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Japanese Single Releases

"Keep On Dancing"/"Alright"(03/'72)

(CBS/Sony BLPA-1)

 

"Shang-A-Lang"/"Are You Ready For That Rock & Roll"(09/'74)

(CBS/Sony BLPB 236)

Thanks to Hirobumi Ezawa for the pic of this hard-to-find rarity!

 

 

"Bye Bye Baby"/"Hey! Beautiful Dreamer"(07/'75)

(CBS/Sony BLPB 245-AR)


"My Teenage Heart"/"Let's Go"(10/'75)

(CBS/Sony BLPB 250-AR)

 

"Saturday Night"/"Shang-A-Lang"(12/'75)

(CBS/Sony BLPB 251-AR)

 

"Money Honey"/"Maryanne"(03/'76)

(Toshiba/EMI IER 10924)

 

"Saturday Night"/
"
Bye Bye Baby"(03/'76)

(Toshiba/EMI IER 10935)

Notes:
A 'Double A-Side' re-issue. Pic above shows the front of the sleeve, while...

...this pic's the back of that same "Sat.Night"/"Bye Bye Baby" double A-side single.


"Rock & Roll Love Letter"/"Shanghai'd In Love"(06/'76)

(Toshiba/EMI IER 20022)

 

"Love Me Like I Love You"/"Mama Li"(08/'76)

(Toshiba/EMI IER 20015)

 

"I Only Want To Be With You"/"Write A Letter"(10/'76)

(Toshiba/EMI IER 20104)

 

"Yesterday's Hero"/
"
Rock N' Roller"(12/'76)

(Toshiba/EMI IER 20150)

Notes:
Another 'Double A-Side'.
Pic above (w/Pat) shows the front...

...while this (w/Ian) one's the back.


"Dedication"/"You're A Woman"(04/'77)

(Toshiba/EMI IER 20190)

 

"It's A Game"/"Dance Dance Dance"(05/'77)

(Toshiba/EMI IER 20270)

 

"You Made Me Believe In Magic"/
"Sweet Virgina"(08/'77)

(Toshiba/EMI IER 20300)

 

"Don't Let The Music Die"/
"The Way I Feel Tonight"(12/'77)

(Toshiba/EMI IER 20360)

Notes:
A 'Double A-Side' of sorts, but, unlike the others of its ilk, with just one sided PS sheet
.

 

"Summerlove Sensation"/"Give A Little Love"(01/'78)

(Toshiba/EMI IER 20414)

Notes:
And another 'double A'. Contains, interestingly enough, the LP version of "Give...". Issued as a single culled from the "Early Collection" double rarities album (see 'Japanese Albums' section)

 

"Where Will I Be Now"/"If You Were My Woman"(09/'78)

(Toshiba/EMI IER 20485)

 

"Another Rainy Day In New York City"/
"Shoorah Shoorah For Hollywood"
(12/'78)

(Toshiba/EMI IER 20512)

 

"Another Rainy Day..."
was re-issued on Nippon Phonogram as 6RS-7 in January 1979 when the Arista licence became theirs. However, that (re)issue is extremely difficult to come by and although it probably came in the same sort of sleeve as the original, a scan of it + any additional info would be nice, thanks.


"Bye Bye Baby"/"It's For You"(early '79)

(Nippon Phonogram 6RS-9)

One suspects that there may have been even more BCR single releases in these early '79 Nippon Phongram re-issue series (# 6RS-8 ? # 6RS-10 ?) So, needless to add, anyone with info...

"Money Honey"/"??" (probably "Maryanne")(early '79)

(Nippon Phonogram 6RS-? - probably # 6RS-10)

Anyone with a better scan & more detailed info on this one (and maybe others not listed here), by all means

"Rock And Roll Love Letter"/"Shanghai'd In Love"(02/'79)

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(Nippon Phonogram 6RS-11)

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Thanks to McCANN for the scan & the info!

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"Saturday Night"/"Hey! C.B."(03/'79)

(Nippon Phonogram 6RS-12)

Notes:
Certainly one of the rarest Japanese singles, this one's a bit odd as well. As usually, we get the 1974, Les McKeown-sung version of "Sat.Night", although the label claims it is from 1973 (like the original was)
and we get the Nobby Clark-sung "Hey! C.B.", the 1973 B-side of the original "Sat.Night", on the flip side.
Even odder yet, this one seems to have been issued in two different picture sleeves, under the same cat.#.

 

"Turn On The Radio"/
"Washington's Birthday"(08/'79)

(Nippon Phonogram 6RS-28)

Notes:

Phonogram certainly liked to keep their bases covered and billed the band both as The Rollers and Bay City Rollers on the sleeve.

 

"Elevator"/
"Tomorrow's Just A Day Away"(12/'79)

(Nippon Phonogram 6RS-38)

The Rollers

 

"God Save Rock & Roll"/"Soho"(05/'80)

(Nippon Phonogram 6RS-67)

The Rollers

 

"Piece Of The Action"/
"Seen This Movie"(07/'83)

(Overseas/Teichiku YE-22-V)

 

 


"When You Find Out"/"The Whip"(08/'85)

(Polydor/London SO7P-1067)

Notes:
Contains a slightly different mix of "When You..." than the one included on the "Breakout"('85) album(s) in Japan and Oz.

 

"Saturday Night"/"Shang-A-Lang"(1989)

(BMG Japan - PROMO ONLY!)(PRTD-3023)

 

"Saturday Night"/"Shang-A-Lang"(03/'89)

3" CD Single

(BMG A10D-118)

 

"I Only Wanna Be With You"/"Bye Bye Baby"(1989)

(BMG Japan - PROMO ONLY!)(PRTD-3055)

 

"I Only Want To Be With You"

(CD Single, BMG Japan, issued January 23rd 2002)

Theme song from Japanese TV drama "Ginza No Koi".

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