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Sappukei

Sappukei ("Tastelessness") is the third studio album by Japanese rock band Number Girl, released on July 17, 2000. It peaked at number 82 on the Oricon Albums Chart. It was ranked 37th on Snoozer's "100 Greatest Japanese Albums of All Time." David Fridmann of Mercury Rev produced the album.

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Sappukei
Studio album by
Number Girl
ReleasedJuly 17, 2000 (2000-07-17)
StudioTarbox Road Studios, Cassadaga, NY.
Genre
Length39:03
LabelToshiba EMI
ProducerDave Fridmann
Number Girl chronology
Shibuya Rockstransformed Jōtai
(1999) 		Sappukei
(2000) 		Num-Heavymetallic
(2002)
Professional ratings
Review scores
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Pitchfork7.7/101

Sappukei ("Tastelessness") is the third studio album by Japanese rock band Number Girl, released on July 17, 2000. It peaked at number 82 on the Oricon Albums Chart.2 It was ranked 37th on Snoozer's "100 Greatest Japanese Albums of All Time."3 David Fridmann of Mercury Rev produced the album.

Track listing

No.TitleLength
1."Brutal Number Girl"2:03
2."Zegen vs Undercover"2:43
3."Sasu-You"2:40
4."Urban Guitar Sayonara"4:10
5."Abstract Truth"3:28
6."Tattoo Ari" (Tattooあり)3:25
7."Sappukei"3:47
8."U-Rei"4:18
9."Yaruse Nakio no Beat" (Yaruse NakioのBeat)5:06
10."Trampoline Girl"4:28
11."Brutal Man"2:53

Charts

Chart Peak
position
Japanese Albums (Oricon)2 82
References

References

  1. Michel, Patrick St. (January 20, 2016). "Number Girl: School Girl Distortional Addict / Sappukei / Num-Heavymetallic". Pitchfork. Retrieved October 22, 2017.
  2. "Sappukei 15th Anniversary Edition". Oricon. Archived from the original on October 23, 2017. Retrieved October 22, 2017.
  3. "KURUTTA: 150 Greatest Albums of Japanese Rock 'n' Roll". Kurutta.blogspot.com. 2009-10-06. Retrieved 2012-03-08.
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