🎵 AotW Yellow Magic Orchestra - BMG (SP-4853)

[LPJim]

Yellow Magic Orchestra
BGM
A&M SP-4853

Ryuichi Sakamoto - vocals & keyboards
Yukihiro Takahaski - vocals & drums
Haruomi Hosono - vocals, bass, keyboards & producer
Hideki Matsutaki - computer programming
Peter Barakan - lyrics

SIDE ONE

Ballet 4:34
Music Plans 4:34
Rap Phenomena 4:33
Happy End 4:33
1,000 Knives 5:24

SIDE TWO

Cue 4:33
U.T. 4:34
Camouflage 4:34
Mass 4:32
Loom 5:21

Released March 21, 1981
Reissued on CD by Sony in 2011 & available via amazon.com



JB

 

[Mr Bill]

Probably my least favorite of their three A&M releases. None of the catchiness of the prior two. I think this was in large part due to Sakamoto's move into both film scoring and acting which started in earnest about this time. And Harry Hosono was rising as one of Japans top producers as well (think Bob Rock transitioning from being Payola$ guitarist to metallica's producer).

I did manage to pick up a multi-disc career retrospective of YMO while on my Japan tour back in 2007/8. That disc get s a bit bof play in the car when I'm in a "Rising Sun Mood" (or heading out to my local sushi diner).