Oskar's Retro Wave & Nova Hart Sanctuary

★ Hej!

Hej från Göteborg! Oskar här, fan sedan 1987.

(Resten är på engelska.)

★ Orion Records Japan: Idol Protocol Singles

Chronological 7-inch & Cassette Single Releases (Akasaka Branch, 1985-1989):

CATALOGUE   YEAR  JAPANESE TITLE                ENGLISH TITLE
----------- ----  ----------------------------  ------------------------
JP-85-GH    1985  ガソリン・ハート                      Gasoline Heart
JP-85-GT    1985  ゴースト・トランジット                   Ghost Transit
JP-86-MA    1986  ミッドナイト・アニマル                   Midnight Animal
JP-87-BTS   1987  太陽よりも、輝いて！                    Brighter Than The Sun
JP-89-OWR   1989  残されたのは、私たちだけ                  Only We Remain

★ Min skivsamling & band

Kassettband TDK SA90 inspelat från direktsändningen.

PRESSING / EDITION                         GRADE  NOTES
------------------------------------------ ------ --------------------------
Korean licensed pressing                   M-     still sealed
Japanese pressing (OJ-28011)               M-     lyric insert missing
South Pacific shortwave cassette capture   EX     sleeve has ring wear
Swedish pressing                           VG     warped but plays
an import of US pressing (ORX-0909)        VG+    obi strip intact!

★ The Akasaka Master Tapes (Recovered May 1995)

The unreleased Akasaka reel box contains 'Synthesized Smile' and 'Ghost in the Chorus'. Every box is stamped 'VOICE PRINT: GEN-3'.

★ Favoritlåt

"Gasoline Heart". Vid 2:39 händer något med rösten. Lyssna i hörlurar.

★ Nova-chan Fan Art & ASCII

I drew the SYNTHESIS cover from memory. The platinum hair took a whole marker.

  ____________
 | SYNTHESIS  |
 |  ORX-0909  |
 |   (o)      |
 |____________|

★ Lyric Discrepancy & Translation Anomalies

• At 2:39: US lyric says 'dream', regional master vocal take clearly says 'machine'.
• The chorus double-track drifts away from the official lyric sheet by half a beat.

★ Bra Länkar

• Rick's Nova Hart Shrine (ring home)
• GeoCities Homestead Directory
• alt.conspiracy - Kestrel's testimony
• Regional Node 02: Kamome BBS (Japan)
• Tokyo Garden #1420 - Akasaka Shrine