Sexual XXXXX!

Sexual XXXXX!
Studio album by
Buck-Tick
ReleasedNovember 21, 1987 (1987-11-21)
RecordedJuly 26–August 18, 1987 at Avaco Creative Studio in Tokyo; Star Ship Studio in Osaka; Victor Aoyama Studio in Tokyo
Genre
Length42:56
LanguageJapanese, English
LabelVictor
ProducerBuck-Tick
Buck-Tick chronology
Hurry Up Mode
(1987) 		Sexual XXXXX!
(1987) 		Seventh Heaven
(1988)

Sexual XXXXX! (stylized as SEXUAL×××××! and read as simply "sexual") is the second studio album by the Japanese rock band Buck-Tick, released as their major label debut by Victor Entertainment on November 21, 1987. It peaked at number 33 on the Oricon Albums Chart.

Overview

Following the album-release concert for Hurry Up Mode at Toshima Public Hall on April 1, 1987, major record labels began courting Buck-Tick, but the band wanted to continue pursuing music on their own terms and refused to sign unless the label would agree to their four conditions: first, that the band would be able to make their own decisions about their hair, makeup, clothing, and general image; second, that they would never be forced to change the band lineup; third, that they would never be forced to use session musicians for recordings; and last, that they would be able to do all of their own production work.[1] Most record companies refused the idea of accepting such demands from a new band, but Junichi Tanaka of Victor Invitation Records decided to accept their terms, and Takeshi Takagaki of Victor Invitation offered them the company's Aoyama studio as a place to practice.[1]

The recording of Sexual XXXXX! took place from July 26 to August 18, 1987.[1] It was released on vinyl, cassette and CD by Victor on November 21, 1987.[2][3][4] Initially, the album was to be titled "SEXUAL INTERCOURSE", but that was felt to be too straightforward.[5]

The songs "Do the I Love You" and "Hyper Love" were later re-recorded for the band's 1992 compilation album Koroshi no Shirabe: This Is Not Greatest Hits. "My Eyes & Your Eyes" was re-recorded for the b-side to their 2007 single "Rendezvous". Sexual XXXXX! was digitally remastered and re-released on September 19, 2002, with a different cover.[6] It was remastered and re-released again on September 5, 2007.

Reception

Sexual XXXXX! peaked at number 33 on the Oricon Albums Chart.[7] Although a good result for a new band, the album was not well-received and the group also faced accusations of "selling out".[8] As of 2011, it had sold 40,000 copies.[9]

Track listing

All tracks are written by Hisashi Imai, except where noted.

No.TitleLength
1."Empty Girl"3:36
2."Future for Future"3:52
3."Dream or Truth"4:23
4."Do the I Love You"2:56
5."Illusion" (lyrics written by Atsushi Sakurai)6:19
6."Sexual XXXXX!" (lyrics written by Sakurai)3:33
7."Sissy Boy"4:26
8."Mis-Cast"3:35
9."Hyper Love"5:03
10."My Eyes & Your Eyes"4:54
Total length:42:56
2002 digital remaster bonus tracks
No.TitleLength
11."Romanesque[a]" (Demo version)4:04
12."Sexual XXXXX!" (live from Climax Together on September 11, 1992; lyrics written by Sakurai)3:49

Personnel

Additional performers

  • Tsutomu Nakayama - keyboards, backing vocals
  • Jun-ichi Tanaka - backing vocals

Production

  • Buck-Tick - producers
  • Kazumitsu Higuchi; Kazuo Sawaki - executive producers
  • Shuuji Yamaguchi - engineer, mixing
  • Hideaki Ikeda; Kouki Fukui - assistant engineers
  • Katsunori Miyake - graphic design, cover art
  • Masanori Kato - photography

See also

Notes

  1. ^ Originally released on the compilation album BT in 1999.

References

  1. ^ a b c Matsuura, Yasue; Nakagawa, Takao (1989). "BUCK-TICK STORY Chapter IV—1987.6.→1989.1.". Buck-Tick Love Me (in Japanese). Shinko Music Publishing Company, Ltd. pp. 64–66, 68. ISBN 4-401-61275-2.
  2. ^ "Sexual XXXXX! by BUCK-TICK MTV". MTV. 2012-09-05. Retrieved 2022-05-09.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link)
  3. ^ "Discography at JaME". jame-world.com. Retrieved 2011-04-12.
  4. ^ "Buck-Tick – Sexual XXXXX! (1987, CD)". Discogs.
  5. ^ Yagami, Toll (2018). 1977: Yagami Toll Jiden (in Japanese). Ongaku to Hito. pp. 124–128. ISBN 978-4-903979-28-1.
  6. ^ "SEXUAL xxxxx ! (digital remaster)". jame-world.com. Retrieved 2011-04-12.
  7. ^ "BUCK-TICKのアルバム売上ランキング ORICON STYLE". 2014-11-15. Retrieved 2022-05-20.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link)
  8. ^ "History: 1987-1991". Buck-Tick 2022-23 Debut 35th Anniversary Year Special Site (in Japanese). JVCKenwood Victor Entertainment. Archived from the original on 2022-09-20. Retrieved 2023-11-01.
  9. ^ "Sexual XXXXX! review". Buck-Tick Zone.com. Archived from the original on 2007-07-17. Retrieved 2012-01-29.[unreliable source?]


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