2nd March 1996 at Shinjuku Liquid Room

Artist	Fishmans
Released	May 26, 2021
Recorded	March 2, 1996 @Shinjuku Liquid Room
Genre	Funk rock • Pop • Neo-psychedelia • Dub
Length	2:00:11
Producer	ZAK

2nd March 1996 at Shinjuku Liquid Room (also known by the title of the DVD release of the same performance, 若いながらも歴史あり 96.3.2 @新宿Liquid Room) is the fifth live album released by Fishmans, on May 26, 2021. The album chronicles the majority of Fishmans' concert performed on March 2, 1996 @Shinjuku Liquid Room, with an identical tracklist to the 2005 DVD release. The recording was remixed by ZAK to provide greater clarity of sound.

Similar to 98.12.28 男達の別れ and Long Season '96~7 - 96.12.26 Akasaka Blitz, this album was released on 2 discs, consisting of a mostly complete recording of the concert. This also makes it the third officially released Fishmans album (excluding releases such as video albums) containing a complete concert experience.

In reference to 2nd March 1996 at Shinjuku Liquid Room on Fishmans' website, the following is written:

Untranslated Japanese
2005年に発売された同名タイトルのDVD音源を、2021年ZAKによる最新リマスターにてCD化！ アルバム『空中キャンプ』リリース後の'96年に行なわれた「若いながらも歴史あり」ツアー最終日、新宿リキッドルームでの模様を収録。絶好調のフィッシュマンズのどこまでもエネルギッシュなライブが収められている。

English Auto-translated Using DeepL Translate, Edited for Comprehension
The DVD of the same title released in 2005 is now available on CD with a new remastering by ZAK in 2021! The DVD features the final date of the "Young But Historical" tour at Shinjuku Liquid Room in 1996, after the release of the album "Aerial Camp". The album contains the energetic live performance of Fishmans, who were at the peak of their powers.

Track listing

Disc 1

1. "Oh Slime" (11:16)
2. "Smilin' Days, Summer Holiday" (6:25)
3. "Thank You" (2:49)
4. "土曜日の夜" (5:02)
5. "ずっと前" (5:10)
6. "Slow Days" (7:24)
7. "Baby Blue" (7:48)
8. "忘れちゃうひととき" (6:12)
9. "Go Go Round This World!" (4:26)

Disc 2

1. "すばらしくてNice Choice" (7:38)
2. "Sunny Blue" (5:24)
3. "気分" (6:34)
4. "チャンス" (7:22)
5. "いかれたBaby" (5:43)
6. "オアシスへようこそ" (7:47)
7. "感謝(驚)" (7:53)
8. "ナイトクルージング" (7:54)
9. "新しい人" (7:22)

Personnel

Band members

• Shinji Sato (vocals, guitar, cornet)
• Kin-Ichi Motegi (drums, sampler, chorus)
• Yuzuru Kashiwabara (bass, chorus)

Other musicians

• Honzi (violin, keyboards, chorus)
• Michio "Darts" Sekiguchi (guitar, chorus)

Other personnel

• ZAK (mixing engineer)

Issues

• 2021 - UPCY-7714/5 (CD, Universal, Japan) - Part of reissue series 30th Anniv. Fishmans.
• 2021 - UPJY-9179/81 (12" Vinyl, Universal, Japan) - Part of reissue series 30th Anniv. Fishmans.

Trivia

• Album cover photo can be seen in the 2005 DVD release of this concert early on, during the performance of Smilin' Days, Summer Holiday.