Halle (album) explained

Halle
Type:Album
Artist:Casiopea
Cover:CasiopeaHallealbumcover.jpg
Released:September 10, 1985
Recorded:from May 18 to June 12, 1985
Studio:Studio Jive, Tokyo
Genre:Jazz fusion
Length:42:22
Label:Alfa Records
ALR-28071
Producer:Issei Noro
Prev Title:Down Upbeat
Prev Year:1984
Next Title:Casiopea Live
Next Year:1985

Halle is the 13th album and 10th studio album by Casiopea released in 1985. The lead single, "Halle" is the first Casiopea song to have songwriting credits from all four members. It's also the first Casiopea album recorded in Japan since 1983's Photographs.

Personnel

CASIOPEA are

Issei Noro - Electric guitar (YAMAHA SG-1, SG-3000 Fretless), Chorus, Percussion

Minoru Mukaiya - Keyboards (YAMAHA DX-7, KX-88, TX-816, EMULATOR-II, Acoustic Piano)

Tetsuo Sakurai - Electric Bass (YAMAHA Tetsuo model, BB-5000, BB-3000 Fretless)

Akira Jimbo - Drums (YAMAHA YD-9000RG & RD, Zildjian cymbals, Simmons SDS-5), Percussion

Production

Kohji Sugimoto

Release history

RegionDateLabelFormatCatalogNote
JapanSeptember 10, 1985Alfa Records30cmLPALR-28071stereo
September 10, 198512cmCD32XA-38
March 21, 1992ALCA-283
August 31, 1994ALCA-9013
August 29, 1998ALCA-9208
February 20, 2002Village Recordsremastered 12cmCDVRCL-2213DSD, LP paper jacket
March 13, 2002VRCL-2233DSD
May 27, 2009Sony Music DirectMHCL-20015DSD, Blu-spec CD, LP paper jacket
February 3, 2016Music download1076263332iTunes Store[1]
4582290418711mora AAC-LC 320 kbit/s[2]
A1003862582Recochoku AAC 320 kbit/s[3]
B00005V4H3Amazon.com[4]
Bchw2oo2krjkaxbz7iurrcegqeqGoogle Play Music[5]
July 27, 20164582290418711mora DSD 2.8 MHz/1bit[6]
smj4582290418711e-onkyo DSD 2.8 MHz/1bit[7]
11193HD-music DSD 2.8 MHz/1bit[8]
4582290418643mora FLAC 96.0 kHz/24bit[9]
A2000673655Recochoku FLAC 96 kHz 24bit[10]
smj4582290418643e-onkyo FLAC 96 kHz 24bit[11]
11201HD-music FLAC 96 kHz/24bit[12]
cdaa471df3b4fe9a1f91AWA 320kbit/s[13]
November 10, 201626i0DoGvasdPo45gJYcNlMSpotify[14]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: HALLE CASIOPEA. Apple Inc.. 2016-02-03.
  2. Web site: HALLE CASIOPEA. LevelGate Co., Ltd... 2016-02-03.
  3. Web site: HALLE CASIOPEA. RecoChoku Co., Ltd.. 2016-02-03.
  4. Web site: HALLE CASIOPEA. Amazon.com, Inc... 2016-02-03.
  5. Web site: HALLE CASIOPEA. Google Inc.. 2017-02-16. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20170217063855/https://play.google.com/store/music/album/CASIOPEA_HALLE?id=Bchw2oo2krjkaxbz7iurrcegqeq. 2017-02-17.
  6. Web site: HALLE CASIOPEA. LabelGate Co., Ltd.. 2016-07-31.
  7. Web site: HALLE CASIOPEA. Onkyo & Pioneer Innovations Corporation. 2016-07-31.
  8. Web site: HALLE CASIOPEA. https://web.archive.org/web/20160804153827/http://hd-music.info/album.cgi/11193. dead. 2016-08-04. JVCKENWOOD Victor Entertainment Corporation. 2016-07-31.
  9. Web site: HALLE CASIOPEA. LabelGate Co., Ltd.. 2016-07-31.
  10. Web site: HALLE CASIOPEA. RecoChoku Co., Ltd.. 2017-02-15.
  11. Web site: HALLE CASIOPEA. Onkyo & Pioneer Innovations Corporation. 2016-07-31.
  12. Web site: HALLE CASIOPEA. https://web.archive.org/web/20160820095825/http://hd-music.info/album.cgi/11201. dead. 2016-08-20. JVCKENWOOD Victor Entertainment Corporation. 2016-07-31.
  13. Web site: HALLE CASIOPEA. AWA Co. Ltd.. 2017-02-16.
  14. Web site: HALLE CASIOPEA. Spotify AB. 2017-02-16.