アナーキー

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アナーキー (Anarchy) is Japanese well known punk-rock band. On alphabet it's -ANARCHY- and on kanji -亜無亜危異-（or 亞無亞危異）. The origin of the band name was name of the song from Sex Pistols from "Anarchy In The · UK". The group was formed in 1978, in Wako, Saitama, Japan, birthplace of band members. First members were: Vocal - 仲野茂 (Nakano Shigeru), Guitar - 藤沼伸一 (Fujinuma Shinichi), Guitar - 逸見泰成 (Itsumi Yasunari), Bass - 寺岡信芳 (Teraoka Nobuyoshi), Drums - 小林高夫 (Kobayashi Takao). Band got recognition after winning prize for amateur music competition sponsored by Yamaha on 1979. At the start they didn't have a very punk rock beginning. They officially made Debut with releasing debut single 「ノット・サティスファイド」(Not-Satisfied), and debut Album 『アナーキー』(Anarchy), in March 1980, under INVITATION label of VICTOR ENTERTAINMENT. Same year, the band released single 「シティーサーファー」 (City Surfer) in August, and in November 2nd Album 「’80維新」 (Restoration 80). Bend went onto huge success, selling 13 million copies of their debut album "アナーキー". In May 1981, came out 3rd album 「亜無亜危異都市」, and they did their first one-man concert in Tokyo, Osaka and Nagoya. Soon in December followed release of 4th album 「READY STEADY GO」. The band went through 1982. year with two full Albums, 5th album 「LIVE」 in March, and 6th album 「ANARCHISM�...