''Romanesque'' is the debut

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released by the Japanese

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Buck-Tick Buck-Tick (stylized as BUCK-TICK) is a Japanese rock band formed in Fujioka, Gunma in 1983. The classic lineup of lead vocalist Atsushi Sakurai, lead guitarist Hisashi Imai, rhythm guitarist Hidehiko Hoshino, bassist Yutaka Higuchi and drum ...

. It was released on 12-inch

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, cassette and 8 cm CD (which contains a bonus track) on March 21, 1988, through

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. This EP contains a re-recorded version of their song "Romanesque" from their debut album '' Hurry Up Mode''. The extended play peaked at number twenty on the

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charts and has sold 40,000 copies worldwide.

Track listing

Personnel

Atsushi Sakurai was a Japanese musician and singer-songwriter. He was the lead vocalist and primary lyricist of the rock band Buck-Tick from 1985 until his death in 2023. Initially joining as their drummer in 1983, Sakurai fronted the band for 38 years and 2 ...

– lead vocals, SE *

Hisashi Imai is a Japanese musician, singer and songwriter. He is best known as the lead guitarist of the rock band Buck-Tick since 1983. Following the October 2023 death of vocalist Atsushi Sakurai, Imai began sharing lead vocal duties in the band with fe ...

– electric guitar *

Hidehiko Hoshino , nicknamed "Hide", is a Japanese musician, singer and songwriter. He is best known as the rhythm guitarist of the rock band Buck-Tick since 1983. Following the October 2023 death of vocalist Atsushi Sakurai, Hoshino began sharing lead vocal du ...

– electric guitar, gut guitar * Yutaka Higuchi – bass *

Toll Yagami , known exclusively by his stage name , is a Japanese musician, best known as the drummer of the rock band Buck-Tick since 1985. He is the older brother of Yutaka Higuchi, Buck-Tick's bassist. Life and career Toll Yagami dropped out of high ...

– drums,

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percussion Additional performers * Julie Fowell – backing vocals on "Romanesque (Sensual Pleasures Mix)" * Yoko Ueno – sampling operator Production * Buck-Tick –

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* Yasuaki "V" Shindoh –

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, mixing * Ken Sakaguchi – cover art, graphic design * Masafumi Sakamoto – photography

References

1988 debut EPs Buck-Tick albums Victor Entertainment EPs Japanese-language EPs 1980s Japanese-language albums {{1980s-rock-album-stub