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Extasy Records is a Japanese record label founded in April 1986 by Yoshiki Hayashi, co-founder of the heavy metal band X Japan. The label's first release was X's 1986 single "Orgasm".〔(【引用サイトリンク】 work = extasyrecords.co.jp/eng )〕 Over the next few years, the label signed several then-little-known bands, among them future million-selling Glay and Luna Sea. Extasy along with Free-Will are credited with helping to spread the visual kei movement. The label also hosted a series of events to promote the groups, called Extasy Summits, which would also feature formerly signed bands that had already moved on to a major label.〔 ==History== Yoshiki Hayashi founded Extasy Records in Japan in 1986, using money he received from his mother when she sold her business. His band X Japan (then still named X) released their second single, "Orgasm", as the label's first release. In 1988, their debut album ''Vanishing Vision'' came out and was a huge success for an independent band.〔 Over the next couple of years Extasy signed many bands that would go on to have varying degrees of success and produced their early records, including Glay, Zi:Kill, Tokyo Yankees and Ladies Room. In February 1991, Yoshiki's X Japan band mate hide saw a band called Lunacy perform, and introduced him to them. Yoshiki signed them to Extasy, they changed their name to Luna Sea and took part in the label's Nuclear Fusion Tour in March with Gilles de Rais and Sighs of Love Potion.〔 On the tour, a 3-track sample CD including a song from each band was released.〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://www.discogs.com/Various-Nuclear-Fusion-Tour/release/2766254 )〕 The following year Luna Sea's debut album was released and they held a successful 45-date tour, enabling them to sign with major label MCA Victor in May 1992.〔 To promote their bands, the label organized concerts called Extasy Summits, which besides current contracted bands, also included former acts who had left for major record labels.〔 The first was held at Osaka Bourbon House in September 1988, with several more held, including one at Shibuya Public Hall in September 1989.〔 Footage from two of the concerts was recorded and released on VHS (the second also on Laserdisc); recorded at the Nippon Budokan in October 1991 and recorded at Osaka-jō Hall in October 1992. The October 1992 Summit was actually X Japan's first public performance with their new bassist Heath. On June 21, 2000, the compilation album ''History of Extasy 15th Anniversary'' was released. It includes 19 songs released by 14 different bands while on the label in celebration of its 15th anniversary. The album reached number 14 on the Oricon music chart.〔 In September 2007, Yoshiki announced that the soundtrack for the American movie ''Catacombs'' would be released on Extasy Records International. The soundtrack includes songs by Violet UK and Zilch. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Extasy Records」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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