Kamasami Kong DJ Special

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
This article is about S. Kiyotaka & Omega Tribe album. For the 1986 Omega Tribe album, see DJ Special.
Kamasami Kong DJ Special
Kamasami kong DJ Special cover.jpg
Compilation album by
Kiyotaka Sugiyama & Omega Tribe
ReleasedMarch 21, 1985 (1985-03-21)
LabelVAP
ProducerKoichi Fujita, Shigeru Matsuhashi
Kiyotaka Sugiyama & Omega Tribe chronology
River's Island
(1984) 		Kamasami Kong DJ Special
(1985) 		Never Ending Summer
(1984)

Kamasami Kong DJ Special (カマサミコングDJスペシャル) is the first compilation album by Kiyotaka Sugiyama & Omega Tribe released by VAP on March 21, 1985.[1] The compilation peaked at No. 19 on the Oricon charts.

Background and composition[]

Hawaiian DJ Kamasami Kong had known of the band since its inception, directly playing a role in the name of the band itself.[2][3] With the completion of the band's fourth studio album, Another Summer, on May 20, 1985, the band had decided that they would break up shortly after a release of another compilation on October 23. They released the DJ Special a day after.[4] The compilation was structured like a radio program and included song introductions, program jingles, and receiving requests from listeners by phone. This pseudo-program was labeled as KIKI in Hawaii, with Kong using his real name during the album.[5]

The compilation was included in the 35th Anniversary All Singles collection released in 2018.[6][7]

Charts[]

Chart (1985) Peak
position
Oricon[8] 19

References[]

  1. ^ "Kamasami Kong DJ SPECIAL／杉山清貴＆オメガトライブ". Tricolor Day (in Japanese). Excite.
  2. ^ Kamasami Kong (May 21, 1985). Kamasami Kong DJ Special [カマサミ・コングDJスペシャル] (Radio broadcast, CD compilaton; uploaded to YouTube) (in Japanese and English). Japan: VAP. Event occurs at 8:11. ASIN B07BB1L5YN. Retrieved June 23, 2020. 'Omega Tribe.' Now, that's the name of this group, and, you know? That's the name that you're truly gave to this group! Yeah, it's true. I named this group! How did it all come about? Well, I wanted to give the group a name that would be 'futuristically primitive,' something with a kind of 'yin-yang' feel to it, by that I mean I wanted to give the group a name that could help them lead the way into tomorrow without losing the richness of yesterday...
  3. ^ "DJ SPECIAL Vol.7_カマサミ・コングDJスペシャル / 杉山 清貴&オメガトライブ". Music Avenue (in Japanese). Excite. May 1, 2006.
  4. ^ Kong, Kamasami; Sano, Eri (July 25, 2016). "Sugiyama,Kiyotaka 1 day special". Pacific Osasis (in Japanese). FM Cocolo.CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  5. ^ "カセットテープの思い出 Part 10「ハワイの気分でカマサミ・コング DJ SPECIAL」". Saigon Tribune (in Japanese). Livedoor.
  6. ^ "杉山清貴＆オメガトライブ　３５ＴＨ　ＡＮＮＩＶＥＲＳＡＲＹ　オール・シングルス＋カマサミ・コングＤＪスペシャル＆モア". Billboard Japan (in Japanese).
  7. ^ "杉山清貴&オメガトライブ 35TH ANNIVERSARY オール・シングルス+カマサミ・コング DJスペシャル&モア". Island Afternoon. March 9, 2018.
  8. ^ "カマサミ・コングDJスペシャル". Oricon.
Retrieved from ""