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Abingdon Boys School discography

Abingdon Boys School discography

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The discography of Japanese rock band Abingdon Boys School includes two studio albums, eight singles, one live album, four video albums, one compilation album, eight soundtrack appearances, and seven other appearances in releases not under that name. Abingdon Boys School (stylized as "abingdon boys school" or abbreviated "a.b.s"), was formed in 2005 by Takanori Nishikawa, or T.M.Revolution, who originally named the band ABS after Ebisu, Tokyo, Japan,[N 1] and later changed the band's name to Abingdon Boys School, a school formerly attended by members of Radiohead.[1][2][3] The band plays alternative rock and is currently signed to Epic Records Japan.[4]

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Abingdon Boys School has contributed to the soundtracks of numerous anime and video game series and several tribute albums. Their music has been used as opening or closing tracks for anime series, including Darker than Black, Soul Eater, and Tokyo Magnitude 8.0, and games, including Sengoku Basara. In addition, they have also contributed to tribute albums to the manga Nana and the rock bands Luna Sea and Buck-Tick. They also perform in a live DVD by Buck-Tick.

Both of the band's studio albums reached number two on the Oricon charts. Abingdon Boys School's singles have all charted on the Oricon charts as well; the singles "Blade Chord" and "From Dusk Till Dawn" have peaked at number two and number three respectively. Additionally, the band's four videos have all charted, with Abingdon Boys School Japan Tour 2008 and Abingdon Road Movies both peaking at number ten. Two of the band's releases, the album Abingdon Boys School and the single "Innocent Sorrow", have been certified gold by the Recording Industry Association of Japan.

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Studio albums

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Live albums

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Footnotes

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  1. In Japanese, Ebisu has approximately the same pronunciation as the letters A-B-S

References

  1. "Interview with Takanori from abingdon boys school". Nippon Project. December 22, 2009. Archived from the original on July 10, 2010. Retrieved November 1, 2010.
  2. "(Live Report + Interview) abingdon boys school". Purple Sky. November 1, 2009. Retrieved November 1, 2010.
  3. "Interview with abingdon boys school". JaME World. September 28, 2008. Retrieved November 1, 2010.
  4. "Abingdon Boys School". Epic Records Japan. Retrieved November 1, 2010.
  5. abingdon boys schoolのランキング: アルバム [Ranking of abingdon boys school: Albums] (in Japanese). Oricon. Retrieved December 24, 2022.
  6. ゴールド等認定作品一覧 2007年10月 [Gold etc. Certified Works at a Glance October 2007] (in Japanese). Recording Industry Association of Japan. Archived from the original on November 29, 2010. Retrieved November 7, 2010.
  7. Mika, Yuu (November 22, 2009). "Interview with Takanori Nishikawa". JaME World. Retrieved September 1, 2010.
  8. "Abingdon Boys School Japan Tour 2020 album". Oricon (in Japanese). Retrieved December 24, 2022.
  9. "Abingdon Roads Movies (DVD): abingdon boys school" (in Japanese). Amazon.co.jp. 17 March 2010. Retrieved September 13, 2010.
  10. abingdon boys schoolのランキング: シングル [Ranking of abingdon boys school: Singles] (in Japanese). Oricon. Retrieved December 24, 2022.
  11. レコード協会調べ 9月度有料音楽配信認定 (in Japanese). Recording Industry Association of Japan. Archived from the original on 29 November 2010. Retrieved November 7, 2010.
  12. "D.Gray-man Original Soundtrack 1" (in Japanese). Amazon.co.jp. Retrieved November 1, 2010.
  13. "D.Gray-man Complete Best(DVD付)" (in Japanese). Amazon.co.jp. Retrieved November 1, 2010.
  14. "The Best of Soul Eater(DVD付)" (in Japanese). Amazon.co.jp. Retrieved November 1, 2010.
  15. "戦国Basara Anime Best(DVD付)" (in Japanese). Amazon.co.jp. Retrieved November 1, 2010.
  16. "戦国Basara Game Best(DVD付)" (in Japanese). Amazon.co.jp. Retrieved November 1, 2010.
  17. "Parade~Respective Tracks of Buck-Tick~" (in Japanese). Amazon.co.jp. Retrieved October 29, 2010.
  18. "Tokyo Rock City". Kastellamedia. Archived from the original on July 13, 2011. Retrieved October 29, 2010.
  19. "Luna Sea Memorial Cover Album-Re:birth-" (in Japanese). Amazon.co.jp. Retrieved October 30, 2010.

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