Life In Tokyo by Japan - Released: 1981
Awesome copy. Very Shiny/glossy - comes with original sleeve and inner antistatic paper sleeve, does show age. yet the vinyl is close to NM
Artist Profile - Japan
New wave, art rock, synth pop band, formed in London, England in early 1974.
Japan comprised David Sylvian (vocals), his brother Steve Jansen (drums), Richard Barbieri (keyboards) and Mick Karn (saxophone/bass). Rob (Robert) Dean joined the line-up as guitarist and the band subsequently won a recording contract with the German record company Ariola-Hansa. Eminently unfashionable in the UK punk era, they first found success in Japan.
After three albums with Ariola-Hansa, they switched to Virgin Records in 1980 and found their fortunes dramatically improving thanks to the surge of popularity in the New Romantic movement. Japan's androgynous image made them suddenly fashionable and they registered several UK Top 20 singles. Their albums Gentlemen Take Polaroids (1980) and Tin Drum (1981) were also well received. Rob Dean left the band after Gentlemen Take Polaroids but continued working with the band for one more tour thereafter.
Disagreements between Karn and Sylvian undermined the band's progress just as they were achieving some long-overdue success, and they split in late 1982. The members diversified into collaborative work and solo careers, reuniting (minus Dean) in 1991 for a project under the moniker of Rain Tree Crow.
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Vinyl Record available in Nottingham
Notes
℗ 1979 [l38290]
℗ 1981 [l266640]
Manufactured and Distributed by [l301939] Published by [l320352]
Almost identical to [r=8716242], except the label credits Nomis Music London Ltd rather than Chadwick Nomis Ltd.
Life In Tokyo (7:05), Side A is the original 12" version from 1979, [url=http://www.discogs.com/release/660981]AHAD 540[/url]. There were two 12" versions released in 1981. This UK version uses catalogue number HANSA 12-4 with the sleeve being similar to the [url=http://www.discogs.com/release/533702]UK 7[/url]” except that edition is in colour whereas this 12" is in black & white. The German version catalogue number is [url=http://www.discogs.com/release/933452]600 377-213[/url] and uses the 'Camera' sleeve, similar to the original 1979 release.
Not noted on the label: Track B, European Son is the 12" extended mix by John Punter.
Companies
PRT Records Ltd. | Distributed By
PRT Records Ltd. | Manufactured By
Ariola Records Ltd. | Phonographic Copyright (p)
Hansa Productions Ltd. | Phonographic Copyright (p)
Nomis Music (London) Ltd. | Published By
Utopia Studios | Lacquer Cut At
Credits
David Sylvian | Written-By
Identifiers
Matrix / Runout: †HANSA 12-4-B† (Side B label)
Matrix / Runout: †HANSA 12-4-A† (Side A label)
Matrix / Runout: C ƱTOPIA HANSA 4 12" A1 | (Side A runout, etched, variant 1)
Matrix / Runout: A HANSA 4 12" B1 ƱTOPIA (Side B runout, etched, variant 1)
Matrix / Runout: D ƱTOPIA HANSA 4 12" A1 | (Side A runout, etched, variant 2)
Matrix / Runout: D HANSA 4 12" B1 ƱTOPIA (Side B runout, etched, variant 2)
Matrix / Runout: D ƱTOPIA HANSA 4 12" A1 ― (Side A runout, etched, variant 3)
Matrix / Runout: C HANSA 4 12" B1 ƱTOPIA (Side B runout, etched, variant 3)
