LAREINE is a Japanese visual-kei rock band that existed from November 1994 to February 17, 2007.
On this website, you can find a full release database of LAREINE and the bands related to them.
On these specific pages, you’ll find a discography listing the main audio releases.
General Information:
Their second-ever release, a demo tape containing two songs. Also the last release to be under the “Lucheri” record label, before switching to “LA-REINE”.
LAREINE’s first demo tape was under the name “Laliene”. But in july 1995, they changed the capitalization from “Laliene” to “LALIENE”, and also changed the band logo.
This demo tape has two versions, a store-sold version, and also a more common, special-jacket distribution version, given out as a present during all dates of their tour from July 27 to August 29, 1995. Because of the success of this tour, more special-jacket distribution copies exist than store-sold ones. These distributed versions also have multiple possible cassette brands/stocks.
According to the “優しい花達の狂奏” (Yasashii hanatachi no kyousou) book, and a flyer for this demo, the correct title for this release is “2ND DEMO”, so not “DEMO” as written on the cover.
While this demo is MUCH more common than the first demo, it does get faked, or bootlegged from time to time, so be careful when buying.
2 Versions:
Title: 2ND DEMO
Type: Demo Tape
Release Date: 1995/07/27
Catalog Number: None
Label: Lucheri
Distribution version, given out as a present during their tour from July 27 to August 29, 1995.
Comes with an extra special jacket. More common than the store version.
Since the tour was so successful, they ran out of copies of this tape a few times, so repressed it two or three times, each with different cassette brands or stocks. I have one on a TDK AE30, one on a DEON RS60, and one on a SCOTCH S1 60. All appear to be real, and all come with a folder lyrics insert inside.
Title: 2ND DEMO
Type: Demo Tape
Release Date: 1995/08/22 (Unconfirmed)
Catalog Number: None
Label: Lucheri
Store-sold version, with the price of 500JPY. Limited to 1000 copies according to the “優しい花達の狂奏” (Yasashii hanatachi no kyousou) book. Rarer than the distribution version. Always comes on a TDK AE30 stock, and comes with a folder lyrics insert on the inside.
Tracklist:
| Track: | Title: | Duration: | Music by: | Lyrics by: |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | Dir en gray | Unspecified (Cassette) | Shoki (KAMIJO) | Shoki (KAMIJO) |
| 02 | Féerie | Unspecified (Cassette) | Shoki (KAMIJO) | Shoki (KAMIJO) |