Super Eurobeat
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Super Eurobeat is a CD compilation series of Eurobeat
music in Japan
. The series itself is one of the longest running in the entire world. It has been running for over twenty years and consists of 214 volumes (not counting the many "Super Eurobeat presents" albums) as of May 2011. Originally, Time Records
, Flea Records and Discomagic
were some of the record labels that appeared on the original Super Eurobeat albums. The series began as a Beat Freak release, which lasted for 8 albums, after that the series was changed over to Avex, and that's also when A-Beat C joined in. The first 10 volumes of Super Eurobeat are mostly italo-disco, which is quite different from the modern eurobeat. The slower beats, and serious 80's tone make this music stick out from the rest. http://www.Eurobeat-prime.com/
The term "Super Eurobeat" is sometimes misunderstood and misued by people outside Japan as a music genre (which is synonymous to the Eurobeat
genre used in Japanese market).
Since the 150s, with the exception of volume 165 (which was a megamix), every SEB has been a normal 18 track release with every 10th album being a compilation album with an extra DVD usually containing ParaPara
. 150 was an Anniversary mix with Disc 1 being the History of Eurobeat and Disc 2 being the History of J-Euro (this is out of the ordinary), and 160 was a request countdown (like the other tenth albums of the 100s are). This pattern discontinued with the release of 187, in which it returned to the old 13 extended track format.
Number of tracks in each volume, excluding non-stop albums and bonus discs:
The songs are CD-Edits (also called "SEB Edit" in Japan, and "Radio edit" overseas) in Vol. 64 - 186, but extended versions in other releases.
, Go2, Domino
and Niko
were released on worldwide iTunes
. These are called the "Super Eurobeat presents" compilations. They include:
The albums are currently missing from the iTunes Store and it is unknown whether or not they will return.
Eurobeat
Eurobeat is a form of italo-disco/hi-NRG music that developed in the late 1980s.In the United States, Eurobeat was sometimes marketed as Hi-NRG and for a short while shared this term with the very early freestyle music hits....
music in Japan
Japan
Japan is an island nation in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south...
. The series itself is one of the longest running in the entire world. It has been running for over twenty years and consists of 214 volumes (not counting the many "Super Eurobeat presents" albums) as of May 2011. Originally, Time Records
Time Records
-Labels:As well as the eponymous "Time Records" the company stable includes "Riserec" or "Rise Records and "Oxyd Records".-Rise Records:Founded 1998.Artists include:* Mousse T* Deepswing* Alex Gaudino* Ricky L* Avicii* Dirty South* Riva Starr...
, Flea Records and Discomagic
Discomagic Records
Discomagic Records was the largest italo disco / house / dance record label in Italy at the time. It spawned a large number of sub-labels during the early 1980s to the early 1990s. and it set the standards for an entire genre of music. It was run by Severo Lombardoni from 1982 to 1997.It ceased its...
were some of the record labels that appeared on the original Super Eurobeat albums. The series began as a Beat Freak release, which lasted for 8 albums, after that the series was changed over to Avex, and that's also when A-Beat C joined in. The first 10 volumes of Super Eurobeat are mostly italo-disco, which is quite different from the modern eurobeat. The slower beats, and serious 80's tone make this music stick out from the rest. http://www.Eurobeat-prime.com/
The term "Super Eurobeat" is sometimes misunderstood and misued by people outside Japan as a music genre (which is synonymous to the Eurobeat
Eurobeat
Eurobeat is a form of italo-disco/hi-NRG music that developed in the late 1980s.In the United States, Eurobeat was sometimes marketed as Hi-NRG and for a short while shared this term with the very early freestyle music hits....
genre used in Japanese market).
Release Information
After Super Eurobeat had transferred to avex trax, the CDs themselves were released at a constant rate for the most part, save a few instances where two CDs came out the same day and that Super Eurobeat was not produced for a good portion of a year. In 1994, the original 8 Super Eurobeats were also re-released under avex trax. The pattern of Super Eurobeat albums were usually 2-3 regular albums, a nonstop album, 2-3 albums, a nonstop album, 2-3 albums, and a large compilation album (usually a request countdown). Since Super Eurobeat Vol. 30, these compilation albums generally fall on every tenth album. Early regular albums contained 13 extended tracks, while starting from Vol. 64, the albums contain 18 CD-edit tracks.Since the 150s, with the exception of volume 165 (which was a megamix), every SEB has been a normal 18 track release with every 10th album being a compilation album with an extra DVD usually containing ParaPara
Para Para
is a synchronized group dance that originated in Japan. Unlike most club dancing and rave dancing there are specific synchronized movements for each song much like line dancing...
. 150 was an Anniversary mix with Disc 1 being the History of Eurobeat and Disc 2 being the History of J-Euro (this is out of the ordinary), and 160 was a request countdown (like the other tenth albums of the 100s are). This pattern discontinued with the release of 187, in which it returned to the old 13 extended track format.
Number of tracks in each volume, excluding non-stop albums and bonus discs:
- Vol. 9 - 13: 9-10
- Vol. 14 - 32: 12
- Vol. 34: 14
- Vol. 1 - 8 (re-released), 35 - 62, 187 - 189: 13
- Vol. 64 - 132, 141 - 186: 18
- Vol. 134 - 139: 15, with CD-Extra audios or videos
- Vol. 191 -196: 13, with a non-stop megamix track of all songs
- Vol. 197 - 199: 30 Track Nonstop Megamix
- Vol. 200: 20th Anniversary CD. CD 1 contains a 100 song megamix from the series's history. CD 2 is a mix of popular J-Euro
- Vol. 201-209: 14, 12 extended tracks, 1 J-Euro remix track, and 1 English remix track (usually a Eurock remix)
- Vol. 211-: 15, 14 extended tracks and 1 remix track.
The songs are CD-Edits (also called "SEB Edit" in Japan, and "Radio edit" overseas) in Vol. 64 - 186, but extended versions in other releases.
Participating Super Eurobeat Labels
- Time Records
- A-Beat C (Vol. 9 onwards)
- Delta (Vol. 64 onwards)
- SCP (Vol. 141 onwards)
- Hi-NRG Attack (Vol. 141 onwards)
- Vibration (Vol. 141 - 159)
- Asia Records (Boom Boom Beat) (Vol. 161 onwards)
- GoGo's Music (Vol. 175 onwards)
- Sinclairestyle (Vol. 186 onwards)
- Dima Music (Vol. 188 onwards)
- Eurogrooves (Vol. 192 onwards)
- Sun Fire Records (Vol. 206 onwards)
Highlights from Super Eurobeat History
- 21.01.1990 - Super Eurobeat - 001 - The first Beat Freak album is released. Time is the only label at the start.
- 25.11.1990 - Super Eurobeat - 009 - Avex takes over distribution of the series. A-Beat C joins the series.
- 10.11.1994 - Super Eurobeat - 001 - 004 - Re-released by Avex.
- 10.12.1994 - Super Eurobeat - 005 - 008 - Re-released by Avex.
- 21.02.1996 - Super Eurobeat - 064 - Delta joins the series. The regular format changes from 13 extended tracks to 18 shorter radio editRadio editIn music, a radio edit is a modification to make a song more suitable for airplay, whether it be adjusted for length, profanity, subject matter, instrumentation, or form...
s, to allow more exposure per label. - 21.03.1997 - Super Eurobeat - 076 - The first Super Remix Collection bonus disc is included.
- 04.08.1999 - Super Eurobeat - 100 - The series reaches its 100th album milestone.
- 22.01.2003 - Super Eurobeat - 134 - The 18 track format drops to 15, in favour of bonus video content.
- 18.09.2003 - Super Eurobeat - 141 - HI-NRG Attack, SCP and Vibration join the series. The number of tracks returns to 18.
- 28.09.2005 - Super Eurobeat - 161 - Boom Boom Beat joins the series, while Vibration departs.
- 27.09.2006 - Super Eurobeat - 171 - Boom Boom Beat departs from the series.
- 31.01.2007 - Super Eurobeat - 174 - Avex expands the album format with a bonus disc each month, alternating between re-releases of old songs in extended format, special megamixes, and remixes of newer songs.
- 28.02.2007 - Super Eurobeat - 175 - Go Go's Music joins the series.
- 02.04.2008 - Super Eurobeat - 186 - Boom Boom Beat rejoins the series. Sinclaire Style joins the series for the first time.
- 07.05.2008 - Super Eurobeat - 187 - The bonus disc is dropped, while the main disc's 18 track radio editRadio editIn music, a radio edit is a modification to make a song more suitable for airplay, whether it be adjusted for length, profanity, subject matter, instrumentation, or form...
format is reverted to the 13 track extended format after 12 years. - 04.06.2008 - Super Eurobeat - 188 - Dima Music joins the series for the first time.
- 01.10.2008 - Super Eurobeat - 191 - Series takes on a new themed format, with the first being a driving-themed compilation.
- 05.11.2008 - Super Eurobeat - 192 - Sergio Dall'ora rejoins the series with his own Eurogrooves label, replacing Time Records presence.
- 03.03.2010 - Super Eurobeat - 201 - The series reverts once again to a 12 track extended format, this time with one J-Euro remix and one rock remix.
- 04.08.2010 - Super Eurobeat - 206 - Dave Rodgers rejoins the series with his new label, Sun Fire Records, replacing A-Beat C presence. Besides, it's notable for the first track of a SEB album to be a J-Euro (Hawaiian Roller Coaster/ AAA).
- 02.02.2011 - Super Eurobeat - 211 - Speed Records joins the series substituting for Boom Boom Beat which was in hiatus then. Both labels are under Mauro Farina's Saifam group.
Super Eurobeat presents
Besides the main compilation series, Albums with different themes are also released with the Super Eurobeat name. Also, in November 2008, albums focused on specific artists such as Dave RodgersDave Rodgers
Dave Rodgers is an Italian songwriter, composer, and producer.Born in Mantua, he started production with the band Aleph. Since then, he has collaborated with artists from around the world and has produced several multi-platinum albums...
, Go2, Domino
Alessandra Mirka Gatti
Alessandra Mirka Gatti is an Italian Eurobeat singer.- Career :Alessandra Mirka Gatti first got a name in Italo Disco when she met Giancarlo Pasquini in the late 1980s...
and Niko
Maurizio De Jorio
Maurizio De Jorio is an italo disco and Eurobeat musician from the 1990s to the present.- Background :Like most musicians in the Eurobeat genre, he has performed under a number of pseudonyms for various labels . Maurizio De Jorio is probably most well known for his song "Night of Fire" which he...
were released on worldwide iTunes
ITunes
iTunes is a media player computer program, used for playing, downloading, and organizing digital music and video files on desktop computers. It can also manage contents on iPod, iPhone, iPod Touch and iPad....
. These are called the "Super Eurobeat presents" compilations. They include:
- Aishu Euro Special
- Euro Hit Box
- Euro Movement
- Eurobeat Revolution
- Euromach
- GTC Special
- Hi-NRG '80s
- Hyper Star Energy
- Initial D D-Selection
- J-Euro Original Collection
- JGTC Special
- J-Euro
- Ayu-ro Mix 1SUPER EUROBEAT presents ayu-ro mixThe Super Eurobeat Presents Ayu-ro Mix remix album was released by Ayumi Hamasaki on February 16, 2000. The album became the second highest selling remix album in Japan of 2000 with 650,000 copies sold. The album became Hamasaki's longest charting remix album with over 31 weeks on the chart...
-2SUPER EUROBEAT presents ayu-ro mix 2Super Eurobeat Presents ayu-ro Mix 2 is a remix album, consisting of recordings by Japanese singer Ayumi Hamasaki remixed by various eurobeat producers from Italy, released in the late 2001 by Avex Trax.... - Euro Every Little ThingSuper Eurobeat Presents Euro Every Little ThingSuper Eurobeat Presents Euro Every Little Thing is a remix album, consisting of recordings by Japanese pop group Every Little Thing remixed by various eurobeat producers from Italy, released in 2001 by Avex Trax.-Tracks:-Further details:...
- Euro GlobalGlobe (band)Globe is a dance-oriented Japanese pop band, formed in 1995 by producer and songwriter Tetsuya Komuro. Originally consisting of Komuro, Keiko Yamada and Marc Panther, the group's singles consistently hit the charts...
- Euro "Dream" LandSuper Eurobeat Presents Euro Dream LandSuper Eurobeat Presents Euro Dream Land is a remix album, consisting of recordings by Japanese all-girl dance band Dream, released in the late 2000 by Avex Trax....
- Hyper Euro MAXMAX (band)MAX whose name is an acronym for "Musical Active eXperience" is an Okinawan vocal group popular in Japan. The original members of MAX made their musical debut as members of the Super Monkey's along with lead vocalist, Namie Amuro...
- J-Euro Best
- J-Euro Non-Stop BestJ-Euro Non-Stop BestJ-Euro Non-Stop Best is a megamix compilation album, consisting of recordings by various Avex artists produced and/or remixed by various music producers mostly those of eurobeat from Italy, released in 2001 by Avex Trax....
The albums are currently missing from the iTunes Store and it is unknown whether or not they will return.