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From A Distant Star is the second studio album by the Japanese progressive rock band Shingetsu, released on March 25th, 2016 on Belle Antique Records. It is their first album to be released since their reformation in 2005. It features unreleased songs that had been written during and after the completion of their debut album, Shingetsu.

Though the material was written in 1979-81, none of it (excluding Orion (Tsuzumihoshi), which is a 1979 studio demo) was recorded in the studio until 2005, 24 years after they originally disbanded in 1981.

Sleeve design
The albums front artwork is illustrated by Paul Whitehead, who is most well known for doing artwork for other prog bands such as Genesis, to which Shingetsu's music is often compared to

Release
The band announced on their forum that they would be releasing the album as a box set in February of 2016. The box set was released on March 25th, 2016

Track listing
All songs composed, arranged, and performed by Makoto Kitayama, Haruhiko Tsuda, Akira Hanamoto, Shizuo Suzuki, and Naoya Takahashi.

Personnel
Credits are adapted from the album's liner notes.

Shingetsu
 * Akira Hanamoto - keyboards
 * Haruhiko Tsuda - guitars
 * Shizuo Suzuki - bass
 * Makoto Kitayama - vocals backing vocals
 * Naoya Takahashi - drums

Production
 * Shingetsu – production
 * Yoh Ohyama – mixing
 * Akira Hanamoto – art direction,
 * Paul Whitehead – illustration
 * Masakazu Sakomizu - photography
 * Ako Ozawa - special thanks
 * Hiroshi Ishibata - special thanks

References