Romanesque (EP)

Romanesque is the debut extended play released by the Japanese rock band Buck-Tick. It was released on 12-inch vinyl, cassette and 8 cm CD (which contains a bonus track)[1] on March 21, 1988 through Victor Entertainment.[2] The extended play peaked at number twenty on the Oricon charts[3] and has sold 40,000 copies worldwide.[4]

Romanesque
EP by Buck-Tick
Released	March 21, 1988
Recorded	December 1987 – January 1988 at Victor Aoyama Studio in Tokyo; Magnet Studio in Tokyo
Genre	Power pop punk rock
Length	16:49 21:49 (CD version)
Language	Japanese, English
Label	Victor
Producer	Buck-Tick
Buck-Tick chronology
Sexual XXXXX! (1987) Romanesque (1988) Seventh Heaven (1988)

Track listing

All tracks are written by Hisashi Imai.

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Misty Zone"	4:31
2.	"Romanesque"	4:12
3.	"Automatic Blue"	3:09
4.	"Hearts"	4:54
Total length:		16:49

CD bonus track

No.	Title	Length
5.	"Romanesque" ("Sensual Pleasures Mix")	5:01
Total length:		21:49

Personnel

• Atsushi Sakurai – lead vocals, se
• Hisashi Imai – lead guitar, backing vocals
• Hidehiko Hoshino – rhythm guitar, acoustic guitar, backing vocals
• Yutaka Higuchi – bass
• Toll Yagami – drums, percussion

Additional performers

• Julie Fowell – backing vocals on "Romanesque" (Sensual Pleasures Mix)

Production

• Buck-Tick – producers
• Yasuaki "V" Shindoh – engineer, mixing
• Ken Sakaguchi – cover art, graphic design
• Masafumi Sakamoto – photography

References

1. "Romanesque". jame-world.com. Retrieved April 12, 2011.
2. "Discography at JaME". jame-world.com. Retrieved April 12, 2011.
3. "BUCK-TICKのアルバム売り上げランキング". oricon.co.jp (in Japanese). Archived from the original on February 25, 2012. Retrieved April 27, 2011.
4. "Romanesque review". Buck-Tick Zone.com. Archived from the original on June 19, 2011. Retrieved January 29, 2012.