Release information for the GazettE’s single, zetsu / 舐～zetsu～ / Death Advisory (see note below).
zetsu was released as a single one-track CD+DVD edition.
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Single: Gozen 0-ji no torauma RAJIO
Release information for the GazettE’s single, Gozen 0-ji no torauma RAJIO / 午前0時のとらうまラジオ / Midnight Post Traumatic Stress Disorder Radio (see note below).
Gozen 0-ji no torauma RAJIO was released as a single three-track CD.
Note:
- This single was only made available for purchase through the retailer Brand-X.
- This single, as well as the PVs, feature the original versions of Shiawase na hibi / 幸せな日々 and WAIFU / ワイフ, which were recorded with Yune before Kai joined the band. Both were later re-recorded with Kai for inclusion on the EP COCKAYNE SOUP (Shiawase na hibi only) and the compilation album Dainippon itangeishateki noumisou (gyaku) kaiten zekkyou ongenshuu. I’ve also read that Machibouke no kouen de… / 待ちぼうけの公園で… was re-recorded with Kai (and the title changed to Machibouke no kouen with a slight change to the lyrics as well) for the live they did with Hanamuke, but I haven’t been able to locate this version or the updated lyrics.
- Normally I would have translated the title simply as Midnight Trauma Radio, but there is text on the single cover reading “the radio of Post Traumatic Stress Disorder at 0:00.” I used that as the basis for the title translation.
Single: Dorodarake no seishun.
Release information for the GazettE’s limited-release single, Dorodarake no seishun. / 泥だらけの青春。 / Mud-spattered youth.
Dorodarake no seishun. was released as a single one-track CD.
Note:
- This single was only made available for purchase at venues during lives from October 8-28, 2003.
Single: “Kichiku kyoushi (32-sai doukushin) no nousatsu kouza”
Release information for the GazettE’s single, “Kichiku kyoushi (32-sai doukushin) no nousatsu kouza” / 「鬼畜教師（３２歳独身）の悩殺講座」 / “The Fascinating Lectures of a (32-year-old, Single) Brutal Teacher.”
“Kichiku kyoushi…” was released as a single three-track CD.
Note:
- This single was only made available for purchase through the retailer Like an Edison.
- The single was released with a VHS counterpart called Shichoukaku-shitsu / 視聴覚 質 / Audiovisual Quality.
Single: Wakaremichi
Release information for the GazettE’s single, Wakaremichi / 別れ道 / Parting Ways.
Wakaremichi was released in two versions: a First Press Edition Version featuring two tracks, and the Second Press Edition Version featuring three tracks.
Note:
- Oddly, the first press version only had two tracks, whereas the second press version had three.
- The first pressing was limited to 1000 copies and distribution was restricted to the Kantou region of Japan. The second pressing was limited to 3000 copies.
- Both pressings were released by the Eternal branch of Matina Records along with a VHS counterpart containing the PVs, called SENCHIMENTARU BIDEO / センチメンタルビデオ / A Sentimental Video.
EP: COCKAYNE SOUP
Release information for the GazettE’s EP, COCKAYNE SOUP.
COCKAYNE SOUP was only released as a single four-track CD.
Note:
- COCKAYNE SOUP was the only one of the 2003 EP releases not reissued in 2005 by King Records.
- There are no official lyrics to Beautiful 5 [shit]ers. What is printed in the lyric booklet is actually part of the Heart Sutra, which is not sung.
- The song Shiawase na hibi / 幸せな日々, previously released on the single Gozen 0-ji no torauma RAJIO, was re-recorded for this release. (The Gozen 0-ji version of the song, which is also featured in the PV, was recorded with the original drummer Yune before Kai joined the band.)
EP: Akuyuukai
Release information for the GazettE’s EP, Akuyuukai / 悪友會～あくゆうかい～ / The Bad Influence Association.
Akuyuukai was released in two versions: a First Press Edition Version, and the Reissued Edition CD.
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Release information for the GazettE’s EP, SPERMARGARITA / スペルマルガリィタ.
SPERMARGARITA was released in two versions: a First Press Edition Version, and the Reissued Edition CD.
Note:
- This EP title is occasionally romajized as “SUPER MARGARITA,” but even though it could technically be pronounced that way, the, uh, drawings of sperm all over the cover and inside of the booklet suggest otherwise.
EP: Hankou seimeibun
Release information for the GazettE’s EP, Hankou seimeibun / 犯行声明文 / Letter of Responsibility.
Hankou seimeibun was released in two versions: a First Press Edition Version featuring a bonus track, and the Reissued Edition CD.
Notes:
- The song Hankou seimeibun / 犯行声明文 was only included on first-press editions; reissues only included four tracks.
EP: MADARA
Release information for the GazettE’s EP, MADARA / 斑蠡～MADARA～ / Decrepit (see notes below for more information).
MADARA was released in two versions: a First Press Edition Version featuring a slipcase, booklet, and a bonus track; and the Reissued Edition CD.
Notes:
- Regarding the title: 斑 by itself is read madara and means “spotted, speckled, blemish,” whereas the second kanji 蠡 isn’t a word on its own, but means “worm-eaten.” (The ~MADARA~ in the title is included to instruct how the characters should be read together.) Most sites translate the title simply as “speckled,” but given the fact that Ruki included a second un-voiced character, I’ve translated it utilizing the meanings of both his chosen characters. It brings to mind something long disused and neglected, spotty with mold and worm-eaten and basically falling apart.
- The song Sumire / 菫 was only included on first-press editions; reissues only included five tracks.
Defective Tragedy 