Japanese Heavy Rock Hits
Japanese Heavy Rock Hits is a collection of singles by the Japanese experimental band Boris. Volume 1 was released on September 14, 2009 through the label Southern Lord Records; the successive volumes followed one per month afterward.[1] Artwork for each single is in a glam rock cliché and features a single band member whose style is prominent on the songs on the accompanying release; the fourth single, a cover song, has a transparent PVC sleeve, and was bundled with preorders of the series along with a T-shirt. The only physical release was on separate 7" vinyl records, though digital versions (save vol. 4) in MP3 and FLAC were available from online retailers.
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| Released | September 14, 2009 | |||
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| Length | 37:46 | |||
| Label | Southern Lord Records | |||
| Producer | Boris | |||
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| Volume 2 cover | ||||
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| Volume 4 cover | ||||
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Initial track list information included "8" as track 2 on Heavy Rocks and "16:47:52..." as track 6 on Attention Please, but the official preorder revealed they were replaced by "Leak -Truth,yesnoyesnoyes-"[2] and "You"[3] respectively. Two alternate mixes of "Black Original" were used for the Japanese release of New Album, and a live version of "8" is featured as a download bonus for Noise.
Track listing
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "8" | 5:14 |
| 2. | "Hey Everyone" | 4:05 |
| Total length: | 9:19 | |
| No. | Title | Length |
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| 3. | "H.M.A. -Heavy Metal Addict-" | 5:36 |
| 4. | "Black Original" | 4:24 |
| Total length: | 10:00 | |
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 5. | "16:47:52" | 7:05 |
| 6. | "...and hear nothing" | 5:33 |
| Total length: | 12:38 | |
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 7. | "Seasons (Earth and Fire cover)" | 5:49 |
| Total length: | 5:49 | |
Credits
- Takeshi – Vocals, guitar and bass
- Wata – Vocals, guitar
- Atsuo – Vocals, drums and percussion
- Souichiro Nakamura – Mixing and Mastering (volumes 1-3)
- Fangsanalsatan – Recording, logo type, mixing and mastering (volume 4)
- SOMA – Design
- Miki Matsushima – Photography
References
- Pitchfork news article on release
- Official Heavy Rocks preorder Archived 2011-07-22 at the Wayback Machine
- Official Attention Please preorder Archived 2013-01-22 at the Wayback Machine



