Artist: 	Karashima Midori
Title: 		Beautiful
Production co: 	Fun House
Cat#: 		FHCF-2060
Release: 	93.1.27
Price: 		3000yen(tax included)
Length: 	53'40"
Track Data: 1.Chance No Tamago
            2.Hitomi Genki -Tokai No Himawari-
            3.Anata Wa Shiranai
            4.Kokoro No Kyuujitsu
            5.Keep On "Keeping On"
            6.Nidome No Sayonara
            7.Hitori No Season -Omoide No Xmas-
            8.Tomodachi Dakara
            9.Kaguyahime
           10.Itsuka Kitto Hohoemi E
           11.Utsukushii Machi
Goodies:
Comments: Midori Karashima's sixth album(including her best album "Zinc
          White"). There are two songs written for Mariko Nagai and
          covered by herself this time.

(Kazuhiro Sanada: sana@McLaren.pontneuf.tis.co.jp)
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Artist:         King Bees
Title:          Love Studio
Production Co:  Winter Songs
Cat#:           WS-501
Release:        1992
Price:          Y1500
Length:         25'31"
Track Data:
         1  Meri-Go-Raundo
         2  Hikari no Uzumi
         3  SUMMER TIME
         4  LOVE STUDIO
Goodies:        Standard jewelbox.  Booklet with lyrics.

Comments:
The King Bees should probably be placed into the Funk Rock category.  What
seperates them from other funk bands might be an additional allowance for
programming, sampling, and occasional voice-modification.  This ep has
grown on me a little since I bought it, but I am a little disappointed.
These guys had one of the best songs on the "Shake a Move" funk compilation
with their remix version of "Hikari no Uzumi," and these songs here
aren't quite up to par.  Since their edges aren't polished, I think that
if they had a good producer, perhaps they'd shine more.
Cover:
"KING BEES"
Each band-member in his own individual monotone color.
"LOVE STUDIO"

Grade: C+               Genre:  Funk Rock
Bought at Virgin Megastore in Shinjuku.

(Benjamin List: list@scf.usc.edu)
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Artist:         Kondo, Toshinori
Title:          Club New Light
Production Co:  Moon Records (Warner)
Cat#:           AMCM-4183
Release:        93/12/21
Price:          Y1800
Length:         26'18"
Track Data:
         1  Just Damage
         2  Big Joy
         3  New Girl
         4  Round Midnight
Goodies:        Clear jewelbox.

Comments:
This ep by Kono is terrific. I bought the album expecting good things
from the first track which features members from Mondo Grosso.  This
track is great, but the last two are amazing, particularly "'Round
Midnight" which changes pace, but is funky throughout.

Cover:
Blue design on black. "CLUB NEW LIGHT"
"TOSHINORI KONDO"

Grade:  B+              Genre:  Acid Jazz

(Benjamin List: list@scf.usc.edu)
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Artist:         Kubota Toshinobu
Title:          Neptune
Production Co.: SONY RECORDS
Cat.#:          SRCL 2429
Release:        92/07/01
Price:          2,800 YEN
Length:         57'15"
Track Data:

1. Mayonaka no Taiyou           5'10"
2. To the Limit                 4'51"
3. Adeus Meu Amor               5'24"
4. Trumpet Fukinagara           5'33"
5. Natsu no Shigosen            5'15"
6. Sweet Dreams -Sotto Oyasumi- 5'23"
7. Let's Get A Groove -Yo! Hips-5'25"
8. Our Masterpiece              4'38"
9. Pump Up Your Gold            5'51"
10.GET SIX                      4'42"
11.Chikai                       5'01"

Comments: none

(Kevin Tsang : 93tsangk@wave.scar.utoronto.ca)
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Artist:         Kunizane Yuri
Title:          Y-923NE
Production Co:  Columbia
Cat#:           CA-3761
Release:        1989/7/21(?)
Price:          2441yen
Length:         25'50"  (6 tracks)
Track Data:
         1  Aoi Seifuku          4'20"
         2  Boyfriend            4'43"
         3  AkiIro-no Machi      4'27"
         4  Tomodachi Ijo        3'57"
         5  Anata-shika Iranai   4'06"
         6  Kitto...             3'54"
Goodies:        Includes a 50 unit phone card.
Comments:     
	"Y-923NE" (Yuri-Ku-ni-san-NE), Yuri's first "Best Of" album,
includes the 6 single a-sides from her debut ("Aoi Seifuku") to the time of
the album's release ("Kitto...")   The album's best song is the final track
("Kitto...") which best fits Yuri's cutesy "typical idol" voice of the time.

(Galen Komatsu: gkomatsu@uhunix.uhcc.hawaii.edu, ar592@cleveland.freenet.edu)