Eyes of the Mind explained

Eyes of the Mind
Type:Album
Artist:Casiopea
Cover:CasiopeaEyesofTheMindalbumcover.jpg
Released:April 21, 1981
Recorded:from December 4, 1980 to January 5, 1981
Studio:Kendum Studio "D", Los Angeles, California
Genre:Jazz fusion
Length:43:42
Label:Alfa Records
ALR-28016
Producer:Harvey Mason
Prev Title:Make Up City
Prev Year:1980
Next Title:Cross Point
Next Year:1981

Eyes of the Mind is the fifth album and the fourth studio album by Casiopea, released in 1981. The album was recorded in Los Angeles.[1]

Track listing

All Arranged by Casiopea and Harvey Mason except "Space Road" arranged by Kenny Mason.

Personnel

CASIOPEA are

Issei Noro - Electric guitar (YAMAHA SG-2000 & SG-1000 Fretless)

Minoru Mukaiya - keyboards (Fender Rhodes 73, Roland VP-330, Prophet-5, Yamaha GS-1, Mini Moog, Polymoog, ARP 2600, Korg 800 DV, Korg Trident)

Tetsuo Sakurai - Bass (YAMAHA BB-2000)

Akira Jimbo - drums (YAMAHA YD-9000R)

Guest Players:

Synthesizer arrangements for "Magic Ray", "Black Joke" and "Take Me" by Bob James.
Synthesizer programming for "Magic Ray", "Black Joke" and "Take Me" by Michael Boddicker.

Production

Chart performance

Release history

RegionDateLabelFormatCatalogNote
JapanApril 21, 1981Alfa Records30cmLPALR-28016stereo
United States1981AAA-10002
Europe1981ALF 85375
JapanMarch 25, 198412cmCD32XA-11
January 23, 198732XA-115
March 21, 1992ALCA-275
June 29, 1994ALCA-9005
July 23, 1998ALCA-9200
December 19, 2001Village Recordsremastered 12cmCDVRCL-2205DSD, LP paper jacket
January 17, 2002VRCL-2225DSD
May 27, 2009Sony Music DirectMHCL-20007DSD, Blu-spec CD, LP paper jacket
February 3, 2016Music download1076209969iTunes Store[3]
4582290413983mora AAC-LC 320 kbps[4]
A1003862415Recochoku AAC 128/320 kbps[5]
B01B5ASIZWAmazon.com[6]
Bujop27brq4j4v5hxp7vxektghqGoogle Play Music[7]
July 27, 20164582290418919mora DSD 2.8 MHz/1bit[8]
smj4582290418919e-onkyo DSD 2.8 MHz/1bit[9]
11187HD-music DSD 2.8 MHz/1bit[10]
4582290418926mora FLAC 96.0 kHz/24bit[11]
A1004668167Recochoku FLAC 96 kHz 24bit[12]
smj4582290418926e-onkyo FLAC 96 kHz 24bit[13]
11176HD-music FLAC 96 kHz/24bit[14]
November 10, 20164Lh17Br4qOw0WZunJorOK0Spotify[15]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Casiopea Eyes of the Mind . AllMusic . 5 October 2021.
  2. Web site: Billboard Best Selling Jazz LPs. Billboard July 11, 1981. 11 July 1981. A Billboard Publication. 2014-11-08.
  3. Web site: EYES OF THE MIND CASIOPEA. Apple Inc.. 2016-02-03.
  4. Web site: EYES OF THE MIND CASIOPEA. LevelGate Co., Ltd... 2016-02-03.
  5. Web site: EYES OF THE MIND CASIOPEA. RecoChoku Co., Ltd.. 2016-02-03.
  6. Web site: EYES OF THE MIND CASIOPEA. Amazon.com, Inc... 2016-02-03.
  7. Web site: EYES OF THE MIND CASIOPEA. Google Inc.. 2017-02-08.
  8. Web site: EYES OF THE MIND CASIOPEA. LabelGate Co., Ltd.. 2016-07-31.
  9. Web site: EYES OF THE MIND CASIOPEA. Onkyo & Pioneer Innovations Corporation. 2016-07-31.
  10. Web site: EYES OF THE MIND CASIOPEA. JVCKENWOOD Victor Entertainment Corporation. 2016-07-31. https://web.archive.org/web/20160820113504/http://hd-music.info/album.cgi/11187. 2016-08-20. dead.
  11. Web site: EYES OF THE MIND CASIOPEA. LabelGate Co., Ltd.. 2016-07-31.
  12. Web site: EYES OF THE MIND CASIOPEA. RecoChoku Co., Ltd.. 2017-02-12.
  13. Web site: EYES OF THE MIND CASIOPEA. Onkyo & Pioneer Innovations Corporation. 2016-07-31.
  14. Web site: EYES OF THE MIND CASIOPEA. JVCKENWOOD Victor Entertainment Corporation. 2016-07-31. https://web.archive.org/web/20160820111039/http://hd-music.info/album.cgi/11176. 2016-08-20. dead.
  15. Web site: EYES OF THE MIND CASIOPEA. Spotify AB. 2017-02-08.