Zecchoushuu/Zecchoshu/Zecchôshû (絶頂集, Ecstasy Collection?) is the single collection of 3 piece sets of Shiina Ringo. It was released on September 13, 2000 by Toshiba EMI / Virgin Music. It was recorded live of a series of "Ecstasy" tours mainly. The performance by a different band is collected to each three pieces.
Outline
DISC1 collects three songs from "Gekokujou Xstasy (下剋上エクスタシー, Usurpation Ecstasy?)" tour.
DISC2 was due to collect three songs from "Manabiya Ecstasy (学舎エクスタシー, School Ecstasy?)". But, she decided to re-record in studio instead of recording them because she wasn't pleased with the performance.
DISC3 collects three songs from secret live tour "Hatsuiku Status Gokiritsu Japon (発育ステータス 御起立ジャポン, Growth Status Stand Up Japan?)".
Because this work had been released in a special form of 3 piece sets though they were singles, it was treated as an album in Oricon. And it took the first place in the album chart.
Inside story
The reason why she released this work as not one album but three pieces of singles' collection is the result of the contract contents with her and Toshiba EMI. She had signed with EMI the contract of releasing CD of the fixed quantity which is within a fixed period of time.
Track listing
All songs written by Shiina Ringo except where noted. All songs arranged and played by each band.
DISC1 Gyakutai Glycogen (虐待グリコゲン, Abuse Glycogen?)
- Yattsuke Shigoto (やっつけ仕事, Sloppy Job?) – 03:29
- Gamble (ギャンブル, Gamble?) – 05:31
- "Jｪﾁ~ｯじo？ｳ", Onaji Yoru (同じ夜, The Same Night?) – 05:30
- She made the title garbled purposely.
DISC2 Tensai Praeparat (天才プレパラート, Genius Praeparat?)
- Merou (メロウ, Mellow?) – 05:54
- (words: Shiina Ringo, music: Makoto Totani and Shiina Ringo)
- Shina Ringo added words to the music which Totani, the guitarist, brought.
- Fukou Jiman (不幸自慢, Boasting of your misfortune?) – 02:25
- She replaced "Fuck You G-men" with the Japanese words of the similar sound.
- "喪@CINコ瑠ヲュWァ", Soo Koorudo (喪 興瑠怒(仮), So Cold?) – 03:05
- She made the title garbled purposely.
DISC3 Hatsuiku Status (発育ステータス, Growth Status?)
- Fukurande kichatta (膨らんできちゃった, It has swollen?) – 02:06
- Hai Hai (はいはい, Yes, Yes?) – 02:34
- (words: Shiina Ringo, music: Shiina Ringo and Hisako Tabuchi)
- Kougousei (光合成, Photosynthesis?) – 03:41
Personnel
Gyakutai Glycogen (虐待グリコゲン, Abuse Glycogen?) DISC1
Tensai Praeparat (天才プレパラート, Genius Praeparat?) DISC2
- Vocals, Electric guitar: 椎名林檎 Shiina Ringo
- Electric guitar: 戸谷誠 Makoto Totani (from MILK CROWN, Thinners)
- Electric bass guitar, Theremin: 岩井英吉 Eikichi Iwai
- Drums: 西川央 Nishikawa
Hatsuiku Status (発育ステータス, Growth Status?) DISC3
- Vocals, Electric bass guitar: 椎名林檎 Shiina Ringo
- Electric bass guitar: 村田純子 Junko Murata (from Hachioji Gulliver)
- Electric guitar: 田渕ひさ子 Hisako Tabuchi (from Number Girl, toddle, Bloodthirsty Butchers)
- Electric bass guitar: 鳥井泰伸 Yasunobu Torii (from PANICSMILE, Gaji)
- Drums: 吉村由加 Yuka Yoshimura (from DMBQ, Hydro-Guru, OOIOO, MENSU, METALCHICKS)
Music video
- Yattsuke Shigoto (やっつけ仕事, Sloppy Job?)
- This promotional video was made later according to the sound recorded in "Gekokujou Ecstasy tour." It was shot on the day of the dress rehearsal of the one-night stand live "Zazen Ecstasy" performed at Kaho theater of Fukuoka in 2000. All extras playing spectators in the theater were her fans, and they were chosen from her fans who drew a blank in the lottery of the live ticket. The parody of the news report of the various countries in the world at the beginning is used as the introduction part of the music of different arrangement recorded in the 3rd album "Karuki Zamen Kuri no Hana" released later.
