© 2006 Lawrence Tuczynski
| Title | Ukelele Ultraman |
| CD Label | Geneon Entertainment, Inc./Tsuburaya Prod. |
| CD Number | GNCL-1060 |
| Music Composed by: | Kouichi Sugiyama |
| Music Performed by: | KURICORDER QUARTET LAULA IWAO BAN BAN BAZAR Hajimenikiyoshi |
| Number of tracks | 13 |
| Running time | 32:05 |
| Number of discs | 1 |
| Year of release/manufacture | April 05, 2006 |
| REVIEW |
October 16, 2006 The following review courtesy of David Hirsch's Collectors Den column on the CD Japan website at: http://www.cdjapan.co.jp/collectors_den/2006-06.html. After hearing the Japanese a Cappella group Bukimisha brilliantly perform many of the classic themes without any orchestral back up, I approached this concept CD with high hopes. Certainly, the cover promises something fun, with Ultraman, Dada and Pigmon surfing and dancing the hula on the beach. I was pleasantly surprised that the music also works very well on the ukulele. With various backup instruments, it's like a score for an episode set in Hawaii. Includes music video as CD-Extra content. Artists include LAULA, Hajimenikiyoshi, BAN BAN BAZAR and IWAO. Note from site owner Larry Tuczynski: After listening to this disc I was quite surprised at how well this music works on ukelele. I really enjoyed this CD and was surprised it was so short, clocking in at just over a half hour, considering the tons of Ultraman material out there. Also if you do a search on CD Japan you will see there are a bunch of other Ukelele projects including a "Ukelele Beatles" and "Ukelele Elvis". There is also a CD Extra 'Ultraman Song' promo video featuring Ultraman, Baltan Alien, Seaboze on this disc. |
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Ukelele Ultraman English track translations courtesy of Jolyon Yates
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