IMAGE TRIP SERIES Hoshi e Iku Fune / イメージ・トリップ・シリーズ 星へ行く船 / IMAGE TRIP SERIES Hoshi e Iku Fune

Compilation of 3 Image Albums based on the SF novel series "Hoshi e Iku Fune"

Original Work/ Motoko Arai
Jacket Illustration/ Keiko Takemiya


DISC 1 (01~10): album "Hoshi e Iku Fune" (original record: CX-7135)

Lyricist/ Alice Sato (01,02,04,10)
Composer and Arranger/ Eiji Nishiki
Vocals/ Yoshihiro Yonekura (01), Ayumi Morimura (02,04,10)
Performer/ Astraea

Performed by
     Dr: TOSHINOBU TAKIMOTO
     Bass: TATSUYA HONDA
               AKIHIRO TANAKA
     G: YUJI TORIYAMA
          (The Courtesey of CANYON Records INC.)
          TORU AOYAMA
     Keyb: SATOSHI TAKEBE
     A. G: EIJI NISHIKI
Chorus by YOSHIHIRO YONEKURA
                EIJI NISHIKI

●Instruments used
OBERHEIM 4 VOICE SYSTEM
OB-8
PROPHET 5
MINI MOOG
EMU DURUMLATOR
SIMMONS
YAMAHA DX-7
ROLAND TR-808
ROLAND MC-4 MICRO COMPOSER
SONG BIRD VOCHORDER
SONG BIRD TSC-1380
(SYNTHESIZER OPERATOR)
NOBUHIKO NAKAYAMA
KEIJI TORIYAMA

●STAFF
    Director: KAZUO KOGURE
    Engineer: KAZUHIRO TOKIEDA
    Assistant Engineer: KEISHIRÔ SONODA
                                 GATCHAN IHNO
                                 RYÛJI NISHIDA
                                 KUNIHIKO AOTO

Recorded at Columbia Studio, November, 1983.

●SPECIAL THANKS TO: SHUEISHA
                                  MOTOKO ARAI
                                  ISHIHARA
                                  HALF TONE
                                  SUN MUSICAL SERVICE
                                  NOBUHIKO NAKAYAMA
                                  KEIJI TORIYAMA
                                  DO DO COMPANY


DISC 1 (11~15), DISC 2 (01~05): album "Calendar Girl" (original record: CX-7208) *First time printed on CD

Lyricist/ Alice Sato (DISC 1-11,12,13,15 ; DISC 2-02,05)
Composer and Arranger/ Eiji Nishiki
Vocals/ Eiji Nishiki (DISC 1-11,12 ; DISC 2-02), 新井直子 (DISC 1-13), Ayumi Morimura (DISC 1-15 ; DISC 2-05)
Performer/ Astraea

●MUSICIANS
E.Bass: Michio Nagaoka (DISC 1-11,14 ; DISC 2-01,05)
Drums: Yukari Uehara (DISC 1-11,14 ; DISC 2-01,05)
E.Guitar: Takayuki Hijikata (DISC 1-11,14 ; DISC 2-01,05)
               Yuji Toriyama (DISC 1-12,15 ; DISC 2-02,04,05)
               Eiji Nishiki (DISC 2-05 Solo)
Synthesizer Guitar Solo: Yuji Toriyama (DISC 1-11)
A.Guitar: Eiji Nishiki (DISC 1-11,12,13 ; DISC 2-02,03,05)
A.Piano, E.Piano: Ken Morimura (DISC 1-11,14 ; DISC 2-01,05)
Synthesizer: Satoshi Takebe (DISC 1-01~05 ; DISC 2-01~05)
Synthesizer Bass     ]
Section Synthesizer ] Mr. MC-4 (DISC 1-12,13,15 ; DISC 2-02,03,04)
Linn Drum              ]
Simmons Drum: Mr. MC-4 (DISC 1-12)
E.Piano: Satoshi Takebe (DISC 1-12)
Sax Solo: Takeru Muraoka (DISC 1-12 ; DISC 2-05)
Percussion Guitar: Eiji Nishiki (DISC 1-13)
Pianica Solo: Satoshi Takebe (DISC 1-15 ; DISC 2-03)
Solo & Waw Waw Guitar: Yuji Toriyama (DISC 1-14)
Percussion: Eiji Narushima (DISC 1-14 ; DISC 2-05)
Cosmic Guitar: Yuji Toriyama (DISC 2-01]
Crap: Eiji Nishiki (DISC 1-14 ; DISC 2-01]
A.Piano: Satoshi Takebe (DISC 1-15 ; DISC 2-03)
              Ayumi Morimura (DISC 2-01)
Wood Bass: Koichi Yamazaki (DISC 2-01,05)
Half Speed Mandlin Guitar: Eiji Nishiki (DISC 2-03)
Percussion & Timpany: Eiji Nishiki (DISC 2-05)
Chorus: Kazuko Kawashima Group (DISC 1-11,14 ; DISC 2-05)
             Eiji Nishiki (DISC 1-13)
             Columbia Staff Shounen, Shohjyo-tai (DISC 2-04)

(Instruments used, Equipment list)
PROPHET T-8
P·P·G WAVE 2.3
YAMAHA DX-7
EMULATOR
MINI MOOG
MC-4 MICRO COMPOSER
LINN LM-2. DRUM MACHIN
SIMMONS SDS-5

●STAFF
Director: KAZUO KOGURE
Engineer: KAZUHIRO TOKIEDA
Assistant Engineer: KUNIHIKO AOTO

Recorded at Columbia Studio,
October & November, 1984.

●SPECIAL THANKS TO:
SHUEISHA
MOTOKO ARAI
AKIHIKO ISHIHARA
SUN MUSICAL SERVICE
NOBUHIKO NAKAYAMA
KEIJI TORIYAMA


DISC 2 (06~13): album "Soshite, Hoshi e Iku Fune / Sakaurami no Nemesis" (original record: CX-7312)

Lyricist/ Alice Sato (06,08,10,12,14,15)
Composer and Arranger/ Eiji Nishiki
Vocals/ Eiji Nishiki (06,12,14), Ayumi Morimura (08,10,14,15)
Performer/ Astraea


Liner Notes: Motoko Arai, Keiko Takemiya, Eiji Nishiki


*remark: the booklet puts only the main credits, the credits of the musicians and the staff come from the original albums.