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Happy End Cover Box
(Oz Disc, OZD-091-95) (Japan) (5-CD set)
Disc 1: Happy End (OZD-091)
- Haru yo Koi (4:26)
Vita Sexualis
Keiji Harada: vocal
Kenji Ito: guitar
Keizo Suhara: bass
Yasuhiro Matsunaga: drums
Masayuki Yoshida: keyboard
Recorded by Keizo Suhara and Koji Atsuzawa at Studo Pazzle 01
- Kakurenbo (6:36)
Teapots
Cotton: vocal
Keizo Suhara: guitar
Rie Kamijo: bass
Shinichi Yagi: drums
Masayuki Yoshida: keyboard
Recorded by Keizo Suhara and Cotton at Studio Pazzle 01
- Shinshinshin (5:34)
Buraian
Akihide Horiuchi: vocal, acoustic guitar, etc.
Hiroyuki Enokido: bass, etc.
Hirotaka Tamagawa: guitar, etc.
Manbo: banjo, etc.
Recorded at Fudo Heights
Produced by Bubble Bath
- Tobenai Sora (4:26)
Hirotaka Tamagawa with Freebo
Hirotaka Tamagawa: vocal, electric guitar
Naoko Yoshida: background vocal, acoustic guitar
So Ishigaki: electric guitar, acoustic guitar
Hiroyuki Enokido: electric bass
Masahito Hirose: drums
Produced and arranged by Hirotaka Tamagawa with Freebo
Recorded by Naoaki Kose at Earth Studio in Tokyo on December 2, 2001
- Teki (4:22)
Yarazu Buttakuri
Hideki Kitaoka: vocal, synthesizer, chorus
Yoshimitsu Nishiyama: guitar
Akiyoshi Kishi: bass
Ryoko Yubisui: drums, vocal, chorus
Recorded by Koichi Hara at Free People Osaka
- Ayakashi no Dobutsuen (3:46)
Flower Companies
Keisuke Suzuki: vocal
Kenichi Takeyasu: guitar
Great Maekawa: bass
Mister Konishi: drums
- Junigatsu no Ame no Hi (5:48)
Necchujidai
Koji Eguchi: vocal, guitar
Tatsunori Miwaka: bass, guitar, drums, chorus
- Iraira (3:05)
Bran
Katsunori Adachi: vocal, guitar
Megumi Takahashi: bass
Toru Kurihara: drums
Recorded at Earth Studio in Tokyo on November 18, 2001
Produced by So Ishigaki
- Asa (4:28)
Namerican Perma
Akito Yoshibiki: vocal, guitar
Minoru Tanaka: drums, chorus
- Happy End (3:41)
Coa and Kohei Hasegawa
Eddie: vocal
Bill: drums, percussion
Kohei Hasegawa: Yamaha QY20
Produced and arranged by Kohei Hasegawa
- Zoku Happy End (18:30)
Toshiyuki Takahashi and Kazunao Nagata
Toshiyuki Takahashi: voice, guitar, bell
Kazunao Nagata: electronics, mix, voice
Fumihito Taguchi: voice
- bonus track: Tegami (4:38)
Yamaha
Fusayo Nakamura: vocal, guitar
Kaori Okao: bass, keyboard, piano
Artwork by Yukio Kawasaki
Disc 2: Kazemachi Roman (OZD-092)
- Dakishimetai (3:10)
Wareware
Komatsu: vocal
Kozue Aou: bass, chorus
Yasuaki Horio: guitar
Takehiko Suyama: drums
Recorded by Horry at Musaka in Tokyo, February 2002
- Sorairo no Krayon (4:27)
Hajime Sakita
- Kaze wo Atsumete (6:42)
Yoshihide Otomo
Yoshihide Otomo: guitar, electronics
Sachiko M: sine waves
Sampling guests:
Taku Sugimoto: guitar
Kumiko Takara: marimba
Oh Akioka: bandrim
Tatsuki Masuko: DX-7
etc.
- Kurayamizaka Musasabi Henge (2:08)
OK Music Ball
Takashi Nagae: vocal, acoustic guitar
Minoru Oya: electric guitar, ukulele
Kosuke Shimizu: bass
Katsushi Nakagawa: percussion
- Haikara Hakuchi (3:35)
Shisas
Akemi Mochida: vocal, sanshin
Yoshie Uno: vocal, taiko
- Haikara Byuchifuru (3:35)
Tokyo Nanban Roshi Q
Mr. Buffalo: spoken words
Wataru Okuma: clarinet, bass clarinet
Yoshio Nakayama: Hindu god ring, saz, electric & bottleneck guitar
Masahisa Okada: electric guitar, fiddle, elecrtric "wahwah" guitar
Takashi Bito: zang, cymbal
California Dolls (Ami Yoshida and Chihiro Wada): chorus
Masaaki Kikuchi: contrabass, bull fiddle
Masakazu Tangiku: trap drums, percussion
Recorded by Yoshio Nakayama
Mixed by Might Dummy Head and Mr. Buffalo
- Natsu Nandesu (4:52)
Panic Smile
Eiko Ishibashi: drums, vocal
Hajime Yoshida: guitar
Jason Shalton: guitar
Kenichi Yasuda: bass guitar
Recorded by Techma! at Guard Island Studio in Tokyo on January 19, 2001
Mixed by Techma! and Hajime Yoshida
- Hanaichimonme (2:29)
Tokyo Chuteiiki
Akira Mizutani: bariton sax, vocal
Ryuichi Yoshida: bariton sax, vocal
Kenichi Matsumoto: bariton sax, vocal
Kunikazu Tanaka: bariton sax, vocal
Koichiro Kami: bariton sax, vocal
Yoshiyuki Kawaguchi: bariton sax, vocal
Toru Odajima: bariton sax, vocal
- Ashita Tenki ni Naare (2:44)
Seiichi Yamamoto
- Typhoon (7:37)
Kumio Kurachi
- Haru Ranman (3:43)
Brown Nose
John Dick-head Hunter No. 1: vocal, drums, acoustic guitar, maracas, tambourine
John Dick-head Hunter No. 2: vocal, acoustic guitar, bass, mandlin, banjo, organ
- Aiuewo (1:10)
Shincho 2m
Yoshikazu Otani: vocal, guitar
Arima: drums
Kazyuo: bass
- bonus track: Momonga (2:22)
Jon
Illustration by Ai Yoshida and Kazuya Fujimoto
Design by Mochiya Design
Disc 3: Happy End (OZD-093)
- Furaibo (4:04)
Aya Tanaka, Takashi Miyazaki and Kosuke Shimizu
Aya Tanaka: vocal
Takashi Miyazaki: piano
Kosuke Shimizu: contrabass, cello
Recorded at Miyazaki Gakki and Studio 579
Mixed by Roca Combo Hirota
- Hisamezuki no Skech (4:45)
Borzoi
Katsuaki Maegaki: vocal, slide guitar
Atsushi Shibata: electronics
- Ashita Atari wa Kitto Haru (6:32)
Papa Box
Tomoko Sawada: vocal
Satoshi Tarutani: guitar
guests:
Natsuko Morimoto: bass, chorus
Bondo Tsuji: drums, percussion
- Mufu Jotai (3:32)
The Oyster & The Flying Fish
Shigeto Ichinosawa: vocal
Hiroto Uekusa: bass
Hideyuki Minamoto: drums
Chieko Saito: violin
Recorded at Peace Music on November 3, 2001
- Sayonara Dori Sanbanchi (9:40)
Rukeichi
Phnom Penh Takeuchi: trumpet
Masami Takahashi: alto sax
Hiroto Kashima: wow wow guitar
Yuko Toyama: piano
Kenji Miyazawa: bass
Rappa Murakami: percussion
Kensuke Horie: drums
Recorded at Penguin Dome on December 29, 2001
- Aiaigasa (3:32)
Hiroki Misawa
- Inakamichi (5:17)
Yuasawan
Manabu Yuasa: vocal, guitar
Masato Matsumura: bass
Koe: drums, Jew's harp
- Soto wa Ii Tenki (3:41)
Lakeside and Masami Takeuchi
Yoshio Nomura: guitar
Ikko Yamaguchi: guitar
Masami Takeuchi: thermin
- Sayonara America Sayonara Nippon (5:53)
Mimi
Shoji Ikenaga: programming, melodion
Kaori Ikegami: vocal
Rie Kamijo: bass
Kurose: guitar
guests:
Takeo Toyama: keyboards, piano
Nanbaman & Trip
- Chigire Gumo (3:31)
Hirobumi Suzuki
Darie: accordion
Hirobumi Suzuki: vocal, etc.
Design by Naohiro Ukawa
Disc 4: Live Happy End (OZD-094)
- Haikara Hakuchi (5:56)
Golden Syrup Lovers
Rie Nagatsuji: vocal
Takeshi Kimura: guitar
Hiroshi Nomura: drums
guest:
Hiroki Misawa: bass
- Natsu Nandesu (3:36)
Motoko Okawa: vocal, etc.
- Hisamezuki no Skech (6:16)
Kenichi Imada & His Friends
Kenichi Imada: vocal, guitar
Shiro Takauchi: vocal, bass
So Terui: guitar
Takashi Ogushi: drums
- Dakishimetai (6:53)
Manabu Yuasa: vocal
- Soratobu Uraraka Cider (3:25)
Coconut Holiday (4:55)
Yuichi Kishino
Yuichi Kishino: vocal, programming
Takashi Bito: guitar, chorus
Izumi Yamamoto: guitar, chorus
Brown Nose No. 2: bass, chorus
Yoshio Nakayama: lap steel guitar, sonic illumination
- Machi Yuki Mura Yuki (4:00)
Haru Ichiban (7;30)
Rukeichi
Phnom Penh Takeuchi: trumpet, vocal (8)
Hiroto Kashima: wow wow guitar
Kenji Miyazawa: bass
Rappa Murakami: percussion, vocal (7)
Kensuke Horie: drums
- Junigatsu no Ame no Hi (5:08)
Kakurenbo (6:22)
Shigeto Ueno: vocal, shamisen
- Haru yo Koi (5:11)
Place Called Space
Misako Oki: vocal, guitar
Recorded live by Shinji Kawase at Bunkyo Civic Hall in Tokyo on January 10, 2002
Mixed by Shinji Kawase at Gumbo Studio in Koyasu
Produced by Fumihito Taguchi and Manabu Yuasa
Photography by Ritsuko Sakata
Design by Mochiya Design
Disc 5: Rare Tracks (OZD-095)
- Koi no Kisha Poppo (2:34)
Rockin' Enocky
- Sora Tobu Kujira (3:57)
Honzi
Honzi: vocal, violin
Koryu: acoustic guitar
Naoki Nishimura: bass
- Samidare (4:20)
Kazumi Nikaido: vocal, etc.
- Koi wa Momoiro (3:44)
Junichi Mori
- Fuku wa Uchi Oni wa Soto (4:43)
Takero Sekijima and Yoshiki Sakurai
Takero Skijima: recorder, Jew's harp
Yoshiki Sakurai: guitar
Recorded by Yoshiki Sakurai in Tamakomachi on January 25, 2002
Mixed by Yoshiki Sakurai and Takero Sekijima
- Binbo (3:37)
Seinosuke Saeki
- Haru wa Mo Iranai (4:21)
Jiritsubettsu
Katsuo Nasu: guitar, vocal
Shotaro Yamada: drums
Yoichi Tsutsui: bass
Recorded on March 17, 2002
Mixed on March 18, 2002
- Chelsea Morning (3:59)
The Munz
Yasuaki Takeno: sound
Shinichi Miyamoto: mind
Shinichiro Tanaka: lost
- Blue Bird (3:55)
Jugo Nagisa
Jugo Nagisa: vocal, etc.
Hiroko Nakano: recorders, voice
Recorded and mixed by Katsu Parks Miyachi at Ruchimi Ruchi Ruchi Lab in March 2002
- Questions (2:28)
Natsu
Ai Aso: vocal
Fumihito Taguchi: vocal, feedback guitar, glocken
- Cinnamon Girl (3:55)
Mutsushi Tsuji: vocal, etc.
- Ame Agari no Birugai (3:31)
Shu Okuno
Recorded at Riverside Coffee Factory
- Sore wa Boku ja Naiyo (4:07)
Takeshi Shibuya: piano
Design by Himitsu Hakase
Produced by Fumihito Taguchi and Manabu Yuasa
Mastered by Kazunao Nagata
Box and booklet desgin by Himitsu Hakase
Includes liner notes in Japanese by Yuichi Kishino, Tony Yoshida, Manabu Yuasa and Fumihito Taguchi
Released May 2002