Live in Japan is a live album from American rock band The Runaways, released on 13 August 1977.[1] The album was originally released only in Japan (their only major fan base), and some other regions including Canada, Australia, New Zealand and the Netherlands. It was the last Runaways album that Cherie Currie and Jackie Fox appeared on and was not intended for release in the United States or the United Kingdom.
The Runaways would like to thank Udo Artists inc.
and Nippon Phonogram for making their first tour
of Japan incredible. Also thanks to
Japanese staff :
American staff :
Ishi
Kent J. Smythe
Tetsu
Ima Nurd
Pai
Ura Geek
Yoshi Y.
The U.S.A. staff would like to
Michi
thank A.M. and B.B. for
Yoshi O.
keeping them very normal
Ryoichi
also we thank ourselves for
Yoshi T.
spending the ¥700
SIGN PLEASE
An on the road production for kim Fowley,
Produced by KENT J. SMYTHE AND THE RUNAWAYS
Runaways Fan Club 6000 Sunset Boulevard, Hollywood California 90028 U.S.A.
P.S. Send us your picture so we can see who you are - The Runaways
Recorded at the Tokyo Koseinenkin Kaikan
and the Shibuya Kokaido 5 / 6 / 12 Jun 1977
Mixed at Onkio-Haus-Studio 18 / 19 Jun 1977
Mixed by Kent J. Smythe & Takashi Kitazawa
Engineer : Toshio Kobayashi
Special thanks to :
Mr. UDO and A. TERABAYASHI, Hiro Nakamura, Big Mac Imamura
The initial Japanese vinyl LP edition had a 'gate-fold cover', and included 12" x 12" (30 cm x 30 cm) photos of all five band members, with brief bio-notes on the back[8] (the printing is of hand written data by the band member whose photo is on the front), plus a booklet with the song lyrics printed in both English and Japanese. The initial French editions also had a gate-fold cover and included the photos, but not the lyrics. The Canadian version did have the gate-fold cover, but didn't include either the photos or the lyric inserts. The album was never released in the United States. A 2004 Compact Disc version was issued by Cherry Red UK, after Phonogram dropped the album from its catalogues.
[2004] Cherry Red UK : 241 -- (U.S. Distributor: MSI Music Distribution)
[2019] USA (Culture Factory|Mercury|Universal Music Special Markets): B0031054-01 (Special release of 1200 LPs for Record Store Day Black Friday 2019)[9]
