Vol. 2: "Dinosaur Jacket Exhibition" Part 1
Last time, I mentioned Rebecca's "Blondesaurus" CD jacket as an example of a feathered Tyrannosaurus, and my dinosaur club friends praised my extensive collection (?). Feeling good about that, I'd like to introduce dinosaurs that have appeared on CD, LP, and single record jackets in two parts, this time and next. Many of them have nothing to do with dinosaurs. I wonder if they used dinosaurs on the jackets to make an impact.
So, here's the "Dinosaur Jacket Exhibition." The first part is Japanese music.
Photo 1 "Saikyo" (Strongest) RC Succession (1985)
It includes the famous song "♪ I can't ride you on a night like this~". There are no dinosaur songs, but Strongest = Tyranno is easy to understand!
Photo 2 Symphony Suite "Dinosaurs"
Photo 3 "200 Million Years of Dinosaurs" Both produced by Tsuburaya Productions in the late 70s.
The former is a suite depicting the life of a Tyrannosaurus. The latter is composed of sound effects.
Photo 4 "Flying Easy" Tsutomu Ueda & Power Station (1980)
Recorded by 17 top fusion musicians of the time. Several acquaintances, including Toshiyuki Honda, a fellow dinosaur enthusiast, participated. The Pteranodon is from the NY Museum of Natural History. Was this jacket Honda's idea?
Photo 5 "Dinosaur Age" Casey Rankin (1979)
Theme song for a feature-length TV anime based on Shotaro Ishimori's original work (he didn't have the "no" then!).
Photo 6 "Disco-Saurus" Original Eastern Gang (1978)
The commentary states, "A big dinosaur exhibition will be held in summer, and it might become a monster boom." This refers to "The Great Dinosaur Exhibition (of the Soviet Academy of Sciences)" where the Tarbosaurus first appeared. Thinking back to that time, I felt a little nostalgic.
Photo 7 "Ureshii ne, Sacchan" (Happy, Sacchan) (1985) Lyrics: Shigesato Itoi!
But no dinosaurs appear in the lyrics. Too bad.
Photo 8 "Dinosaurs Came to Town" Tsunehiko Kamijo (1977)
This song is from the children's TV show "Hirake! Ponkikki." This one repeatedly mentions dinosaur names.
Photo 9 "Nessie and Kusshie" Seiji Tanaka (Date unknown)
A souvenir from Lake Kussharo when I went looking for a wooden Kusshie.
Photo 10 "Time Machine ni Onegai" (Please, Time Machine) TOPS (1988)
Photo 11 "One More Night and Others" Daizo Koshiba & Elephant (1980)
They released five singles simultaneously. When stacked, the jackets form a panorama of dinosaurs, specifically the drive-in brontosaurus that also appeared in the movie "Paris, Texas."
Photo 12 "DAY DREAM" Toshiyuki Honda (1986)
Honda's leader album. Despite the content having no relation to dinosaurs, this forceful design, not an illustration but a photograph of a magnificent relief (which I've seen in person). Impressive.
Photo 13 "PLATINUM" Casiopea (1992)
It's disappointing that this album by Japan's leading fusion band simply reuses the cover of the photo book "Age of Dinosaurs" (1984).
Photo 14 "UMBRA" Boom Boom Satellites (2001)
Wonderful skeletal photos of Allosaurus and Stegosaurus throughout the booklet!
Photo 15 "From Still To The Birth" 3 Deciliter (1987)
Photo 16 "Stars and Dinosaurs" place called space (2003)
Photo 17 "PUZZLE Of EPOCH" Volume Dealers (1994)
These three seem to be indie releases. Especially ⑰, with illustrations of Pangea's breakup and skeletal photos of Archelon, suggests a kinship.
Photos 18 & 19 As you can see, the content is packaged with booklets like reading materials and dinosaur encyclopedias. Sonoshito are thin, flexible records that are now extinct, but you can find more information here.
Photo 20 "Faye Wong's Scenic Tour" Faye Wong (1998)
An album by the Hong Kong diva. If you look closely, there are sauropods everywhere.
Photo 21 "DINOSAURUS" FARIZ S.A A cassette tape souvenir from Bali.
That concludes the Japanese music section. Next time, I'll introduce an even larger volume of Western music, as well as dinosaur sheet music.
Stay tuned.
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