Off The Record

for this LP, we go back to the early part of the 1980’s for a show which first aired in Japan in 1979, and has become a cult classic. 

  

LP: Magic Monkey (soundtrack to the ABC TV series “Monkey” performed by Godiego) 

Category: Childrens/Soundtrack 

Label: ABC (Australian Broadcasting Corporation) Records distributed by Festival 

Catalogue Number: L 38256 

Originally released as YX-5004-AX by Jeniko Music Group, Ltd., Japan 

Produced by Johnny Nomura & Godiego by NTV Music Corp. 

All songs composed by Mikie Yoshino (Side 1 Tracks 1 and 4 and Side 2 Tracks 1, 3, 4 and 5) and Yukihide Takekawa (Side 1 Tracks 2, 3 and 5 and Side 2, tracks 2 and 6) 

All lyrics written by Yoko Narahashi 

All Songs arranged byMikie Yoshino 

Recording Engineers: Keizo Suzuki and Yoshio Miyamoto 

Assistant Engineers Teruya Mitzutani, Susumu Mera and Keji Takeuchi 

Remix and Mastering: Keizo Suzuki 

Sound Co-Ordinator: Steve Fox 

Recording Studios: Freedom and Sound City 

Management and Co-Ordination by Jenika Music Co., Ltd. 

Special Thanks to Japan Foundation, Roland Corporation Australia, Tama Drums and Colleen Ironside

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the members of Godiego: 

Mikie Yoshino: Keyboards 

Yukihide Takekawa: Vocals 

Steve Fox: Bass and Vocals 

Takami Asano: Guitar 

Tommy Snyder: Drums, Vocal and Marimba 

Female Vocals:Kayoko Ishu, Midori Umegaki, Sandi A Hohn 

Sax Solos: Jake H. Concepcion 

All songs Published by Jenika Music Co., Ltd. and MCA Music Australia P/L (Universal Music Publishing Australia, P/L if they still have the music rights today) 
  

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Side 1: 

1. The Birth of the Odyssey/Monkey Magic
2. Ghandara
3. Asiatic Fever
4. We’re Heading Out West to India
5. Thank You, Baby

Side 2 

1. Steppin’ Into Your World
2. Havoc in Heaven
3. Dragons and Demons
4. A Fool
5. Flying
6. Celebration

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The original soundtrack to the Cult Classic “Monkey”. 

This LP is probably also notable as being the first LP to be released by the (by 1984 corporatized) Australian Broadcasting Corporation (prior to this, the ABC was a broadcasting commission) 

this was not the only release for Godiego in Australia.  Concurrent to this release, the ABC also released the opening title music and the series 1 closing theme “Ghandara” as a 45 RPM single. 

the label for this release appears below: 

 

(this post took a little longer than I anticipated)