[1987] Shape (シェイプ) - Shape (Full Album)

Tracklist: 1. Sparkling Summer [0:00] 2. Shuumatsu no Boy & Girl [4:08] 3. Surf City [8:51] 4. Mermaid [13:02] 5. Ame no Pool Side [17:23] 6. Plastic City [22:05] 7. Shinkirou [26:48] 8. Dancing Tonight [30:49] 9. Nagisa no Illusion [35:01] 10. Summer Breeze [40:05] Arranged By – Hayato Kanbayashi, Itaru Watanabe, Takao Sugiyama Backing Vocals – Eve, Jin Kirigaya, Masakazu Togo, Toshihiro "Bobby" Kirigaya Bass – Hideki Matsubara, Kitaro Nakamura, Michio Nagaoka Drums – Shigeru Yoshihara, Toru Hasebe, Toshinobu Takimoto Guitar – Chuei Yoshikawa, Itaru Watanabe Horns – Hiromi Sano, Makoto Hirahara, Masaaki Sano, Nobuo Katoh, Osamu Koike, Shigeo Fuchino, Shin Kazuhara Keyboards – Hayato Kanbayashi, Takao Sugiyama Percussion – Makoto Kimura Saxophone – Mitsuru Kanekuni Synthesizer [Operation] – Masafumi Yamanaka, Tetsuo Ohtake Scans from my LP copy of the album. Audio taken from the album's CD version (provided by an anonymous user). Super rare obscure late-80s citypop album from short-lived band "Shape"—these guys seemed to have only released a single in 1988 before disappearing from the surface of this planet. Who knows what they're up to nowadays. I had originally discovered this album through a Japanese DJ I follow on Instagram—coincidentally enough his copy of said album was what I ended up purchasing (albeit...at an expensive loss...this had seemingly sold for less beforehand). My LP copy wasn't too dirty but not too clean either. Decided to opt for the CD version from a kind donator to save me the trouble. Also, no, that's not Junki Kawauchi singing...though it kind of sounds like it. Anyways, enjoy!