Live in Japan (The Runaways album)
Live in Japan is a 1977 live album from American all-female rock band The Runaways. The album was originally released only in Japan (their only major fan base), and some other regions including Canada, Australia, New Zealand and the Netherlands. It was the last Runaways album Cherie Currie and Jackie Fox appeared on and not intended for release in the United States or the United Kingdom.
Live in Japan | ||||
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Live album by | ||||
Released | 1977 | |||
Recorded | 05th, 06th, and 12th of June 1977; Tokyo Koseinenkin Kaikan, and the Shibuya Kokaido [1][2][3] mixed 18th and 19th of June 1977; at Onkio-Haus-Studio [4] | |||
Genre | Hard rock | |||
Length | 41:44 | |||
Label | Mercury | |||
Producer | Kent J. Smythe, The Runaways | |||
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Review scores | |
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Source | Rating |
AllMusic | [5] |
Sounds | [6] |
Track listing
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Lead vocals by | Length |
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1. | "Queens of Noise" | Billy Bizeau | Cherie Currie and Joan Jett | 3:19 |
2. | "California Paradise" | Kim Fowley, Jett, Kari Krome, Sandy West | Currie | 2:57 |
3. | "All Right You Guys" | Danielle Fay, Bob Willingham | Currie {Joan Jett harmony vocals} | 3:34 |
4. | "Wild Thing" | Chip Taylor | West | 3:45 |
5. | "Gettin' Hot" | Jackie Fox, Lita Ford | Currie | 4:10 |
6. | "Rock & Roll" | Lou Reed | Currie and Jett | 3:38 |
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Lead vocals by | Length |
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7. | "You Drive Me Wild" | Jett | Jett | 3:15 |
8. | "Neon Angels on the Road to Ruin" | Ford, Fowley, Fox | Currie | 3:46 |
9. | "I Wanna Be Where the Boys Are" | Kim Fowley, Roni Lee | Jett | 2:50 |
10. | "Cherry Bomb" | Jett, Fowley | Currie | 2:12 |
11. | "American Nights" | Mark Anthony, Fowley | Currie | 4:04 |
12. | "C'mon" | Jett | Currie | 4:14 |
Album Charts
Year | Album | Swedish Charts |
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1977 | Live in Japan | 33[7] |
Personnel
- The Runaways
- Cherie Currie – lead vocals
- Joan Jett – rhythm guitar, lead vocals
- Lita Ford – lead guitar, backing vocals
- Jackie Fox – bass, backing vocals
- Sandy West – drums, backing vocals, lead vocals on "Wild Thing"
Inlet prints and thanks
The Runaways would like to thank Udo Artists inc.
and Nippon Phonogram for making their first tour
of Japan incredible. Also thanks to
Japanese staff : | American staff : |
Ishi | Kent J. Smythe |
Tetsu | Ima Nurd |
Pai | Ura Geek |
Yoshi Y. | The U.S.A. staff would like to |
Michi | thank A.M. and B.B. for |
Yoshi O. | keeping them very normal |
Ryoichi | also we thank ourselves for |
Yoshi T. | spending the ¥700 |
SIGN PLEASE |
An on the road production for kim Fowley,
Produced by KENT J. SMYTHE AND THE RUNAWAYS
Runaways Fan Club 6000 Sunset Boulevard, Hollywood California 90028 U.S.A.
P.S. Send us your picture so we can see who you are - The Runaways
Recorded at the Tokyo Koseinenkin Kaikan
and the Shibuya Kokaido 5 / 6 / 12 Jun 1977
Mixed at Onkio-Haus-Studio 18 / 19 Jun 1977
Mixed by Kent J. Smythe & Takashi Kitazawa
Engineer : Toshio Kobayashi
Photography : Akiyoshi Miyashita
Weekly Heibon
Eiichiro Sakata-Apache
Design : Masao Ohogiya
Special thanks to :
Mr. UDO and A. TERABAYASHI, Hiro Nakamura, Big Mac Imamura
The initial Japanese vinyl LP edition had a 'gate-fold cover', and included 12" x 12" (30 cm x 30 cm) photos of all five band members, with brief bio-notes on the back[8] (the printing is of hand written data by the band member whose photo is on the front), plus a booklet with the song lyrics printed in both English and Japanese. The initial French editions also had a gate-fold cover and included the photos, but not the lyrics. The Canadian version did have the gate-fold cover, but didn't include either the photos or the lyric inserts. The album was never released in the United States. A 2004 Compact Disc version was issued by Cherry Red UK, after Phonogram dropped the album from its catalogues.
Mercury|Polygram Catalog references
- [1977] Japan (Mercury|Polygram): RJ-7249
- [1977] Canada (Mercury|Phonogram): SRM-1-3740
- [1977] France (SACEM): 9100 046
- [2004] Cherry Red UK : 241 -- (U.S. Distributor: MSI Music Distribution)
References
- Discogs - Live In Japan 1977 Netherlands
- Discogs - Live In Japan 1977 Italy
- Discogs - Live In Japan 2011-03-09th Japan
- Discogs - Live In Japan 1977 Netherlands LP release
- Henderson, Alex. "The Runaways Live in Japan review". AllMusic. Rovi Corporation. Retrieved 2011-08-28.
- Robertson, Sandy (13 August 1977). "The Runaways: Live in Japan". Sounds. Retrieved 2018-01-27.
- "The Runaways: Live in Japan". swedishcharts.com.
- Joan Jett Photo & Bio from Live In Japan