King Master George

Primary 1992 CD artwork

***King Master George*** is the second studio album by Fishmans. It was first released on October 21, 1992. It would be the only Fishmans album produced by Haruo Kubota, who was apparently a pain to record with. Details are uncertain about this. A blurb on Fishmans' official website describes the album:

> For middle school students with delusions of grandeur, summer camp is not over... Who is George? A mysterious gag definitive of this classic Fishmans album.
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The album experiments with a multitude of genres, from sunshine pop to jazz rock to ska punk. The record marks a significant time of change and growing pains for the band as they tried to find their footing in a definitive musical style.

## Track listing

1. "いい言葉ちょうだい" (4:41)
2. "誰かを捜そう" (4:30)
3. "シーフードレストラン" (2:07)
4. "影ドロボウ" (4:53)
5. "ダイビング" (1:10)
6. "ミネラルウォーター" (3:38)
7. "なんてったの" (4:39)
8. "ハンバーグ" (0:31)
9. "100ミリちょっとの" (4:46)
10. "頼りない天使" (4:36)
11. "トナカイ" (5:52)
12. "君だけがダイヤモンド" (0:07)
13. "雨男憎まれる" (1:46)
14. "土曜日の夜" (4:05)
15. "曲目紹介" (3:55) - Track is なんてったの with narration instead of vocals.
16. "教育" (0:09)

## Artwork/Packaging

Scans are from 1998 reissue PCCA-01183.

Back.Inside of front cover.Booklet inside.Inlay.Booklet pages 1 and 2.Booklet pages 3 and 4.Booklet pages 5 and 6.Booklet pages 7 and 8.Booklet pages 9-16, spliced together from 3 scans.Insert front.Insert back.CD.Obi strip.
## Personnel

### Band members

* Shinji Sato (vocals, cornet, guitars)
* Yuzuru Kashiwabara (bass)
* Kin-Ichi Motegi (drums, vocals)
* Kensuke Ojima (guitars)
* Hakase (keyboards)

### Other personnel

* Haruo Kubota (producer, arrangements)
* Hideaki Okuhara (recording engineer)
* Hirokazu Akashi (recording engineer)
* Akira Fueki (assistant engineer)
* Osamu Imamoto (assistant engineer)
* Masashi Yabuhara (mixing engineer)
* Isamu Hanashima (assistant engineer)
* Emiko Saito (editing engineer)
* Hiroyuki Hosaka (mastering engineer)
* Akihiko Yamamoto (A&R)
* Akira Watanabe (A&R)
* Tsukasa Fukuoka (artist manager)
* Akira Sasajima (executive producer)
* Yoshiyuki Okuda (executive producer)
* Ichiro Asatsuma (executive producer)
* Yutaka Kimura (art direction, design)
* Mayumi Nashida (photography)
* Jun-ichi Miyajima (visual coordination)

### Special Thanks

* Shiro Kitamura
* Kazuo Sakama
* Youichiro Yamazaki
* Daisuke Kawasaki
* Taro Yokota
* Hiroshi Matsuo
* Mari Mari
* Patô á cHue
* Chie Noji

## Issues

* 1992 - **MRCA-10001** (CD, Media Remoras, Japan)
* 1998 - **PCJA-00032** (12" Vinyl, Pony Canyon, Japan) - Part of reissue series Fishmans Reissue-Series.
* 1998 - **PCCA-01183** (CD, Pony Canyon, Japan) - Part of reissue series Fishmans Reissue-Series.
* 2009 - **PCCA-50125** (CD, Pony Canyon, Japan)
* 2016 - **PCCA-50246** (25th Anniversary CD, Pony Canyon, Japan) - Part of reissue series Fishmans 25 - Silver Anniversary! 2016.
* 2021 - **PCJA-00087** (30th Anniversary Limited 12", Pony Canyon, Japan) - Part of reissue series 30th Anniv. Fishmans.

## Trivia

* The only Fishmans album to not feature any English titles in the track listing.
* As elaborated in their website's blurb, Fishmans likely weren't referring to any George in particular with this album's title. It's more likely the band simply found the name "George" to be inherently funny, similar to American band Butthole Surfers' 1996 album *Electriclarryland*.