There's no Tokyo Jihen single that's as well-rounded as Mayonaka wa Junketsu or Koufukuron (re-release), so it's a tough choice.
I reluctantly choose Sounan, because it's a great (although overplayable) A-Side, and because Kokoro is my favorite Tokyo Jihen B-Side. Dynamite (the studio version) is average, but certainly more tolerable than Lady Is A Tramp. I like the overall sound of the Shuraba single, but it loses a few points for not including any originals for B-Sides.
I'm not saying I hate covers, but I prefer that each single include at least one original among the B-Sides. The Tokyo Jihen covers in their B-Side form, never reach my evolving favorites list, but sometimes the concert versions do.
Mayonaka wa Junketsu succeeds where the Tokyo Jihen B-Side covers fail (especially Phase 1):
Ringo covered herself.
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You know Tokyo Jihen is a supergroup, when you can't blame most of the members for wanting to pursue other projects.
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