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Album dossier / 1980

Make Up City

Casiopea · City Pop/Jazz Fusion

Make Up City was Casiopea's third studio album and the first to feature drummer Akira Jimbo, a college student recruited to replace founding drummer Takashi Sasaki just months after the band's live album Thunder Live; the record arrived shortly after that lineup change and became one of the group's most celebrated 'internationally released' outings, per AllMusic. Formed in 1976 by guitarist Issei Noro and bassist Tetsuo Sakurai, Casiopea had already built a reputation on complex fusion compositions and technical interplay after their Alfa Records debut, and Make Up City -- fronted by Noro's guitar work and Minoru Mukaiya's keyboards -- helped cement that formula ahead of the internationally beloved 1982 live album Mint Jams, which Noro later credited with opening the door to the band's first European tour.

Year1980
GenreCity Pop/Jazz Fusion
Chart peakN/A (Japanese domestic release)
Vinyl sales (est.)N/A

Record facts

Label
Alfa Records
Producer
Issei Noro
Chart peak
N/A (Japanese domestic release)
Notable tracks
  • ★ Gypsy Wind
  • ★ Ripple Dance
  • ★ Twinkle Wing

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Make Up City
1980 · Alfa Records

Complete 1980s Studio Discography

11 studio albums released from 1980–1989 by Casiopea. Archived records link directly to full dossiers; remaining releases are queued for harvesting. MusicBrainz source.

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Make Up City
1980 · Alfa Records
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♫ 1981
Cross Point
1981 ·
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♫ 1981
EYES OF THE MIND
1981 ·
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♫ 1982
4×4
1982 ·
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Jive Jive
1983 ·
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Photographs
1983 ·
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Down Upbeat
1984 ·
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Halle
1985 ·
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Sun Sun
1986 ·
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Platinum
1987 ·
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Euphony
1988 ·
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Complete track listing · 8 tracks

  1. Gypsy Wind
  2. Eyes of the Mind
  3. Reflections of You
  4. Ripple Dance
  5. Life Game
  6. Make Up City
  7. Pastel Sea
  8. Twinkle Wing

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eil.com, inneroceanrecords.com, en.wikipedia.org, allmusic.com · track listing: https://musicbrainz.org/release/5f33b297-d806-4545-a7bb-2eb57f0e180a · cover art: coverartarchive.org

Last enriched: 2026-09-12