Product Description
Recorded in 1976 at the studio in Takadanobaba BIG BOX as part of the sessions that would become known among collectors as the “Virgin Demos.”
In 1991 Les Rallizes Dénudés released three titles on CD that ended up being the only official albums to be released in the band’s lifetime, butTakashi Mizutani was in the process of readying another album.
Prepared using a variety of formats, including U-Matic, open reel, and DAT, the tracks were labeled with working titles such as “Disque 4” and “Record No. 4,” indicating that Mizutani was collecting these materials for a possible fourth album. Furthermore, his notes suggest an attempt to sequence the tracks in a vinyl LP format, splitting them into A and B sides with around 20 minutes per side.
It also became evident that the tracks, primarily gathered from studio sessions taken from multiple sources, all appeared to be recordings from around 1976. This aligns with claims that Mizutani himself had made, hinting at the fact that 'there exists another album, besides the three released albums, consisting of studio recordings made with the same members as ‘77 LIVE'. However, in the early 1990s, just as CDs were becoming the dominant format of music media, it seems the album as a vinyl release would not have been viable. Thus, the 'Fourth Album' became another lost piece of the intricate Rallizes myth.
Disque 4 -’76 Studio et Live- reconstructs the track list Mizutani had prepared for the fourth album, excluding “Hibiscus Flower,” which was included on Jittoku ’76. Production and mastering were handled once again by Makoto Kubota, assembling the album from the masters left behind by Mizutani, utilizing newly discovered tapes as additional sources.
Members:
Takashi Mizutani: Vocals/Guitar
Takeshi Nakamura: Side Guitar
Hiroshi Narazaki: Bass
Toshirou Mimaki: Drums
1.Fallin’ Love With / Romance of the Black Pain Otherwise Fallin’ Love With
2. Reapers of the Night
3. The Night Wind, The Candle Flame at Dawn
4. Bird Calls in the Dusk
5. White Awakening
6. The Night, Assassin's Night
7. The Last One_1976
