Macross The Complete

In 1992, the complete Macross CD collection was pressed. This CD box covered material from the 1982 Macross TV series to the 1984 movie and finally to the 1987 OVA Flashback 2012. It seemed to have included every song and BGM produced for Macross during that period of time. First press included a cardboard slipcase (first two images) and an extra book (last image). It was 40 pages in length, all color, and included various illustrations by Haruhiko Mikimoto, who did the character designs.



Product ID was VICL-40031~33. It was published by Victor Musical Industries and released in 3/21/1992. UPC Bar Code - 988002 250653. It was priced at Y7500. Total length of the CD was 77:19, 77:07, and 75:38




Disc 1
The first CD material was originally from two LPs that contained BGM from the TV series. Tracks 1-20 was from the first volume while tracks 21-45 made up the second volume. There were ten songs on the CD. Mari Iijima, aka Minmay, sang eight of them.

01. Macross [OP] 03:12
02. Fate's Arrow [M-2M-4] 02:58
03. The Violin of Tears [M-17] 01:32
04. Shohakuryuu "Shappailon" / Little White Dragon (Mari Iijima / Lynn Minmay) 01:11
05. Melody of Sorrow [M-57-M-58] 02:16
06. Ambush [M-24, M-32] 01:02
07. Yearning [M-15] 01:03
08. Reconnaissance [M-23] 01:10
09. Launching Ceremony [M-7] 00:46
10. Ai wa nagareru / Love Drifts Away (Mari Iijima / Lynn Minmay) 04:06
11. Dogfighter [M-5M-6] 02:58
12. Silver Moon, Red Moon (Mari Iijima / Lynn Minmay) 02:26
13. Viva! Zentradi [M-21] 01:05
14. Sad Space Soldiers [M-14] 02:17
15. All-Out Attack [M-22] 00:51
16. The End of Childhood [M-34] 01:25
17. 0-G Love (Mari Iijima / Lynn Minmay) 01:09
18. Action [M-67] 01:08
19. Departure [M-1] 01:47
20. Runner [ED] (Makoto Fujihara) 04:04
21. Imagination / Daydreaming Meditation [M-19, M-28] 01:32
22. Universe [M-29] 01:52
23. Empty [M-30] 00:54
24. Watashi no kare wa pilot / My Boyfriend's a Pilot (Mari Iijima / Lynn Minmay) 01:11
25. A Streetcorner of Adolescence [M-63] 00:56
26. Spectacle [M-66] 01:23
27. Zentradi Fortress [M-25 + M-20] 01:13
28. Dirty Hero [M-35 + M-37] 01:25
29. Wound [M-11] 01:22
30. Nostalgia [M-27] 01:17
31. Melodious Love [M-18] 01:10
32. Stardust Memory [M-9] 01:28
33. Yasashisa, Sayonara / Farewell to Kindness (Mari Iijima / Lynn Minmay) 03:39
34. Sunset Beach (Mari Iijima / Lynn Minmay) 03:34
35. Carnival [M-49] 01:02
36. Passion [M-68, M-42] 01:41
37. The Sound of Reconstruction [M-50] 01:08
38. Underwater Flight [M-36 + M-39] 01:34
39. First Contact [M-8] 01:15
40. Lullaby [M-64] 01:50
41. Scenery With a Bell [M-47] 00:58
42. Longing for Home [M-12] 01:40
43. Long for .... [M-16] 01:38
44. Severe Wound [M-55] 01:01
45. My Beautiful Place (Mari Iijima / Lynn Minmay) 01:48




Disc 2
The second CD of the box was comprised of two types of material. The first fourteen tracks was from Macross the Movie. Tracks five and fourteen were songs sung by Mari Iijima. The remaining tracks were karaokes of all the songs that appeared on the first two CDs.

01. External Love (Prologue) [M-1] 02:45
02. The Fate of a Battle [M-17] 02:25
03. Love Moment [M-11] 03:09
04. Teenage Dream [M-14, M15] 02:42
05. Ai, Ohoeteimasu ka / Do You Remember Love? (Mari Iijima / Lynn Minmay) 06:26
06. Battle of 500,000 Years [M-19] 02:13
07. Ruined Planet [M-23] 02:22
08. Silent (love theme w / flute) [M-26] 03:12
09. City Resurfacing (love theme w /choir) [M-28] 02:12
10. Eternal Love [M-29] 02:17
11. Before the Battle [M-32] 03:16
12. Trembling Heart (love theme w /piano) [M-37] 04:19
13. From Now Until Forever (Epilogue) [M-41B] 02:10
14. Tenshi no enogu / Angel's Colors 04:45
15. Macross karaoke 03:10
16. Watashi no kare wa pilot karaoke 01:10
17. 0-G Love karaoke 01:08
18. My Beautiful Place karaoke 01:48
19. Shohakuryuu "Shaopailon" / Little White Dragon karaoke 01:10
20. Silver Moon, Red Moon karaoke 02:27
21. Sunset Beach karaoke 03:34
22. Ai wa nagareru / Love Drifts Away karaoke 04:05
23. Yasashisa, Sayonara / Farewell to Sadness karaoke 03:37
24. Runner karaoke 04:02
25. Ai, Ohoeteimasu ka? / Do You Remember Love? karaoke 06:27




Disc 3
The third CD of the box was divided up in several sections. Tracks 1-11 were made up of the lesser known and some non-Minmay songs. The remaining tracks were BGM. Tracks 12-23 were from the TV. Tracks 24-45 seemed to have been from the 1984 movie. The only major disappointment in the CD (and all other Macross CDs) was that only the short version of Ai wa nagareru Part II was released. It seemed that Flashback 2012 video was the only way to get the full version of this song.

01. Watashi no kare wa pilot / My Boyfriend's a Pilot Part II (Mari Iijima / Lynn Minmay) 01:10
02. Runner (Mari Iijima / Lynn Minmay) 01:42
03. Ai wa nagareru Part II (Mari Iijima / Lynn Minmay) 02:34
04. Hoshi no sasayaki / Whisper of the Stars (Mari Iijima / Lynn Minmay) 03:30
05. Miria no rarabai / Miria's Lullaby 03:38 (Eri Takeda / Milia Fallyna)
06. Runner (Makoto Fujihara & Mari Iijima / Lynn Minmay) 01:41
07. Haru ka naru omoi / Distant Memory (Mika Doi / Misa Hayase) 05:04
08. Kasa no Naka / Under an Umbrella (Mika Doi / Misa Hayase) 04:14
09. Cinderalla (Mari Iijima / Lynn Minmay) 04:12
10. Omoide no white Christmas / Thinking of White Xmas (Mika Doi / Misa Hayase) 03:47
11. Jingle bell ga nakunatta / Jingle Bells are gone (Hiromi Tsuru / Kim Kabirov, Miyuki Muroi / Shammy Milliome, Run Sasaki / Vanessa Laird) 04:18
12. M-13 00:41
13. M-26 00:58
14. M-31 00:36
15. M-38 01:24
16. M-43 00:37
17. M-44 01:02
18. M-48 01:01
19. M-51 00:43
20. M-56 01:01
21. M-59 01:13
22. M-60, M-61 01:11
23. M-70 00:28
24. M-4 03:00
25. M-5 01:22
26. M-6 00:56
27. M-7 01:28
28. M-9 00:24
29. M-12 01:34
30. M-13 02:39
31. M-18 02:32
32. M-20 00:57
33. M-21 00:33
34. M-22 00:26
35. M-24 00:52
36. M-25 01:12
37. M-27 01:26
38. M-30 00:38
39. M-34 00:49
40. M-35 00:39
41. M-36 00:49
42. M-38 01:02
43. M-39 02:42
44. M-41A 01:47
45. M-LAST 00:42



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Macross Flash Back 2012 - LD

Macross: Flash Back 2012 was relased in 1987. This beautiful music video, which included clips from the TV series and the Movie, had some new animation as well "live" images. The songs included the following, in the order of played: Angel's Colors (first half); Sunset Beach; Zero-G Love; Little White Dragon; Silver Moon, Red Moon; Ai Wa Nagereru Part II (full version), Cinderalla (a capella version); Do You Remember Love?; Angel's Colors; and Runner. Except for the last song, all songs were performed by Mari Iijima, seiyuu for Lynn Minmay. Runner was a duet of Mari Iijima and Makoto Fujihara. The most interesting of them all was Ai Wa Nagereru. It was the title of episode 27, where it was originally played on. Also, it seems that no Macross audio CD has been released with the full version of this song. What made this video different from all the others was that there was some footage of World War II Japanese Soldiers scene throughout the video. While these images were used in a later video, this was the only one that used the images all throughout the entire song. The symbolism was too obvious. When images of Minmay, Hikura, Misa, Roy, and Claudia were flashed, you saw Japanese Soldiers symbolizing the "good guys." However, when you saw the Zentran or destruction, you saw American Bombers - the "bad guys." The interpretation of the video can vary but it seemed the past, as evident in flashbacks in all their anime, is very important to the Japanese - never forget the past. Parts of the new animation that was shown at the beginning and at the end were used in the end credits of later pressings of the Macross the Movie LD/DVD/Blu-Ray.

Product ID was BEAL-132. It was published by Bandai Visual and released in 6/21/1987. UPC Bar Code - 4966 237 01029 7. It was priced at Y8570.

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