Tokyo's Coolest Sound

The Scooters are releasing a first live album, recorded at Shimokitazawa Basement Bar on November 1st, 2017. The show also featured guest vocalist (and labelmate) Nakano Aya. This limited release comes as a cassette tape with a CD of the same content, and a T-shirt (S, M, L or XL). The art direction of the whole is of course by the band's leader, Shindō Mitsuo.

Formed in 1978 and having released a first album in 1982, the Scooters got back together in 2012 (with the release of album "Une Manche et La Belle") and have been playing many live shows since. This recording is the Scooters' latest live sound!

The Scooters are: Ronnie Barry (vocals), Lucy (tenor sax & tambourine), Beat Himiko (chorus & alto sax), Beauty (chorus), Jackie (chorus), Turban Chada Jr. (vocals), Ichikawa Eiji (electric guitar), Ohya Ryōji (drums), Sally Kubota (bass), Nakayama Tsutomu (piano & organ) and Shindō Mitsuo (electric guitar & glockenspiel).

Scooters "The Scooters Comes Alive! (The Basement Tape)" (Cassette+CD+T-shirt)
スクーターズ 「ベースメント・テープ」

Side A
1. Miracles
2. Dancing in the street
3. namida no BreakAway
4. Young Americans
5. Hey Girl
6. Hang On In There Baby
7. nakitai kimochi
8. Shout!!

Side B
1. Key to her ferrari
2. kanashii uwasa
3. Stubborn kind of fellow
4. Ghost
5. Motown Medley (Reach Out I'll Be There, It's The Same Old Song, I Can't Help Myself (Sugar Pie Honey Bunch), Stop! In The Name Of Love, Come See About Me, Jimmy Mack, Stubborn kind of fellow, My Guy, I Heard It Through the Grapevine, Money (That's What I Want), Get Ready, Finger Tip)
6. Heat Wave
7. Tokyo Disco Night

Edition with S size T-shirt
Vivid Sound VSCT1002S
Out 3/7, ¥6000 (excl. 10% tax)
Order: CDJapan, Amazon, HMV, Tower Records ^†
† Tower Records ships directly within Japan only. International orders are available via WorldShopping.

Edition with M size T-shirt
Vivid Sound VSCT1002M
Out 3/7, ¥6000 (excl. 10% tax)
Order: CDJapan, Amazon, HMV, Tower Records ^†
† Tower Records ships directly within Japan only. International orders are available via WorldShopping.

Edition with L size T-shirt
Vivid Sound VSCT1002L
Out 3/7, ¥6000 (excl. 10% tax)
Order: CDJapan, Amazon, HMV, Tower Records ^†
† Tower Records ships directly within Japan only. International orders are available via WorldShopping.

Edition with XL size T-shirt
Vivid Sound VSCT1002XL
Out 3/7, ¥6000 (excl. 10% tax)
Order: CDJapan, Amazon, HMV, Tower Records ^†
† Tower Records ships directly within Japan only. International orders are available via WorldShopping.

Official teaser

"kanashii uwasa" (original version from album "Une Manche et La Belle")