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and was released in 2007. The Album was produced, engineered, mixed, and mastered by Attie Bauw. The album was recorded at Bauwhaus Studios,

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. The Drums were recorded at The Tracking Room,

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. Additional vocal arrangement and production on track 12 by David Laudat. The name of this album is based upon the name of the hit 1970s Japanese television show

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Track listing

Tracks 13 and 14 are bonus tracks that only appear on the Japanese version of this album released by

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Release history

Personnel

* Akihito Morimoto – Guitar/Vocals * Kazuto Maekawa – Bass * Tomoharu "Gian" Ito – Drums * The Bauwhaus Whistle Orchestra – Whistling on track 8 (Wayne Charlton credited as Lead Whistler) * Jolien Grunberg – Additional vocals on track 12. * Bob Slayer – Manager.

References

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