SPEEDWAY

SPEEDWAY was a Japanese rock band from 1979 to 1982. The band started in 1976 and entered the Santa Record Shop Event Contest soon after. They released their first single, Yume Made Tonde, in 1979. A year later, Komuro would join the band for their album BASE AREA. But the group would break in 1983 and Utsunomiya, Kimone, and Komuro would go on to form the band TM NETWORK, which dedicated their 2007 album to the band. The band reunited in 1997 for one night at a Utsunomiya live event without Komuro.

Members

• Kine Naoto (木根尚登; Leader, Piano, Acoustic Guitar)
• Utsunomiya Takashi (宇都宮隆; Vocals)
• Iwano Mitsukuni (岩野光邦; Guitar)
• Higuchi Kiyoshi (樋口潔; Bass)
• Sugimoto Yuu (杉本ユウ; Drums)
• Arai Kokki (荒井克己; Percussion)
• Hata☆Ken (ハタ☆ケン; Drums)
• Komuro Tetsuya (小室哲哉; Keyboard)

Discography

Albums

• [1979.10.05] THE ESTHER
• [1980.11.05] BASE AREA
• [1990.01.18] THE BEST OF SPEEDWAY
• [1990.07.25] THE ESTHER / BASE AREA
• [1992.08.26] BEST COLLECTION
• [2003.03.19] GOLDEN☆BEST

Singles

• [1979.09.05] Yume Made Tonde (夢まで翔んで)
• [1980.xx.xx] Rockin' On the Gekkou Kamen (Rockin' On the 月光仮面)
• [1980.xx.xx] CAPTAIN AMERICA
• [1980.07.xx] miss ORANGE SHOCK

External Links

• Unofficial Fansite
• Japanese Wikipedia: SPEEDWAY