LAZY this is the lazy RVL-7037
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Artist = LAZY
Title = this is the lazy
Label = RCA
Catalog# = RVL-7037
Barcode = none
Release = JAPAN
Year = 1978
RPM = 33rpm
Disc Size = 12"
Number of Discs = 1
Mono/Stereo = stereo
11trk, akira takasaki(loudness), munetaka higuchi(loudness/sly)
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Looking Back at Pop Roots: Lazy’s Debut ‘This is the Lazy’ (RVL-7037)
Let’s explore the very beginning of a band whose story is one of fascinating transformation: Lazy. This entry focuses on their 1978 debut album, “This is the Lazy,” released via RCA with the catalog number RVL-7037 with obi.
Issued on March 5, 1978, this 11-track, 12-inch vinyl LP introduced Lazy to the world, but perhaps not in the way the core members initially envisioned. Marketed strongly as a pop-idol group by their label, capitalizing on their youth, this album primarily features catchy, light pop-rock and Kayōkyoku-style songs, crafted for mainstream appeal across its eleven tracks. The sound is polished, upbeat, and distinctly different from the hard rock the band members admired.
“This is the Lazy” is therefore a historical curiosity, particularly for heavy metal fans. It captures future legends – guitarist Akira Takasaki and drummer Munetaka Higuchi – operating within the polished confines of the idol-pop machine, years before they would form Loudness and redefine Japanese heavy metal. While the music itself is pleasant pop-rock of the era, the album’s true significance lies in its documentation of these iconic musicians’ surprising starting point. RVL-7037 offers a unique glimpse into the mainstream pop world from which these metal titans unexpectedly emerged.