THE BLUE HEARTS Single Collection and Tribute Albums

In order to celebrate the 25th anniversary of punk-rock band THE BLUE HEARTS, label Tokuma Japan Communications has planned the release of a compilation of all of the group's singles, called ALL TIME SINGLES 〜SUPER PREMIUM BEST 〜25th Kinenban, for February 24th.

THE BLUE HEARTS was formed in 1985 and in the following years of their career carved their name as one of the most successful bands in Japan. Assuring this fact, the store HMV nominated them the 19th most influential Japanese group.

The compilation album, which features all of their singles and most famous songs, will be split into two discs. The first one will contain 17 songs released under the Meldac label, while the other disc will contain 20 tracks from their period under Warner Music Japan. A DVD with fifteen music videos will also be featured on the release.

Additionally, two special tribute albums for the band have been announced. THE BLUE HEARTS "20th Anniversary" TRIBUTE, which will be released on the same day as the single collection, will feature 14 songs from several different kinds of artists, such as CUBISMO GRAFICO, PUFFY, jealkb, Merry, Melon Kinenbi, BEAT CRUSADERS and ROLLY.

The other tribute album will be released on February 10th, titled RESPECT!!! THE BLUE HEARTS -A Reggae Tribute to THE BLUE HEARTS-. As the title suggests, it will be a reggae-orientated tribute, featuring 14 tracks by various artists, including RYO the SKYWALKER, MISON-B and DOMINO-KAT.