About

Public Pressure (公的抑圧, Kōteki Yokuatsu) was Yellow Magic Orchestra's first live album, released on February 21, 1980. It was their second number-one album in Japan, setting a record of 250,000 copies sold within two weeks of release. It was recorded during three dates of the group's 1979 'Transatlantic Tour' of Europe and the US. The group toured as a six-piece, but guitarist Kazumi Watanabe was mixed-out and replaced with more keyboards due to contractual matters between record labels. Un-dubbed recordings from this tour were later released on the album Faker Holic. Most of Yukihiro Takahashi's vocals were also replaced with those re-recorded afterward in studio but these were not restored on Faker Holic. The audience are enthusiastic, which is impressive considering that Y.M.O. wasn’t exactly a household name and the performances stick close to the originals, the selections are more or less what you would expect from their vast catalog — a must for die hard YMO fans. — (via Label)

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Label: Great Tracks, Alfa 
Series: YMO 40th Anniversary Reissues
Format: Vinyl, LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Remastered
Reissued: 2019 / Original Release: 1980
Genre: Electronic, Live Album
Style: Electro, Synth-pop

File under: Japanese Electronic
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