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A 2-CD of greatest hits and rarities of Kyoto rock'n'roller Ban Hiroshi (Twitter) has just been released! The selection covers his whole career so far since his debut single in 1978 ("ano ko ni nage KISS") when he was 18, up to his recent 60th birthday single "Jeremy".

Disc 1 contains songs from "Ban-chan to Rock" (1984) (tracks 1-5), Smash Hits' first single (1982) (tracks 6-7), Smash Hits previously unreleased songs (tracks 8-10), a Smash Hits live song (track 11), Apple Dolls' first single (1978) (track 12), previously unreleased demos (1991) (tracks 13-15) and The Bambies' previously unreleased live songs (tracks 16-18). Disc 2 is a selection of the best songs of his band Bambino, including some non-album tracks, and two bonus tracks of remixes by Comoesta Yaegashi and Groove Unchant.

Jet Set gives away a bonus CD-R of 4 songs from a live show in 1982 (while supplies last).

Bambino's song "atasha Rock 'n'!" was played on Tokyo's Coolest Sound's radio show vol.13 (January 2021).

Ban Hiroshi "Music Is My Life" (2CD)

Disc 1 "Very Best of Ban Hiroshi 1978~1998 (Red disc)"
1. sekai wa kimi o aishiteru
2. 10dai wa Golden Time
3. ikasuze koitsu!
4. kyo no namida wa ashita no niji sa
5. suttobi Hiroshi Gojūsantsugi
6. koi no harikiri Boy
7. Tell Me
8. Smash tengoku
9. tokimeki Hillbilly Train
10. dengeki Psychic daisakusen
11. Teddy Boy
12. ano ko ni nage KISS
13. bokura
14. Goodbye Girl
15. chiisana sekai
16. Magic Kiss
17. Shut Up
18. yoru ni noritai

Disc 2 "Bambino Collection (Blue disc)"
1. Bambino Twist
2. kakkoii
3. ikasuze koitsu! (Tropical Version)
4. suttobi Hiroshi Gojūsantsugi (hissatsu Version)
5. koi ga banban
6. Mister Lonely Man
7. Everyday I Have A Rock
8. Rare Hunter 5963
9. ano ko wa doko ni itta no darō
10. atasha Rock 'n'!
11. 50 Blues (Sayoko-daisy MIX)
12. Dance kinshirei
13. Louie Louie kibun de
14. konya wa Rock With You
15. seimei no uta
16. Jeremy
17. kakkoii (Comoesta Yaegashi MIX) (Bonus track)
18. suttobi Hiroshi Gojūsantsugi (Groove Unchant MIX)

Super Fuji FJSP440
Out 10/20, ¥3300 (excl. 10% tax)
Order: Jet Set, CDJapan, Amazon, HMV, Tower Records ^†
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