HIDE's BOOKS and SPECIAL PUBLICATIONS


In this post I bring you HIDE's Books or other publications referring to him. Let's start with

"HIDE Silence Super" a pamphlet book which brings in our attention for the first time themed photo shoots of HIDE.

The book itself doesn't contain only pictures but also contains short poems related with the theme of each shooting pictures set. Initially issued on April 5, 1992 in Onga-kusenkasha Prefecture, this 1st photo-book showed us other side of HIDE the artist. Rather than being just a guitarist of X,

HIDE was a complete artist in the true meaning of the word, and this is a work that represents HIDE's own point of view regarding the world.The photo-sessions along with the poems are displayed in 9 chapters with differente complex themes. At the beginning of each chapter it has been ntroduced to us a short poem by same HIDE who never ceased to amaze us with his creativity.The launching event for this book was held in March 1992 at the Ginza Yamano Music, and because the first press edition was presented as autographed book it also implied to be sold in a limited number edition.

"Visual Album" Issued August 25, 1994 by the FOOLS MATE magazine this Is the official photo album of the hide of the first solo tour "HIDE OUR PSYCHOMMUNITY".

 Packed in a variety of facial expressions is full of HIDE's pranks and introduction of the band members of the stage and backstage, etc.,

it has become an emblematic photo album for HIDE's solo tour.

1128 HIDE 

Issued on Feb. 28,th1997 by Sony Magazines, 1128 HIDE is the SECOND official photo collection of HIDE's SOLO TOUR "PSYENCE A GO GO".

So a PREMIUM BOX of limited edition was also released.

The PREMIUM BOX, comes on hard cover format, also the photo book is sustained by a spiral binding of aluminium plate wire.

The album is called "HIDE Polaroid Diary" (special mini book) and a 3D stereoscopic

life photograph has been also sold with it as set. HIDE with Spread Beaver presents :

HIDE LEMONed file

 Is a volume of 320 pages that was Issued in December 1998. by Sony Magazines. It summarizes HIDE's solo musical activities also a large number of interviews, it was conceived as an “encyclopedia” related to HIDE and was sold as first press bonus meant to reward the huge number of demanding fans.

HIDE GIGS , Special Edition Music Mook

Issued March 23rd 1999 by Shinko Music Co. Ltd ,this book is documenting the TRIBAL Ja, Zoo TOUR backstage footages and “making off” behind scenes and few hide interviews with members of Spread Beaver, also including a open talk about the new project of HIDE with Zilch, which has been formed by HIDE, Paul and Ray as we have been told in another article form the same magazine. Besides the guitar commentary in the introduction, a special Phantom card and birth secret story was introduced to the fans as HIDE's favourite. Few new album release commentary is also made by HIDE along with other informations generously offered in a format of old interviews (which were first published in Tebyu letter magazine and GIGS), all being offered in a substantial content. Is a colourful book full with lots of pictures in the purest HIDE style :) . I will make scan of the content and upload it later in another separate post.

HIDE "IT's Bedrock"

Issued on Sept. 20^th 1998 by Shogakukan

it depicts an extraordinary journey of

"how X JAPAN wanted to meet HIDE "

as well with “ a fan's story”.....in December 31st 1995, the dream of a girl fighting an incurable disease, an illness of which was at that time only the 10^th case reported in the world...a dream that big and strong it couldn't be ignored...it becomes reality. The whole story of this book is wrapped in the moment of encounter, grace to HIDE's kindness that girl's dream became true.

A warm relationship between the girl who yearns for him and HIDE started like that, he kept encouraging her from that day as a brother and stood by her trying to understand her needs, than after May 2nd 1998, once with the sudden death of HIDE that wonderful story ended but the dream never faded. Get over the sadness! “ I will keep HIDE alive trough my words” that's what she said, that is what she was always fighting to believe...in the future...even if that future sadly couldn't include anything more than HIDE's memory.

Lots of e-mails and private photos were shared between the two of them as their friendship grew into a lovely story which was base of an emotional documentary of HIDE's personality and true self. That touched forever all our hearts, maybe this is the secret which attracts even now days the youth toward reading this book

.Famous among fans, this is a book which portraits the emotional side of HIDE and Mayuko Takashi. The Classic "MISERY" ( which was written for her) is why Mayuko Takashi became unfortunately famous...

I say unfortunately because the hate and wrath of fans after HIDE's death had often target her in a totally unjustified way. (may God rest her soul along HIDE, as she past away few years ago too, on Sept the 30^th 2009 on age of 28 years old if I recall correctly) “MISERY” is a song with the motif of Mayuko's illness, it was another gift of HIDE for her, the one she was closest to him, more than anyone else. Hideto Matsumoto was more than an artist, in this book is depicted more as...a human being.

HIDE DREAM AND FREEDOM

Is another publication referring to HIDE's life projects and great aspirations .

Issued in 1999 by Fusosha Publishing, Inc, it content the April 10^th, 17th, 24th May 2998 “ON AIR” the radio broadcasting program book series talk show of "All Night Nippon R of hide," featuring comments of HIDE and guests on this particular book's subject. Unfortunately being a foreign European fan, I had never got a chance to listen that live broadcast so this book it gives me another chance to touch a bit of a feeling from that days when HIDE was still smiling gentle to us from the stage of life.

I was really thankful having this book, I hope one day will find the registered voice of HIDE as well , the live radio broadcast will be a most wanted completion to my collection.

In the past the live recording of the radio shows were aired at HIDE's MUSEUM which was tore apart piece by piece in 2005 , 2 years after the original tearing down as I will show you step by step in images in an up-coming post .

HIDE's HIDEO KANNO

was a book issued in December 25th 1999 ( was released to public only trough special mail order being a very rare limited collectible issue) , another HIDE Limited Edition by Headwax Org.Co .Ltd , this publication presents us the 10 000 cuts is featuring HIDE special "Xmas Edition" 10 sheets of HIDE speciall cards are loaded in this album which came along with a special

T-shirt and a B5 size Mr Kanno album , another present coming with this package is a special "Xmas" card of few different kinds encoded with 300 FC points .

Here are few pictures featured in the content, enjoy! 

On January 31st 2000 a

"Normal Edition" was released to the market without the original privileges. It was sold out along with other magazines in the General Stores.

HIDE Days

Issued June 29th 2002, it features the Takarajimasha

Interview of hide that has been published in the magazine "Let 's to do a BAND" years ago , it is meant to be other re-posting of LIVE REPORT,by Hiroshi Matsumoto the younger brother which was also HIDE's manager.

It is also presenting a short interview of KYO , TETSU (which were the original members of Saber Tiger , HIDE's band before joining X Japan) , PATA and I.N.A . It is more like a questionnaire to interview around 80 people and officials, a commentary of the guitar or equipment that was used in by HIDE, guitar chords and lyrics of all solo music career which has been published till that point.(On August 25th 2005, have been also released revised version as "hide DAYS new edition".)

HIDE KYOUDAI/Kodansha ( Brother Reminiscence ) 

Issued July 15th 2004.by Kadokawa Shoten Publishing Co., Ltd.

The present book is written by Hiroshi Matsumoto, Hide's younger brother and Concerts Manager , it contains encounters and memories of HIDE and his brother's childhood, the teenager years also the beginning of the musical career. A day-by-day chronicle written and described episode by episode by HIDE's brother.

Is a book which aims to bring HIDE's fans and public closer to the true nature and spirit of the Rock Superstar. As an welcomed addition to this, on April 15th 2010, another book was re-released in paperback ( Kodansha ) .

The beginning of a book, has been greatly changed here and there , few Categories of new episodes of reunion such photos several points and X JAPAN are included in the childhood stories of the two brothers.

HIDE's BIBLE

Issued July 26^th 2008 by Ongakusenkasha, HIDE's Bible is a “follow code” for each of HIDE's fans, the BIBLE is wrote by Akemi Oshima , he spend long time trying to understand HIDE's musical nature,

his lyrical compositions and natural born talent by contrasting the deep relationship between HIDE the artist and HIDE the man , beyond all stories and facts. In addition to what Mr Akemi Oshima stated in that book, a questionnaire for which a large number of people such as musicians and showbiz men, gave their opinion on what we call

"hide Respect Comments", from all this comets and memories, a "hide Dictionary" was born. It was containing famous phrases/words or expression regarding something, HIDE used in his daily talk.

Along with these , there was presented a "hide photo album" of 32 pages, in colour plus a precious ARENA37 article which was also summarized like a "hide reprinted interview", such as a summary of HIDE's life "mini-history", that was an definitive edition packed along with a spectacular gift .After the March 2008th X JAPAN reunion LIVE, for the first time was talked about the X JAPAN members of the 10th year since HIDE had departed from us, the feelings of YOSHIKI, TOSHI, PATA, and HEATH it is a must-read story regarding HIDE . As a HIDE fan, I love the people all around the world to know about HIDE's legacy, is one book that comes through depicting HIDE's lovely personality. 

HIDE BOOK

Issued August 20th 2009 by Jack Up. Co. Ltd.

This is a music magazine in which were reprinted the past of articles published in Rockin f and WeROCK,. Among other features it has been published also many nostalgic photos from the indie era.

HIDE's Guitar and the touring used equipment is also presented along with HIDE's own commentary regarding his upcoming work and his discography in the chronological order http://xc527.eccart.jp/h975/ , in the end the book was also published in the audio format along with the guitar score sheets .

This book is not released at the bookstore, it has become available only by placing a mail order on the official site & LEMONed SHOP limited release of the magazine WeROCK.