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Yellow Magic Orchestra – X-Multiplies
$39.00
Visit product page →X-Multiplies was released as an EP in 1980. Now this album is something different! Filled with humor, catchy commercial tunes, instrumentals, computerized vocals, and 2 versions of the Soul classic "Tighten up" by Archie Bell & The Drells, YMO took a break from their serious side and decided to have a go with a more poppy sound mixed with humor and fun.
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Still, having said this, X-Multiplies is phenomenally played! This album will make you want to get up and dance to "The Number One Dance Band In Tokyo"! – Music On Vinyl
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Limited Edition of 1000 numbered copies on transparent vinyl. Gatefold sleeve and insert which includes the Japanese text that was on the original Japanese card outer sleeve.
Label: Music On Vinyl – MOVLP1469, Alfa – MOVLP1469, Epic – MOVLP1469
Format: Vinyl, LP, Limited Edition, Numbered, Reissue, Clear, 180 Gram
Country: Europe
Released: 14 Dec 2015
Genre: Electronic
Style: Synth-pop
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Music On Vinyl / Alfa
YMO – BGM
$42.00
Visit product page →On their fourth album BGM (1981), YMO continued where they left off with X∞ Multiplies, by venturing further into synthesizers, drum computers and experimentation with rhythm, sequences and speeds.
This album is more focused on atmosphere and mood, some even say this album is a turning point for YMO and the international Pop music scene. They successfully merged lyrics, sound bites and their signature electrically programmed music on BGM.
"1000 Knives" and "Cue" are the most famous; 'The Hand Clap' on "1000 Knives" is probably one of the most used samples in the '80s, early '90s. – Music On VinylLabel: Music On Vinyl – MOVLP1471, Alfa – MOVLP1471, Epic – MOVLP1471
Format: Vinyl, LP, Album, Reissue
Country: Europe
Released: 05 Feb 2016
Genre: Electronic
Style: Synth-pop
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Music On Vinyl
YMO – Technodelic
$42.00
Visit product page →1981 was a groundbreaking year for the music industry. By releasing BGM and Technodelic in one year, YMO made a shift happen in Pop music. YMO introduced a new way of using samples and loops by cutting sound bites into fragments and reprogramming them with newly available computer technology.
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Technodelic is far more experimental than previous albums, and at the same time their 5th album is more minimalistic and full of Funk and Soul. YMO remained remarkably adept at inventing new ways of looking at compositions and creating a whole new music scene at the same time: Dance. – Music On Vinyl
Label: Music On Vinyl – MOVLP1470, Alfa – MOVLP1470, Epic – MOVLP1470
Format: Vinyl, LP, Album, Limited Edition, Numbered, Reissue, Clear, 180 Gram
Country: Europe
Released: 05 Feb 2016
Genre: Electronic
Style: Synth-pop
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Great Tracks | Alfa
Hiroshi Sato Featuring Wendy Matthews - Awakening
$75.00
Visit product page →As one of the most prolific and respected keyboardists in Japan, Sato has appeared on a countless number of classic recordings as a session player in addition to the dozen-plus solo works he made over his four-decade career. He collaborated often with Haruomi Hosono and his Tin Pan Alley crew and was a member of Shigeru Suzuki’s short-lived band, Hucklebuck. Declining an offer from Hosono to join Yellow Magic Orchestra, Sato moved to Los Angeles instead and began collaborating with West Coast heavy hitters like Maria Muldaur, Spencer Davis, and Randy Crawford. After signing with Alfa Records, Sato convinced the label to purchase him a Linn LM-1 drum machine, which he used extensively on Awakenings. Recorded mostly as a one-man band in Tokyo after he moved back to Japan in 1982, the album featured Canadian-Australian singer Wendy Matthews (whom Sato had met in L.A.), who would later have several top-20 hits in Australia. Guest musicians include Tatsuro Yamashita and Yuji Toriyama. – Light In The Attic
Label: Alfa – MHJL 106, Great Tracks (2) – MHJL 106
Format: Vinyl, LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Remastered, Clear Blue
Country: Japan
Released: Nov 2019
Genre: Funk / Soul, Pop
Style: Soul, Funk, Disco
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Great Tracks | Alfa
Yellow Magic Orchestra – Yellow Magic Orchestra | Standard Vinyl Edition | 2018 Reissue
$75.00
vGreat Tracks | Alfa
Yellow Magic Orchestra – Yellow Magic Orchestra | Standard Vinyl Edition | 2018 Reissue
$75.00
Visit product page →“Yellow Magic Orchestra is the first official studio album by Japanese electronic music band Yellow Magic Orchestra, who were previously known as the Yellow Magic Band...
...The album was an early example of synth-pop, a genre that the band helped pioneer. It contributed to the development of electro, hip hop, techno, and bleep techno. The album's innovations in electronic music included its use of the microprocessor-based Roland MC-8 Microcomposer music sequencer which allowed the creation of new electronic sounds, and its sampling of video game sounds.
The album sold 250,000 copies in Japan and entered the Billboard 200 and R&B Albums charts in the United States. Its most successful single was "Computer Game / Firecracker", which sold over 400,000 records in the United States and was a top 20 hit in the United Kingdom.” – Wiki
“Their reach spreads from the charts to the deepest corners of the underground, influencing hip-hop, numerous strains of dance music culture, and even the world’s shiniest pop tunes. Formed in 1978 by songwriter, bassist, and singer Haruomi Hosono, the original aim of YMO was to release a one-off album of technological exotica which spoofed the West’s archaic and offensive fetishization of the “oriental” while simultaneously paying tribute to the musical talents of Martin Denny and Les Baxter, two American bandleaders whose instrumental albums took the post-World War II fascination with tribal primitivism and tropical calm to vibrant extremes.
That album, Yellow Magic Orchestra, made huge waves in Japan and also found its way into Western ears, making connections with a diverse array of talents and sparking inspiration for new listeners. What casual fans seldom recognize about YMO is that they weren’t dilettantes twiddling their way through relatively new technological breakthroughs, but rather were all seasoned players and veterans in the industry by the time of their formation. Over the course of their career they continued to embrace new technologies while finding ways to fuse these breakthroughs with classic pop forms. Subversion was always there, whether it was sociopolitical, technological, or musical.” – Fact Magazine
Item description:
Artist:
Yellow Magic Orchestra
Title:
Yellow Magic Orchestra | Standard Vinyl Edition
Label:
Great Tracks , Alfa
Format:
Vinyl, LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Remastered
Pressing:
Japan
Release Date:
This reissue: 28th Nov 2018 | Original: 1979
Genre:
Electronic
Style:
Electro, Synth-pop
Catalog No:
MHJL 53
Condition:
New
