Vanishing Vision
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| Released | April 14, 1988 | |||
| Recorded | 1987–1988 at Echo House, Magnet Studio | |||
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| Length | 42:03 | |||
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Vanishing Vision is the debut studio album by Japanese heavy metal band X Japan, then named X. It was released on April 14, 1988 by Extasy Records, topped the Oricon indies chart and reached number 19 on the main one.
Vanishing Vision was released on vinyl record on April 14, 1988 on Yoshiki's own label Extasy Records. Despite being an independent record label, it sold more than ten thousand copies, causing it to top Oricon's indie music chart. But it also reached number 19 on the main chart, being considered by some as the first time an indie band has achieved this. A limited pressing of five thousand picture discs was also made, that included a separate flexi disc of "Stab Me in the Back". This version of the song was originally included on the February 1987 Victor Records sampler Skull Thrash Zone Volume I, was recorded with Pata as a support guitar player, and is different from the one that would later appear on their third album Jealousy in 1991.
The band toured extensively in support of the record, their Vanishing Tour Vol.2 took them to 20 locations for 24 shows from June to July, while the Burn Out Tour had 12 performances throughout October. The September 4 show at Kyoto Sports Valley, is a popular bootleg recording of the tour, however, only audio of "Stab Me in the Back" from it was officially released, being included on the 1999 Perfect Best compilation.
Vanishing Vision was re-released on CD on October 15, 1989. This was after the release of the band's second album Blue Blood on the major label CBS/Sony. In 1990, with 158,220 copies sold Vanishing Vision was the 78th best-selling album of the year, and stayed on the charts for 47 weeks. By 1997, it had sold over 800,000 copies. A digitally remastered CD version was released on September 13, 2000 by Warner Music Japan.
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