4 "THE MANOR OF COUNT HYDRA"
lyrics by Mototsugu Yamane, music by Yoshiro Takahashi

Recorded June 25 to July 4, 1980 at King Records Studios & 901 Studio.

Producer: MOTOHIKO TAKAWA
Director: JIRO KOHNO, HIROSHI TAKAMI
Engineer: HATSURO TAKANAMI (Recording & Mixing)
Assistant Engineer: TAKAO SUGA
Mastering Engineer: SHOGO SAKAMAKI

Special Thanks to Catherine, Takeaki Morinaga
                          (Sankyo Seiki Mfg. Co., Ltd.),
                          Nob Takeda, Yokko, Akira "DAG" Inoue, Kenji Konishi (DADA),
                          Akio "HERO" Kamiyama, Motohiko Takeba, LM Studios

Art Direction: M. YANO
Illustration: KAZUO HAKAMADA
Cover Photo: T. ARAI
Inner Photos: M. TAKEDA

Contains liner notes from Masanori Ito and 小菅馨.



DISC 3 - REQUIEM / 青の肖像 (Ao no Shouzou)

1,2. Feather Side
3,4. Metal Side

1,3: Lyricist/Composer: Terutsugu Hirayama / Arranger: NOVELA
   2: Composer: Terutsugu Yamane, Mototsugu Yamane / Arranger: NOVELA
   4: Lyricist/Composer: Mototsugu Yamane / Arranger: NOVELA

NOVELA
  HISAKATSU IGARASHI: Voice
  TERUTSUGU HIRAYAMA: Guitar, Voice
  MOTOTSUGU YAMANE: Guitar
  YOSHIRO TAKAHASHI: Bass, Voice
  EIJIRO AKITA: Drums
  TOSHIO EGAWA: Keyboard

Recorded February 23 to March 1, 1981 at King Records Studios

Produced by NOVELA

Director: Hiroshi Takami
Executive Producer: Motohiko Takawa
Engineer: Hatsuro Takanami
Assistant Engineer: Takao Suga
Mastering Engineer: Akira Makino
Illustration: © 1980 Yoshimi Uchida
Cover Photo: T. Arai

Special Thanks to Akira "Mellotron" Hanamoto, Susumu "P" Hirasawa, Nobu Takeda, M. Nishimura & Y. Yamada for W.S.W., T. Usami for Light Open, Hikaru Miyagi, Eiji Shoda, Susurnu Tasaka, K. Fujiware (GP MUSIC), S. Kamijo (FESTIVAL), Hakusensha



DISC 4 - PARADISE LOST / パラダイス・ロスト

PRODUCED BY KATSUTOSHI MORIZONO
ALL LYRICS & MUSIC WRITTEN BY TERUTSUGU HIRAYAMA
RECORDED SEPTEMBER. 2 TO 15. 1981

NOVELA
  HISAKATSU IGARASHI: Voice
  TERUTSUGU HIRAYAMA: Guitar, Voice
  MOTOTSUGU YAMANE: Guitar
  YOSHIRO TAKAHASHI: Bass, Voice
  EIJIRO AKITA: Drums
  TOSHIO EGAWA: Keyboard

Recorded September 2 to 15, 1981 at King Records Studios & 901 Studio

Produced by KATSUTOSHI MORIZONO
Director: Hiroshi Takami
Executive Producer: Motohiko Takawa
Engineer: Hatsuro Takanami
Assistant Engineer: Takao Suga
Mastering Engineer: Shogo Sakamaki
Cover Design: Naomi Enami

Special Thanks to:
  S. Tasaka, Nob. Takeda, Mr. Takai for KORG, Mr. Fujii for Syncom, M. Nishimura & Y. Yamada for COSMOS,
  Eiji Shoda, Mr. T. Usami for Light, You Matsuura, K. Shimomachi, LM Studio Osaka.

Novela uses KORG synthesizers, KASUGA guitars, Pearl drums



DISC 5 - SANCTUARY / サンクチュアリ (聖域 / Seiiki)

1-4,6-8: Lyricist/Composer: Terutsugu Hirayama / Arranger: NOVELA
         5: Lyricist/Composer: Toshio Egawa / Arranger: NOVELA

NOVELA
  HISAKATSU IGARASHI: Voice
  TERUTSUGU HIRAYAMA: Guitar, Voice
  TOSHIO EGAWA: Keyboard
  RYUJI SASAI: Bass, Voice
  RYUICHI NISHIDA: Drums

Recorded November, 16 to 27, 1982 at King Records #2 Studios

Produced by NOVELA
Director: Hiroshi Takami
Executive Producer: Motohiko Takawa
Engineer: Hatsuro Takanami
Assistant Engineer: Takao Suga
Mastering Engineer: Shogo Sakamaki
Manegement: J. Yamada for LUC

Art Direction: Yoshio Shiraki
Cover Photo: Francois Gillet
Inner Photos: Nob Takeda
Inner Illustration: Michio Hisauchi
Design: Makoto Ishizuka

C'est un personnage des contes scandinaves (Saga) parmi ses tresors fragiles des vereries Kosta-Boda. Le decor et le monstre ont ete construits a petite fichelle (taille du troll: un metre environ), la silhouette de la petite princesse a ete dessinde en noir dans le decor. J'ai ensuite execute le trace de cethe silhouette sur le depoli de l'appareil. Avec un jeu de masques noirs devant l'objectif et en placant la petite fille sur un fond noir, de facon qu'elle s'insere a l'endroit du tract, j'ai photographie. Je ne me suis servi d'aucun artifice de laboratoire pour cette photo, comme pour aucune autre d'ailleurs.

Special Thanks to:
  Nob. Takeda, KORG, Mr. Fuji for Syncom,
  M. Nishimura for Macransa Osaka,
  Mr. T. Usami for Light, K. Shimomachi LM Studio Osaka,
  Kawai Music Instruments, K. Maekawa for Miyako.

Novela uses KORG synthesizers



DISC 6/7 - FROM the MYSTIC WORLD (SUPER LIVE SHOW)

LIVE AT
KOSEI NENKIN HALL OSAKA
NAKANO SUN PLAZA HALL TOKYO
FEBRUARY 1984

CD-1
1~6, 8: Lyricist: Terutsugu Hirayama / Composer: Terutsugu Hirayama / Arranger: NOVELA
        7: Composer: Terutsugu Hirayama / Arranger: NOVELA

CD-2
      1, 4: Lyricist: Toshio Egawa / Composer: Toshio Egawa / Arranger: Toshio Egawa
          2: Composer: Toshio Egawa / Arranger: Toshio Egawa ~ Composer: Ryuichi Nishida / Arranger: Ryuichi Nishida
      3, 9: Lyricist: Mineko Yamada, Terutsugu Hirayama / Composer: Terutsugu Hirayama / Arranger:Terutsugu Hirayama
          5: Lyricist: Terutsugu Hirayama / Composer: Terutsugu Hirayama, Toshio Egawa / Arranger: Terutsugu Hirayama
6~8, 10: Lyricist: Terutsugu Hirayama / Composer: Terutsugu Hirayama / Arranger: Terutsugu Hirayama

NOVELA
  TERUTSUGU HIRAYAMA: Guitar, Voice
  HISAKATSU IGARASHI: Voice
  TOSHIO EGAWA: Keyboard
  RYUJI SASAI: Bass, Voice
  RYUICHI NISHIDA: Drums

Recorded Live!
February 21 (Osaka Koseinenkin Kaikan), 27 (Tokyo Nakano Sunplaza)

Produced by NOVELA
Supervisor: Youichi Takizawa
Director: Hiroshi Takami
Executive Producer: Motohiko Takawa and Katsuhiko Nishida
Engineer: Takao Suga
Assistant Engineer: Seiji Kaneko
Mastering Engineer: Akira Makino
Manegement: J. Yamada for LUC

Art Direction: Yoshio Shiraki
Design: Fellowship Inc.

STAGE STUFF
  Lighting: Minoru Kobayashi for Stage Factory
  P.A.: Masae Nishimura for Macransa
  Stage Manager: Masahiro Meikyo, Kiyoshi Isayama
  Crew: Hitoshi Adachi, Akira Koga & Hiroshi Kishimoto
  Management: J. Yamada for LUC
  Eventmaker: Hot Stuff, Yumebanchi, Jet Planning
  Camera: Nob Takeda, Mark Cerny, Nobutoshi Shikata, Mariko Miura & Michio Mikami

Special thanks to:
  Keio Giken Kogyo (KORG) Inc, Pearl Music Instruments Inc,
  Kawai Music Instruments Inc, Moon Shiner Video Service,
  LM Studio Osaka, K. Shimomachi, K. Maekawa for MIYAKO
  M. Senba, E. Shoda, S. Narita & H. Kawahito.



DISC 8 - BRAIN OF BALANCE / ブレイン・オブ・バランス (均衡の脳 / Kinkou no Nou)

       1: Lyricist: Terutsugu Hirayama / Composer: Terutsugu Hirayama, Ryuichi Nishida / Arranger: NOVELA
       2: Lyricist: Atsushi Miyamoto / Composer: Terutsugu Hirayama / Arranger: NOVELA
       3: Lyricist: Terutsugu Hirayama / Composer: Yushi Okamoto / Arranger: NOVELA
4, 5, 9: Lyricist/Composer: Terutsugu Hirayama / Arranger: NOVELA
       6: Lyricist: Terutsugu Hirayama, Atsushi Miyamoto / Composer: Terutsugu Hirayama / Arranger: NOVELA
       7: Lyricist: Atsushi Miyamoto / Composer: Ryuji Sasai / Arranger: NOVELA
       8: Lyricist: Terutsugu Hirayama / Composer: Terutsugu Hirayama, Ryuji Sasai / Arranger:NOVELA
     10: Lyricist: Atsushi Miyamoto / Composer: Yushi Okamoto / Arranger: NOVELA


NOVELA
  ATSUSHI MIYAMOTO - Voice
  TERUTSUGU HIRAYAMA - Guitar
  YUSHI OKAMOTO - Keyboard
  RYUJI SASAI - Bass
  RYUICHI NISHIDA - Drums

<GUEST>
TAKASHI KOKUBO - Synthesizer Operator

Recorded December, 1984 at Studio SKY
           & January, 1985 at King Records Studio

Produced by NOVELA
Director: Hiroshi Takami
Executive Producer: Katsuhiko Nishida
Engineer: Takao Suga
Management: LUC

Cover Photo: Masaaki Miyazawa
Inner Photos: Michio Mikami, Nob Takeda, Susumu Saeki
Design: Naomi Enami

Special Thanks to:
Nob. Takeda, KORG,
M. Nishimura for Macransa Osaka,
LM Studio Osaka, RASK Studio Osaka,
Kawai Music Instruments,
T. Kokubo, YAMAHA, A. Kamio, T. Yokokawa,
PEARL & S. Iwai



DISC 9 - THE WORDS / ワーズ

1, 8: Lyricist/Composer: Terutsugu Hirayama / Arranger: NOVELA
    2: Lyricist: Terutsugu Hirayama / Composer: Ryuichi Nishida, Terutsugu Hirayama / Arranger: NOVELA
    3: Lyricist: Atsushi Miyamoto / Composer: Atsushi Miyamoto, Yushi Okamoto / Arranger: NOVELA
    4: Lyricist: Atsushi Miyamoto / Composer: Yushi Okamoto / Arranger: NOVELA
    5: Lyricist: Terutsugu Hirayama / Composer: Yushi Okamoto / Arranger: NOVELA
    6: Composer: Yushi Okamoto / Arranger: NOVELA
    7: Lyricist: Terutsugu Hirayama / Composer: Ryuji Sasai / Arranger: NOVELA
    9: Composer: Terutsugu Hirayama / Arranger: NOVELA
  10: Lyricist: Terutsugu Hirayama / Composer: Ryuji Sasai / Arranger: NOVELA

NOVELA
  ATSUSHI MIYAMOTO: Voice
  TERUTSUGU HIRAYAMA: Guitar, Keyboard
  YUSHI OKAMOTO: Keyboard
  RYUJI SASAI: Bass
  RYUICHI NISHIDA: Drums

TECHNICAL SUPPORT
  Kazuhiro Kasuya (Simpty Studio)
  Jun Okada (Music Island)
  Poem Reading: Aki Nakabayashi

SOUND PRODUCED BY NOVELA
  Recorded at Sanwa A-3 Studio Osaka
  Mix Engineer: Michael Zimmerling
  Engineer: Kenji Konno
  Assistant Engineer: Masanari Miyoshi
  Assistant: Kumi Nagata
  Cutting Engineer: Akira Makino
  A & R Director: Haruki Funano
  Art Direction & Design: Taki Ono
  Design: Takeshi Hirota
  Cover Picture: "HEAVY ROSES" by Sawako Goda
  Inner Photo: Nob Takeda, Woom
  All songs published by Tick Tack Publisher Co., Ltd.
  Artist management: LUC

SPECIAL THANKS TO
  YAMAHA, KORG, PEARL
  Osaka Shashin Senmon Gakko
  V. F. V. Studio
  Takashi Kokubo
  Kazuhisa Uchihashi
  Junya Seki
  Hiroshi Kishimoto
  Yasuhisa Higa
  Sanwa Video Center
  S. P. C.



DISC 10 - HARMAGEDON STORY ORIGINAL ALBUM / 最終戦争伝説 オリジナル・アルバム (Harmagedon Densetsu Original Album)

ORIGINAL STORY BY MINEKO YAMADA (serialized in ASAHI SONORAMA 'DUO')
                               ⁻⁻⁻⁻⁻⁻⁻⁻⁻⁻⁻⁻⁻⁻⁻⁻⁻⁻⁻⁻⁻⁻⁻⁻⁻⁻⁻⁻⁻⁻⁻⁻⁻⁻⁻⁻⁻⁻
SOUND PRODUCE BY TERUTSUGU HIRAYAMA
                                ⁻⁻⁻⁻⁻⁻⁻⁻⁻⁻⁻⁻⁻⁻⁻⁻⁻⁻⁻⁻⁻⁻⁻⁻⁻⁻⁻⁻⁻⁻⁻⁻⁻⁻⁻⁻⁻⁻⁻⁻⁻⁻⁻⁻⁻⁻⁻⁻⁻⁻⁻

PERFORMANCE BY NOVELA

            1~10: Composer/Arranger: Terutsugu Hirayama
2~5, 7, 9, 10: Lyricist: Mineko Yamada, Terutsugu Hirayama

NOVELA
  Terutsugu Hirayama: Guitar
  Hisakatsu Igarashi: Voice
  Toshio Egawa: Keyboard
  Ryuji Sasai: Bass
  Ryuichi Nishida: Drums

Kaori Shimomachi: Voice
Motoi Semba: Keyboard

[STAFF]
  Original Work: Mineko Yamada
  Sound Producer: Terutsugu Hirayama
  Director: Toshiki Takatsuka
  Mixer: Takao Suga
  Assistant Mixer: Masashi Goto
  Cutting Engineer: Shogo Sakamaki
  Coordinator: Mami Watanabe
  Art Direction: Ryukichi Endo
  Design: HeiQuiti Harata + WXY.
  Illustration: Mineko Yamada
  Management: Jiro Yamada (LUC)

[PRODUCTION ASSISTANCE]
  Hiroharu Matsuoka (ASAHI SONORAMA 'DUO')
  Nobu Takeda / Eiji Shoda / Masae Nishimura (Macransa) / Motoi Semba
  Kinya Maekawa / Yumebanchi / LM Studios Osaka / Syncom
  Hot Stuff Promotion / Kawai Musical Instruments

NOVELA USES KORG SYNTHESIZERS & ORGANS

Booklet contains liner notes from original author Mineko Yamada.



DISC 11 - HARMAGEDON STORY ORIGINAL ALBUM PART 2 / 最終戦争伝説 オリジナル・アルバム・パート2 (Harmagedon Densetsu Original Album Part 2)

1, 3, 6, 8: Composer: Terutsugu Hirayama / Arranger: Terutsugu Hirayama
2, 5, 7, 9: Lyricist: Minako Yamada / Composer: Terutsugu Hirayama / Arranger: Terutsugu Hirayama
      4, 10: Lyricist: Minako Yamada, Terutsugu Hirayama / Composer: Terutsugu Hirayama / Arranger: Terutsugu Hirayama

NOVELA
  Terutsugu Hirayama: Guitar, Synthesizer, Percussion
  Hisakatsu Igarashi: Vocals
  Toshio Egawa: Synthesizer
  Ryuji Sasai: Bass
  Ryuichi Nishida: Drums, Percussion

Kaori Shimomachi: Vocals
Motoi Semba: Piano, Organ, Synthesizer

[STAFF]
  Original Work: Mineko Yamada
  Sound Producer: Terutsugu Hirayama
  Director: Toshiki Takatsuka
  Mixer: Takao Suga
  Assistant Mixer: Hiroyuki Tsuji
  Cutting Engineer: Akira Makino
  Supervisor: Hiroshi Takami
  Coordinator: Mami Watanabe
  Art Direction: Ryukichi Endo
  Design: Yoshinobu Yamaguchi
  Illustration: Mineko Yamada
  Management: Jiro Yamada (LUC)

[PRODUCTION ASSISTANCE]
  Hiroharu Matsuoka (ASAHI SONORAMA 'DUO')
  Nobu Takeda / Masae Nishimura (Magransa) / Kinya Maekawa / Yumebanchi
  LM Studios Osaka / Hot Stuff Promotion
  Kawai Musical Instruments / Pearl Music Instruments / Keio Giken (KORG)

NOVELA USES KORG SYNTHESIZERS & ORGANS

The liner notes contain the following:
- Track commentary by coordinator Mami Watanabe
- A live discussion with original author Mineko Yamada and sound producer Terutsugu Hirayama, moderated by album director Toshiki Takatsuka



DISC 12 - SECRET TAKES / シークレット・テイクス

1, 4, 5, 7, 8~11: Lyricist/Composer: Terutsugu Hirayama / Arranger: NOVELA
                     2: Lyricist: Yoshiro Takahashi, Terutsugu Hirayama (additional writing) / Composer: Yoshiro Takahashi, NOVELA / Arranger: Yoshiro Takahashi, NOVELA
                     3: Lyricist: Yoshiro Takahashi / Composer: Yoshiro Takahashi, NOVELA / Arranger: Yoshiro Takahashi, NOVELA
                     6: Lyricist: Terutsugu Hirayama / Composer: Terutsugu Hirayama, Toshio Egawa / Arranger: NOVELA
                   12: Lyricist: Terutsugu Hirayama / Composer: Terutsugu Hirayama, Ryuichi Nishida / Arranger: NOVELA
                   13: Lyricist: Atsushi Miyamoto / Composer: Terutsugu Hirayama / Arranger: NOVELA

Original Releases

  1,6,7: [K18P-419] SECRET LOVE (1983) [NOTE: in the original printing, "READY TO FANTASY" is mistranslated as "LADY TO FANTASY"]

            NOVELA
              HISAKATSU IGARASHI (Voice)
              TERUTSUGU HIRAYAMA (Guitar)
              MOTOTSUGU YAMANE (1) (Guitar)
              YOSHIRO TAKAHASHI (1) / RYUJI SASAI (6,7) (Bass)
              EIJIRO AKITA (1) / RYUICHI NISHIDA (6,7) (Drums)
              TOSHIO EGAWA (Keyboard)

               1: Recorded September, 25 to 29, 1979
            6,7: Recorded September, 10 to 28, 1983

            Produced by NOVELA
            Director: Hiroshi Takami
            Executive Producer: Motohiko Takawa
            Engineer: Hatsuro Takanami (1)
            Engineer: Takao Suga (6,7)
            Mastering Engineer: Shogo Sakamaki
            Manegement: J. Yamada for LUC

            Art Direction: Yoshio Shiraki
            Photo: Nob Takeda, Mark J. Cerny
            Design: Rei Watanabe

            Special Thanks to:
            Nob Takeda, KORG
            M. Nishimura for Macransa Osaka,
            T. Usami for Light, K. Shimomachi, LM Studio Osaka,
            Kawai Music Instruments, K. Maekawa for Miyako,
            E. Shoda, S. Tasaka, A. Inoue,
            MOON SHINER Video Service,
            M. Senba, HOT STUFF PROMOTION

            Novela use KORG synthesizers & organ, Kawai Electric Guitar.

     2,3: [GH(H)7501] Bokura Yakyuu Tanteidan Theme Songs: Magical Force!! / I'm DANDY (Apr 1980)

     4,5: [K07S-7004] Jealousy c/w Reminiscence (Short version) (Nov 21, 1980)

            NOVELA:
              HISAKATSU IGARASHI (Voice)
              TERUTSUGU HIRAYAMA (Guitar & Voice)
              MOTOTSUGU YAMANE (Guitar)
              YOSHIRO TAKAHASHI (Bass & Voice)
              EIJIRO AKITA (Drums)
              TOSHIO EGAWA (Keyboard)

            All lyrics and music written by Terutsugu Hirayama
            Recorded June, 25 to July, 4, 1980〕

     8,9: [K20P-491] EXCITING MINI - UNRELEASED TAKES and LIMITED EDITION (1984)

            Track 8 is performed by NOVELA's lineup at the time, but under unique aliases. Lineup is in the same order as Track 9.

            8: フェス中之島: Vocals
                ホーコーダ平サン: Guitar
                そのまんま笹井: Bass
                リューチャン・ギョーサン: Drums
                鯛返屋エガワ: Keyboard

            9: Hisakatsu Igarashi: Vocals
                Terutsugu Hirayama: Guitar
                Ryuji Sasai: Bass
                Ryuichi NIshida: Drums
                Toshio Egawa: Keyboard

            ★ Special Thanks To: Pearl Music Instruments / KORG / Kawai Musical Instruments / HOT STUFF / Yumebanchi / LM Studios / RASK Studio / TAKARAZUKA SOUNDS ATELIER / MOON SHINER Video Service


10~13: [K20P-592] LAND OF TIME (1986)

            NOVELA
              ATSUSHI MIYAMOTO: Voice
              TERUTSUGU HIRAYAMA: Guitar
              YOUSHI OKAMOTO: Keyboards
              RYUJI SASAI: Bass
              RYUICHI NISHIDA: Drums

            GUEST
              TAKASHI KOKUBO: Synthesizer Operator

            LIVE RECORDED April 26, 1985 at SHIBUYA KOKAIDO
            MIX DOWN: Sanwa A- 3 STUDIO

            Produced by NOVELA
            Director: Hiroshi Takami
            Engineer: Takao Suga
            Management: LUC
            Front Cover Illustrated by Michio Hisauchi
            Back Cover Photo by Nob Takeda
            Art Director: Yoshio Shiraki
            Design: Oshi Pin Studios

            Special Thanks to:
              Nob. Takeda, KORG, YAMAHA,
              M. Nishimura for Macransa Osaka,
              LM Studio Osaka,
              T. Kokubo,
              PEARL, Mr. Harie for Tōei Video. S. Narita (Sequence Sounds of 12), Y. Higa, H. Kishimoto & S. Iwai



DISC 13 - Symphonic World / シンフォニック・ワールド

1~3, 5~7: Lyricist/Composer: Terutsugu Hirayama / Arranger: NOVELA
            4: Composer: Terutsugu Hirayama, Mototsugu Yamane / Arranger: NOVELA

1~7: HISAKATSU IGARASHI (Voice)
         TERUTSUGU HIRAYAMA (Guitar)
         TOSHIO EGAWA (Keyboard)

1~5: MOTOTSUGU YAMANE (Guitar)
         EIJIRO AKITA (Drums)
         YOSHIRO TAKAHASHI (Bass)

6, 7: RYUJI SASAI (Bass)
        RYUICHI NISHIDA (Drums)



DISC 14 - Scheherezade Demo (Cassette Tape '77 & '78) / シェラザード デモ (カセット・テープ ’77 & '78)

Recorded in September 1977 (1~5), September 1978 (6~8)

1, 3, 6, 7: Lyricist/Composer: Terutsugu Hirayama / Arranger: Schéhérezade
            2: Lyricist: Terutsugu Hirayama / Composer: Jutaro Ohkubo / Arranger: Schéhérezade
            4: Lyricist: Terutsugu Hirayama / Composer: Terutsugu Hirayama, Hitoshi Aokata / Arranger: Schéhérezade
            5: Composer: Hitoshi Aokata, Terutsugu Hirayama / Arranger: Schéhérezade
            8: Composer: Terutsugu Hirayama / Arranger: Schéhérezade

1-5: Hisakatsu Igarashi (Vocals)
        Terutsugu Hirayama (Guitar)
        Jutaro Ohkubo (Bass)
        Hitoshi Aokata (Keyboard)
        Hideaki Indou (Drums)

6-8: Hisakatsu Igarashi (Vocals)
        Terutsugu Hirayama (Guitar)
        Jutaro Ohkubo (Bass)
        Toshio Egawa (Keyboard)
        Eijiro Akita (Drums)

Front Cover Picture
  "The Lament for Icarus" (1898)
  by Herbert James Draper (1863-1920)



DISC 15 - THE MYSTIC LIVE SHOW (LIVE AT NAKANO SUN PLAZA HALL TOKYO 27th FEBRUARY 1984)

NOVELA
  TERUTSUGU HIRAYAMA: Guitar, Voice
  HISAKATSU IGARASHI: Voice
  TOSHIO EGAWA: Keyboard
  RYUJI SASAI: Bass, Voice
  RYUICHI NISHIDA: Drums

Concert Video Direction: Masanobu Takeda (Moonshiner Co., Ltd.)
Concert Video Production: Jiro Yamada for LUC / Tic Tac Publisher Co., Ltd.

STAGE STAFF
Lighting: Minoru Kobayashi for Stage Factory
P.A.: Masae Nishimura for Macransa
Stage Manager: Masahiro Meikyo, Kiyoshi Isayama
Crew: Hitoshi Adachi,
          Akira Koga & Hiroshi Kishimoto
Management: J. Yamada
Eventmaker: Hot Stuff, Yumebanchi, Jet Planning

Special Thanks to: KORG, Pearl Music Instruments Inc, Kawai Music Instruments Inc, LM Studio Osaka, K. Shimomachi, K. Maekawa for MIYAKO, M. Senba, E. Shoda, S. Narita & H. Kawahito




Reissue Staff

Compilation produced by Hiroshi Takami

A&R/Director: Takekazu Honda (KING RECORDS)

Mastering engineer: Hiroyuki Tsuji (KING SEKIGUCHIDAI STUDIO)
Mastering studio: KING SEKIGUCHIDAI STUDIO

Promoter: Sayaka Suzuki (KING RECORDS)
Sales promoter: Eri Nukada (KING RECORDS)

Front cover picture:"Warning" by Sulamith Wülfing, from The Fantastic Art of Sulamith Wülfing, A Peacock Press / Bantam Book, New York ©1978 Sulamith Wülfing, B. V. All rights reserved.

Artwork design: asahi edigraphy
Artwork coordinator : Saya Kaneshiro (KING RECORDS)
Artwork supervisor: Takafumi Kitsuda (KING RECORDS)

Supervisor: Yoshio Takenaka (KING RECORDS), Jun Endo (KING RECORDS)

Special thanks:
Jiro Yamada (Tick Tack Publisher Co.,Ltd.)
Yuko Fujisawa (sakurasaku)

The box's booklet contains new liner notes from Hiroshi Takami and Terutsugu Hirayama.