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Description:
This album is a collection of music from the Toho and TBS co-produced television series "The Sign Is V" (1969 - 1970). This is part of a series of albums titled Memories of Youth Dramas Music Complete Works, with this album being the sixth in the series. Music by Go Misawa. All music is in mono.
Album Information:
Label: VAP
Album Title & Catalogue Number: Memories of Youth Dramas Music Complete Works: The Sign Is V Music File (VPCD-81014)
Music by: Go Misawa
Number of Discs: 1
Number of Tracks: 22
Run Time: 75:04
Release Date: August 1, 1993
Retail Price: ¥2,670 (Approximately $24.32 [as of February 14, 2020])
Track List:
The following are the Japanese and English translated track lists.
NOTE: The original track list states that the cues that make up track 2 are arrangements of the theme song, "The Sign Is V". In actuality, it's the cues that make up track 3. I have corrected this for both the Japanese and English translated track lists.
Track List (Japanese)
01. サインはV〈TVサイズ〉
歌：麻里圭子・横田年昭とリオアルマ
02. バレーコートの午後
[1]C-1 [2]BG-6
03. 合言葉はVサイン
(「サインはV」アレンジBGM)
[1]T-1 [2]T-7
04. 監督、ライバルそして親友
[1]C-3 [2]C-2 [3]C-4 [4]BG-1
05. 姉の志を継いで・・・
(「この道の果てに」アレンジBGM)
[1]T-14 [2]T-11 [3]E-3
06. アイキャッチ (「サインはV」アレンジBGM)
[1]アイキャッチ
07. 立木大和の乙女たち
(「しあわせは何処かにいるよ」アレンジBGM)
[1]T-12 [2]T-21
08. 優しさに見守られて
(「サインはV」アレンジBGM)
[1]T-22の変形 [2]T-13
09. ユミ、もの想い⋯
[1]BG-2 [2]BR-13 [3]BR-15 [4]BG-5
10. 闘志、燃やして
(「この道の果てに」アレンジBGM)
[1]T-8 [2]T-17 [3]T-23の変形
11. 特訓の果てに
[1]BG-7 [2]BG-8
12. 勝利をつかもう
(「サインはV」アレンジBGM)
[1]T-10 [2]T-19 [3]E-4
13. しあわせは何処かにいるよ
(フルコーラス・モノラルバージョン)
歌：ティーカップス
14. サインはV〈TVサイズ・カラオケ〉
15. ジュンのバラード
[1]BG-9
16. 最大の好敵手－ユミと麻里－
[1]BR-12 [2]BG-10 [3]BG-4
[4]BR-20 [5]BG-3
17. 静かなる激情
(「しあわせは何処かにいるよ」アレンジBGM)
[1]T-6 [2]T-18
18. 友情はボールに込めて
(「この道の果てに」アレンジBGM)
[1]T-2 [2]T-5
19. VICTORY!
(「しあわせは何処かにいるよ」アレンジBGM)
[1]T-3 [2]T-9
20. 熱闘終わって
(「サインはV」アレンジBGM)
[1]T-4
21. 輝ける青春
[1]E-2 [2]E-1
22. この道の果てに
(フルコーラス・モノラルバージョン)
歌：麻里圭子・横田年昭とリオアルマ
音楽：三沢 郷
Track List (English)
01. The Sign Is V ❬TV Size❭
Vocals: Keiko Mari, Toshiaki Yokota and Rio Alma
02. Afternoon at the Volleyball Court
[1] C-1 [2] BG-6
03. The Slogan Is the V Sign
("The Sign Is V" Arrangement BGM)
[1] T-1 [2] T-7
04. Directors, Rivals and Best Friends
[1] C-3 [2] C-2 [3] C-4 [4] BG-1
05. Inheriting My Sister's Aspirations…
("At the End of This Road" Arrangement BGM)
[1] T-14 [2] T-11 [3] E-3
06. Eye Catch ("The Sign Is V" Arrangement BGM)
[1] Eye Catch
07. Maidens of Tachiki Yamato
("Happiness Is Somewhere" Arrangement BGM)
[1] T-12 [2] T-21
08. Watched by Kindness
("The Sign Is V" Arrangement BGM)
[1] T-22 Variation [2] T-13
09. Yumi, Thoughts…
[1] BG-2 [2] BR-13 [3]BR-15 [4] BG-5
10. Fighting Spirit, Burning
("At the End of This Road" Arrangement BGM)
[1] T-8 [2] T-17 [3] T-23 Variation
11. At the End of Special Training
[1] BG-7 [2] BG-8
12. Let's Grab Victory
("The Sign is V" Arrangement BGM)
[1] T-10 [2] T-19 [3] E-4
13. Happiness Is Somewhere
(Full Chorus · Monaural Version)
Vocals: The Tea Cups
14. The Sign Is V ❬TV Size · Karaoke❭
15. Jun's Ballad
[1] BG-9
16. The Greatest Rivals: Yumi and Mari
[1] BR-12 [2] BG-10 [3] BG-4
[4] BR-20 [5] BG-3
17. Quiet Passion
("Happiness Is Somewhere" Arrangement BGM)
[1] T-6 [2] T-18
18. Friendship Is in the Ball
("At the End of This Road" Arrangement BGM)
[1] T-2 [2] T-5
19. VICTORY!
("Happiness Is Somewhere" Arrangement BGM)
[1] T-3 [2] T-9
20. After the Heated Fight
("The Sign Is V" Arrangement BGM)
[1] T-4
21. Shining Youth
[1] E-2 [2] E-1
22. At the End of This Road
(Full Chorus · Monaural Version)
Vocals: Keiko Mari, Toshiaki Yokota and Rio Alma
Music: Go Misawa
Additional Notes:
The Youth Dramas Music Complete Works series consists of eleven albums released from 1993 - 1996, with this album being the sixth in the series. The series consists music from eleven television youth dramas.
"The Sign Is V", based on a Manga series, consisted of forty-five episodes which aired from October 5, 1969 through August 16, 1970 on TBS (Tokyo Broadcasting System). The series is about a girls' volleyball team.
The second cue in track 21, E-1, is actually the second take of the cue (E-1 T-2) according to the master tape cue list. I decided to leave the cue as seen in the track list to avoid any confusion of the take number with the cues with T numbers (T-1, T-2, T-14, etc.).
Despite having a master tape cue list included in the booklet (it actually takes up most of the booklet contents), no recording session dates and location(s) are included.
"The Sign Is V" and "At the End of This Road"
Composition and Arrangement: Go Misawa
Lyrics: Tokiko Iwatani
Vocals: Keiko Mari, Toshiaki Yokota and Rio Alma
"Happiness Is Somewhere"
Composition and Arrangement: Go Misawa
Lyrics: Tokiko Iwatani
Vocals: The Tea Cups
Photo Gallery:
Here is a photo gallery of my copy of Memories of Youth Dramas Music Complete Works: The Sign Is V Music File (VPCD-81014). The photos were taken on February 12, 2020.
NOTE: The photo at the top of the post is the same as the third photo in the gallery, just color corrected as the photos turned out a bit too dark (despite having quite a bit of bright lighting being utilized). I don't have any photo editing skills, so I did the best I could do.
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| The unopened package that the album arrived in. © Brandon O'Brian |
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| The album out of the package. © VAP © Toho Co., Ltd © Tokyo Broadcasting System Television, Inc. © Brandon O'Brian |
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| Front of the album, sealed. © VAP © Toho Co., Ltd © Tokyo Broadcasting System Television, Inc. © Brandon O'Brian |
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| Back of the album, sealed. © VAP © Toho Co., Ltd © Tokyo Broadcasting System Television, Inc. © Brandon O'Brian |
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| Front of the album, unsealed and without obi. © VAP © Toho Co., Ltd © Tokyo Broadcasting System Television, Inc. © Brandon O'Brian |
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| Back of the album, unsealed and without obi. © VAP © Toho Co., Ltd © Tokyo Broadcasting System Television, Inc. © Brandon O'Brian |
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| Back of booklet, and disc. © VAP © Toho Co., Ltd © Tokyo Broadcasting System Television, Inc. © Brandon O'Brian |
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| Booklet front (page 1). © VAP © Toho Co., Ltd © Tokyo Broadcasting System Television, Inc. © Brandon O'Brian |
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| Track list (page 3). © VAP © Toho Co., Ltd © Tokyo Broadcasting System Television, Inc. © Brandon O'Brian |
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| Booklet back (page 16). © VAP © Toho Co., Ltd © Tokyo Broadcasting System Television, Inc. © Brandon O'Brian |
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| Obi (the inner side of the obi is blank). © VAP © Toho Co., Ltd © Tokyo Broadcasting System Television, Inc. © Brandon O'Brian |
