Romanesque (EP)

Romanesque
EP by Buck-Tick
Released	March 21, 1988 (1988-03-21)
Recorded	December 1987 – January 1988 at Victor Aoyama Studio in Tokyo; Magnet Studio in Tokyo
Genre	Power pop, punk rock
Length	16:49 21:49 (CD version)
Language	Japanese, English
Label	Victor
Producer	Buck-Tick
Buck-Tick chronology
Sexual XXXXX! (1987)Sexual XXXXX!1987 Romanesque (1988) Seventh Heaven (1988)Seventh Heaven1988

Romanesque is the debut extended play released by the Japanese rock band Buck-Tick. It was released on 12-inch vinyl, cassette and 8cm CD (which contains a bonus track) on March 21, 1988 through Victor Entertainment. The extended play peaked at number twenty on the Oricon charts and has sold 40,000 copies worldwide.

Track listing

All songs written and composed by Hisashi Imai. 

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Misty Zone"	4:31
2.	"Romanesque"	4:12
3.	"Automatic Blue"	3:09
4.	"Hearts"	4:54
Total length:		16:49

CD bonus track
No.	Title	Length
5.	"Romanesque" ("Sensual Pleasures Mix")	5:01
Total length:		21:49

Personnel

• Atsushi Sakurai – lead vocals, se
• Hisashi Imai – lead guitar, backing vocals
• Hidehiko Hoshino – rhythm guitar, acoustic guitar, backing vocals
• Yutaka Higuchi – bass
• Toll Yagami – drums, percussion

Additional performers

• Julie Fowell – backing vocals on "Romanesque" (Sensual Pleasures Mix)

Production

• Buck-Tick – producers
• Yasuaki "V" Shindoh – engineer, mixing
• Ken Sakaguchi – cover art, graphic design
• Masafumi Sakamoto – photography