Kamen Rider Great Collection Vol. 1
(Riders 1-Amazon)


Kamen Rider Great Collection Vol. 1 (Riders 1-Amazon) CD cover front

Forty-seven songs on two CDs, from the first 4 tv series (5 Riders), all full length versions. CD #1 has 69 minutes and 7 seconds of music. CD #2 has 63 mintues and 55 seconds of music. The total playing time is 133 minutes and 2 seconds. All songs composed by Kikuchi, Shunsuke. This double cd came with 34 page booklet which includes program guides for each series at the lyrics for each song and 7 black and white photos.

CD #1

Kamen Rider (4/3/1971 through 2/10/1973, 98 episodes)

Track   1: Let's Go!! Rider Kick - lyrics: Ishinomori, Sh�tar�, vocals: Fuji, Kouichi & Male Harmony
Track   2: Come Home Rider - vocals: Shimon, Masato
Track   3: Lonely Kamen Rider - lyrics: Tanaka, Mamoru, vocals: Shimon, Masato
Track   4: The Devil's Shocker - vocals: Sunny Singers
Track   5: Rider Action - lyrics: Ishinomori, Shotaro; vocals: Shimon, Masato
Track   6: Rider's Lullaby - vocals: Onoki, Kumiko
Track   7: Fight! Cylone - vocals: Shimon, Masato
Track   8: Song Of The Kaijin - vocals: Sunny Singers
Track   9: Kamen Rider's Counting Song - vocals: Shimon, Masato & Columbia Cradle Club
Track 10: Oh! Shocker - vocals: ? and Sunny Singers
Track 11: Our Kamen Rider - vocals: Columbia Cradle Club
Track 12: Kamen Rider's Song - lyrics: Hatte, Saburo; vocals: Fuji, Kouichi & Male Harmony

The first 13 episodes of Kamen Rider featured a recording of "Let's Go!! Rider Kick" by Fujioka, Hiroshi, the actor who played Hongo, Takeshi. Starting in episode 14, which introduced Ichimonji, Hayato (played by Sasaki, Takeshi); Fuji, Kyoichi's version of Let's Go!! Rider Kick!" was used. Fuji, Kouichi was a stage name used by Shimon, Masato. "Lonely Kamen Rider" was ending theme for episodes 89-98. "Rider Action" was the ending theme for episodes 72-88 and opening theme for episodes 89-98. "Kamen Rider's Song" was the ending theme for episodes 1-71.

Kamen Rider V3 (2/17/1973 through 2/9/1974, 52 episodes)

Track 13: Fight! Kamen Rider V3 - lyrics: Ishinomori, Shotaro; vocals: Miyauchi, Hiroshi & The Swingers
Track 14: Run Hurricane - vocals: Shimon, Masato & Columbia Cradle Club
Track 15: Kamen Rider Praise Song - vocals: Shimon, Masato
Track 16: V3's Solo - vocals: Mizuki, Ichiro
Track 17: V3 March - vocals: Mizuki, Ichiro & Columbia Cradle Club
Track 18: Destron Praise Song - vocals: The Nippon Gassho Kyokai
Track 19: V3 Action - lyrics: Ishinomori, Shotaro; vocals: Shimon, Masato
Track 20: V3's Lullaby - vocals: Inoue, Yuko
Track 21: The Immortal Man - vocals: Mizuki, Ichiro
Track 22: Our Kamen Rider V3 - vocals: Columbia Cradle Club
Track 23: Song of Boys Kamen Rider Squad - lyrics: Hatte, Saburo; vocals: (see track 17)

The main vocalist on "Fight Kamen Rider V3" was Miyauchi, Hiroshi, the actor who played Kazami, Shiro.

"Run Hurricane" was the ending them for episodes 43 through 52.

"Kamen Rider Praise Song" begins with the sound of a helicopter, and Kazami, Shiro saying "Henshin V3!". First verse is about Hongo, Takeshi/Kamen Rider 1, verse 2 is about Ichimonji, Hayato/Kamen Rider 2, verse 3 is about Kazami, Shiro/Kamen Rider V3, verse 4 is about all three of the Kamen Riders.

"V3 March" begins with the sound of squeeling tires and racing egines.

"Destron Praise Song" begins with an angry voice saying something about V3 (wishing him dead I think) and includes the sound of V3 powering up between verses.

"V3 Action" begins with V3 saying "V3 Kick" and matching sound effects.

"Song of Boys Kamen Rider Squad" was the ending theme for episodes 1 through 42.

CD #2

Kamen Rider X (2/16/1974 through 10/12/1974, 35 episodes)

Track   1: Set Up! Kamen Rider X - lyrics: Ishinomori, Shotaro; vocals: Mizuki, Ichiro
Track   2: White Bullet Cruiser - lyrics: Ishinomori, Shotaro; vocals: Mizuki, Ichiro & Columbia Cradle Club
Track   3: Charge Kamen Rider X - vocals: Shimon, Masato
Track   4: X-Rider Action - vocals: Mizuki, Ichiro
Track   5: Rider Anthem - vocals: Shimon, Masato
Track   6: Our Riderman - vocals: Columbia Cradle Club
Track   7: Song of X Mecha - vocals: Mizuki, Ichiro & Columbia Cradle Club
Track   8: X-Rider Shiritori Song (Shiritori is a word game) - vocals: Mizuki, Ichiro
Track   9: Our Friend X-Rider - vocals: Columbia Cradle Club
Track 10: Jin Keisuke's Song - vocals: Mizuki, Ichiro
Track 11: Government of Darkness March - vocals: Cricket '73
Track 12: I'm X Kaizogu (Kaizogu means underwater cyborg) - lyrics: Hatte, Saburo, vocals: Mizuki, Ichiro

Kamen Rider X was usually called X-Rider. "Rider Anthem" is about Riders 1, 2 V3 and X (no mention of Riderman). "Our Riderman" is actually from episode 51 of Kamen Rider V3 but on this CD it is included with the songs from Kamen Rider X, even though Riderman does not appear in the series (he is in the movie though).

Kamen Rider Amazon (10/19/1974 through 3/29/1975, 24 episodes)

Track 13: Amazon Rider Is Here - lyrics: Ishinomori, Shotaro; vocals: Shimon, Masato
Track 14: Amazon Rider Action - lyrics: Ishinomori, Shotaro; vocals: Shimon, Masato
Track 15: Our Amazon Rider - vocals: Columbia Cradle Club
Track 16: His Name is Amazon - vocals: Shimon, Masato
Track 17: Teach Me Amazon - vocals: Shimon, Masato & Yamagami, Manchiko
Track 18: Run Jungler Of Flame - vocals: Shimon, Masato
Track 19: Tokyo Jungle - vocals: Shimon, Masato
Track 20: Amazon Alone - vocals: Shimon, Masato
Track 21: Destroy Amazon - vocals: Sunny Singers
Track 22: I Am Tachibana Tobei - vocals: Akiji, Kobayashi & Columbia Cradle Club
Track 23: Let's Fight Together, Amazon - vocals: Shimon, Masato & Columbia Cradle Club
Track 24: Amazon-Da-Da-Da!! - lyrics: Hatte, Saburo; vocals: Shimon, Masato & Columbia Cradle Club

The first verse of "I am Tachibana Tobei" seems to be about his friendships with Kamen Riders 1 and 2. The second covers V3 and X. The third covers Amazon. As far as I can tell Riderman is not mentioned. He had not met Stronger yet so there is no verse about him. Akiji Kobayashi played Tachibana Tobei.


Title translations by Wayne Vincent, GamerAmerica, Igadevil,
Luiz Eduardo, James Holman, zonnel ii and me.

Note: Out of respect for Japanese custom composer and performer names are listed family name first, individual name second.