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Kimiko Kasai With Herbie Hancock = 笠井紀美子* With ハービー・ハンコック*Butterfly = バタフライ

Genre:

Jazz, Funk / Soul, Pop

Style:

Soul-Jazz, Jazz-Funk, Fusion, City Pop, Rhythm & Blues, Vocal

Year:

Tracklist

I Thought It Was You7:10
Tell Me A Bedtime Story5:11
Head In The Clouds3:40
Maiden Voyage7:25
Harvest Time4:55
Sunlight6:15
Butterfly6:13
As6:16

Credits (24)

Versions

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    15 versions
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    Version DetailsData Quality
    Cover of Butterfly = バタフライ, 1979-09-21, VinylButterfly = バタフライ
    LP, Album, Stereo
    CBS/Sony – 25AP 1350Japan1979Japan1979
    Cover of Butterfly, 1979, CassetteButterfly
    Cassette, Album
    CBS/Sony – 25KP 397Japan1979Japan1979
    New Submission
    Cover of Butterfly, 1979, VinylButterfly
    LP, Album, Test Pressing, White Label
    CBS/Sony – 25AP 1350Japan1979Japan1979
    New Submission
    Cover of Butterfly, 1979, VinylButterfly
    LP, Album, Promo
    CBS/Sony – 25AP 1350Japan1979Japan1979
    New Submission
    Cover of Butterfly, 1997, VinylButterfly
    LP, Album, Reissue
    Sony – SRCS 9332Japan1997Japan1997
    Recently Edited
    Cover of Butterfly, 1997-09-21, CDButterfly
    CD, Album, Reissue, Remastered, Stereo, Cardboard Sleeve
    Sony – SRCS 9332Japan1997Japan1997
    Recently Edited
    Cover of Butterfly, 1997-09-21, CDButterfly
    CD, Album, Reissue
    Sony – SRCS 9332Japan1997Japan1997
    New Submission
    Cover of Butterfly, 2005-03-24, CDButterfly
    CD, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Remastered
    Sony Records Int'l – SICP 728Japan2005Japan2005
    New Submission
    Cover of Butterfly, 2009-08-26, CDButterfly
    CD, Album, Reissue, Remastered, Blu-spec CD
    Sony Records Int'l – SICP-20210Japan2009Japan2009
    New Submission
    Cover of Butterfly, 2013-10-09, CDButterfly
    CD, Album, Reissue, Remastered, Blu-spec CD2
    Sony Records Int'l – SICP 30307Japan2013Japan2013
    New Submission
    Cover of Butterfly, 2014, VinylButterfly
    LP, Album, Reissue, Unofficial Release
    Sony Music (2) – SRCS 9332Japan2014Japan2014
    New Submission
    Cover of Butterfly, 2016-04-27, CDButterfly
    CD, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Stereo
    Sony Records Int'l – SICJ 171Japan2016Japan2016
    Recently Edited
    Cover of Butterfly, 2018-04-20, VinylButterfly
    LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered
    Be With Records – BEWITH028LPUK2018UK2018
    Recently Edited
    Butterfly
    CD, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Stereo, 極HiFi CD
    Sony Records Int'l – SICJ 40010Japan2024Japan2024
    New Submission
    Cover of Butterfly, , VinylButterfly
    LP, Album, Reissue
    CBS/Sony – 25AP 1350JapanJapan
    New Submission

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    Reviews

    • tomwebb101's avatar
      tomwebb101
      Clean and quiet copy for me, pretty usual Record Industry quality. Nice jacket and booklet/inner sleeve.

      I guess this is kind of alot like Herbie's Sunlight album with a nice singing gal on top. Its possibly that bit groovier, abit more Disco as it were.

      An excellent addition to my collection. Be With is a superb label doing sterling work and using one of the best plants!
      • pierrepradat's avatar
        pierrepradat
        Edited one year ago
        The recording date is wrong on the LP back cover. It was actually recorded in October 1978 as mentioned on the OBI. This album is part of the different sessions at CBS Tokyo that gave Direct Step, The Piano and Butterfly. A special version of the Headhunters band was touring worldwide in support of the album Sunlight. An excellent show was recorded in September at Tokyo Sun Plaza on September 28th. It's interesting to listen to the arrangement of Butterfly which will mature for the Direct Step recording and be simplified a little for Kimiko Kasai version. From the same touring band, a concert was broadcasted on video by the BBC in Chelsea, England in March 1979 for the series Rock Goes To College.
        • DaftDoki's avatar
          DaftDoki
          Sounds good and quite groovy. My copy is a little noisier than I’d like with some surface noise and pops even after a run through my ultrasonic.
          • albertocaeiro's avatar
            albertocaeiro
            I agree with the several posters who rave about the quality of the vinyl itself. But I would expect it to be noticeably quiet. The moment I held it in my hands, I immediately could tell it was a Record Industry (Haarlem, Netherlands) pressing, and RI is the best plant in the world. Not faultless, of course, as no company is perfect, but RI produces the most consistently excellent slabs globally. In recent years Pallas, Optimal, RTI, et al. have all gone slightly downhill in terms of consistency. But not RI - long live the mighty Record Industry.
            • devilsegami's avatar
              devilsegami
              My copy has apparent bumps (look like pimples) on both sides of the album, but thankfully they do not affect play. Maybe a very quiet sound on one B-side track. Otherwise, plays and sounds amazing.
              • warsperfume's avatar
                warsperfume
                Edited 3 years ago
                Is it just me or is the cover and obi poorly printed? Very digital looking. Like they tried to blow up a low res .JPG? Almost thought it was a bootleg.
                • TheLateArthurDent's avatar
                  RM'd as a proper disco album. The bass and kickdrum sound powerful and clearly defined here. not a "must have" as some have tried to portray it, but very good and well executed. LP is flat, clean, and above average for an under $50 asking price.
                  • andorub's avatar
                    andorub
                    I have to agree with what the other commenters said about this pressing. It was masterfully done, no noise noticeable, sounds very true to the original pressing, crisp and neutral in tone, bass is clear and strong without it being overpowering, and the highs are just as clear, with no noticeable sibilance, IGD or any other type of distortion. The OBI strip is a very nice touch, having been recreated to look exactly like the original one.
                    Has a lower DR rating compared to the 1997 Sony CD re-issue (13 vs 14 on the CD). No biggie though.
                    • FunkyFunker's avatar
                      FunkyFunker
                      Great pressing!
                      It was a random discovery at my local record store.
                      A nice mix of Jazz, Funk and Soul with a Japanese touch.
                      • Muzik_von_Paulo's avatar
                        Great great stuff from Be With records. Quality product. Super sound.

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