ARB (band)

ARB (Alexander's Ragtime Band) is a Japanese rock band formed in 1978. Its members are Ryo Ishibashi, Koya Naito, Ebi, and Keith. Mitsuhiro Saito from Bow Wow and Jean-Jacques Burnel from The Stranglers were also members for a period of time.

Singles

 * "Norainu" (25 October 1978)
 * "Wild lowteen girl" (25 April 1979)
 * "Tamashii Kogashite" (20 December 1979)
 * "Nocturne club" (21 July 1980)
 * "BLACK X'MAS" (11 November 1980)
 * "Daddy's Shoes" (21 February 1981)
 * "Crazy love" (21 May 1982)
 * "Saraba Aibou" (21 November 1982)
 * "Troubled kids" (21 April 1983)
 * "Deep Inside" (21 March 1985)
 * "Blue Color Dancer" (21 July 1985)
 * "God bless the "Ring"" (21 March 1986)
 * "AFTER '45" (21 August 1986)
 * "Private girl" (21 November 1986)
 * "HAPPINESS" (21 May 1987)
 * "System in System" (21 June 1988)
 * "Long Long Way" (5 October 1988)
 * "MURDER GAME" (21 October 1989)
 * "TOKYO OUTSIDER" (21 February 1998)
 * "INFINITELY" (23 September 1998)
 * "Hangyaku no Burusu wo Utae" (17 July 1999)
 * "HARD-BOILED CITY" (13 June 2001)

Albums

 * A.R.B (21 June 1978)
 * BAD NEWS (21 May 1980)
 * BOYS & GIRLS (21 March 1981)
 * Yubi wo Narase! / Snap Your Fingers (21 November 1981)
 * W (21 June 1982)
 * Toraburu Chudoku (21 April 1983)
 * A.R.B LIVE / Tamashii Kogashite (5 December 1983)
 * YELLOW BLOOD (21 September 1984)
 * Sakyu 1945nen (3 October 1985)
 * WORK SONGS (21 April 1986)
 * ONE and ONLY DREAMs (21 November 1986)
 * ROCK OVER JAPAN (21 June 1987)
 * DAYS OF A.R.B Vol.1 (21 June 1987)
 * DAYS OF A.R.B Vol.2 (21 June 1987)
 * PAPERS BED (21 June 1988)
 * Sympathy (8 November 1989)
 * LOVE THE LIVE (21 January 1989)
 * BALLADS AND WORK SONGS (3 October 1990)
 * RED BOX - ARB LIVE (1980-1990) (28 December 1990)
 * BLACK Xmas - A.R.B. SECRET SINGLES (21 June 1991)
 * DAYS OF ARB Vol.1 (1978-1983) (21 November 1993)
 * DAYS OF ARB Vol.2 (1984-1986) (21 November 1993)
 * DAYS OF ARB Vol.3 (1986-1990) (21 November 1993)
 * SYMPATHY (28 June 1995)
 * BOYS & GIRLS (28 June 1995)
 * Yubi wo Narase! (28 June 1995)
 * W (28 June 1995)
 * Toraburu Chudoku (28 June 1995)
 * YELLOW BLOOD (28 June 1995)
 * Sakyu 1945nen (28 June 1995)
 * WORK SONGS (28 June 1995)
 * ONE AND ONLY DREAMS (28 June 1995)
 * ROCK OVER JAPAN (28 June 1995)
 * PAPERS BED (28 June 1995)
 * BAD NEWS (28 June 1995)

VIDEO

 * YELLOW BLOOD (21 October 1984)
 * Sakyu 1945nen (21 November 1985)
 * SWEAT, HEART & BRAIN (21 March 1988)
 * LOVE THE LIVE (21 January 1989)
 * THE LONGEST TOUR (21 January 1990)
 * Tamashii Kogashite (21 July 1991)
 * ARB is BACK!! (21 June 1998)
 * 1998 Days of ARB (2 September 1999)
 * ARB CLIPS Hangyaku no Buruzu wo Utae (19 April 2000)

DVD

 * LIVE! EL DORADO (16 June 2000)
 * Raibu Teikoku DVD Sirizu "ARB" (2 July 2003)
 * RED BOX 1978-1990 COMPLETE DVD SET (17 September 2003)
 * LOCUS visualize 1998-2004 ARB LIVE BEST (15 September 2004)

In popular culture
The 2011 Japanese animated television show Mawaru-Penguindrum uses several of the band's songs in the show. Remixed versions are covered by members of the show's vocal cast.