First Kaleidscope: Kimi no Uchi ni Tsuku made Zutto Hashitte Yuku explained

First Kaleidscope: Kimi no Uchi ni Tsuku made Zutto Hashitte Yuku
Type:	ep
Artist:	Garnet Crow
Cover:	Garnet Crow album cover First Kaleidscope.jpg
Border:	yes
Recorded:	1999
Studio:	Red Way Studio
Genre:	J-pop
Length:	26:28
Label:	Tent House
Producer:	Garnet Crow Kanonji
Next Year:	2001

First Kaleidscope ~Kimi no Uchi ni Tsuku made Zutto Hashitte Yuku~ is the first mini album by Japanese group Garnet Crow. The mini album was released on December 4, 1999, by indies music label Tent House.^[1] The album includes early recordings of following singles Futari no Rocket and Kimi no Uchi ni Tsuku made Zutto Hashitte Yuku

Background

It's the first release by Being indies label Tent House.^[2]

The recording of the album has started in the fall and finished within the span of less than two months.^[3] The album was pre-released on 27 November 1999 with the small number of copies and first edition of track set-list.

Album track A crown has appeared in their compilation album The Best History of Garnet Crow at the crest in 2010 and re-arranged version of Sky in compilation album Best in 2005. The indies

There were plans to release second mini album Popper-plazma, however due to unknown reasons it was never released.^[4] Later, in live documentary of DVD Kimi to Iu Hikari, was Okamoto asked by interviewer about unreleased album, and he answered "The most of the tracks has been released in the studio album Soundscope".^[5] No further comment has been added regarding this question.

At the present, the album is out of print and is available on Apple Music.

Promotion

Singles

Album tracks Futari no Rocket and Kimi no Uchi ni Tsuku made Zutto Hashitte Yuku were recorded in their first studio album in 2001.

While Futari no Rocket doesn't include big musical change, Kimi no Uchi ni Tsuku made Zutto Hashitte Yuku had an arrangement change: although they both start with the guitar solo intro with different chords and has a same length, after guitar solo in indies version goes straight to the A melody, while the re-newed version of the song starts with English chorus.

Track listing

All tracks are composed by Yuri Nakamura, written by Nana Azuki and arranged by Hirohito Furui.

Personnel

Credits adapted from the CD booklet of First Kaleidscope: Kimi no Uchi ni Tsuku Made Zutto Hashitte Yuku.^[6]

• Yuri Nakamura - vocals, composing
• Azuki Nana - lyrics, keyboard, cover photo
• Hirohito Furui - arranging, keyboard
• Hitoshi Okamoto - guitar
• Kanonji - executive producing
• Red Way Studio - recording, mixing

Notes and References

1. Web site: first kaleidscope～君の家に着くまでずっと走ってゆく～ (Garnet Crow). Oricon News.
2. Web site: GARNET CROW 『first kaleidscope』 . Gizagiza.com . https://web.archive.org/web/20010425103655fw_/http://gizagiza.com:80/audio/tcr_001/index.html . 25 April 2001 . dead.
3. GARNET CROW column「improving Azuki Nana」from photobook "Garnet Crow Photoscope 2005: 5th Anniversary" 。
4. On the internet are left screenshots from TV screens which talks about announcement, however nothing happened after that
5. Web site: GARNET CROW/GARNET CROW live scope 2004～君という光～. cdjournal.com.
6. Garnet Crow (1999). First Kaleidscope: Kimi no Uchi ni Tsuku Made Zutto Hashitte Yuku (CD Album; Booklet). Garnet Crow. Japan: Tent House. TCR-001.