Yellow Magic OrchestraYellow Magic Orchestra

Label:

Horizon (3) – SP-736

Format:

Vinyl , LP, Album , Pitman Pressing

Country:

US

Released:

Genre:

Electronic

Style:

Synth-pop

Tracklist

A1 Computer Game (Theme From The Circus) 6:38
A2 Firecracker
Written-ByM. Denny*
0:02
A3 Simoon
VocalsShunichi Hashimoto
Written-ByH. Hosono*
6:28
A4 Cosmic Surfin'
GuitarMasayoshi Takanaka
Written-ByH. Hosono*
4:27
A5 Computer Game (Theme From The Invader) 1:00
B1 Yellow Magic (Tong Poo)
Written-ByR. Sakamoto*
6:20
B2 La Femme Chinoise
GuitarMasayoshi Takanaka
Voice [Sexy]Tomoko Nunoi
Written-ByY. Takahashi*
6:05
B3 Bridge Over Troubled Music
Written-ByYellow Magic*
1:00
B4 Mad Pierrot
Written-ByH. Hosono*
4:22

Companies, etc.

  • Record CompanyHorizon Records & Tapes
  • Manufactured ByA&M Records, Inc.
  • Phonographic Copyright ℗A&M Records, Inc.
  • Copyright ©A&M Records, Inc.
  • Published ByAlmo Music Corp.
  • Published ByExotica Publishing Co.
  • Recorded AtALFA Studio A
  • Mixed AtCapitol Studios
  • Mastered AtThe Mastering Lab
  • Lacquer Cut AtThe Mastering Lab
  • Licensed FromAlfa Records, Inc
  • Pressed ByColumbia Records Pressing Plant, Pitman

Credits

  • Arranged By, PerformerYellow Magic Orchestra
  • Art DirectionRoland Young (3)
  • Band [Yellow Magic Orchestra], Bass, Electronics, Keyboards, Arranged By [Arrangements]Haruomi Hosono
  • Band [Yellow Magic Orchestra], Drums, Percussion, Electronics, VocalsYukihiro Takahashi
  • Band [Yellow Magic Orchestra], Keyboards, Electronics, Percussion, Orchestrated ByRyuichi Sakamoto
  • Band [Yellow Magic Orchestra], Programmed By [Micro Composer Programming]Hideki Matsutake
  • Coordinator [Recording Coordination]Shunsuke Miyazumi
  • Cover, Artwork [Back Cover Art]Masayoshi Sukita
  • Cover, Artwork [Front Cover Art]Lou Beach
  • DesignChuck Beeson
  • EngineerNorio Yoshizawa
  • Executive-ProducerKunihiko Murai
  • Mastered ByMike Reese
  • Mixed ByAl Schmitt
  • ProducerHarry Hosono*
  • Supervised ByTommy Li Puma*

Notes

Recorded at studio 'A', Shibaura, Tokyo: July 10 to September 5, 1978
Mixed at Capitol Records Studios, Hollywood: February 12 to February 16, 1979
Mastered at The Mastering Lab, Hollywood
℗ © 1979 A&M Records, Inc.

Promotional copies were pressed on yellow vinyl.

A1 and A5 only get an arranged by credit. Times for A1 & A2 are highly inaccurate; the tracks blend into each other.

Barcode and Other Identifiers

  • Barcode (Scanned): 07502307361
  • Barcode (Text): 0 7502-30736-1
  • Rights Society: ASCAP
  • Matrix / Runout (Label A): SP-771
  • Matrix / Runout (Label B): SP-772
  • Matrix / Runout (Runout A, variant 1): SP-771-P1 TML-S
  • Matrix / Runout (Runout B, variant 1): SP-772-B-P5-A&M TML X
  • Matrix / Runout (Runout A, variant 2): SP-771-P1 TML-S B
  • Matrix / Runout (Runout B, variant 2): SP-772-B-P3-A&M TML-X A P

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Title (Format) Label Cat# Country Year
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Yellow Magic Orchestra = イエロー・マジック・オーケストラ (LP, Album) Alfa ALR-6012 Japan 1978
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Yellow Magic Orchestra = イエロー・マジック・オーケストラ (Cassette, Album) Alfa ALC-1511 Japan 1978
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Yellow Magic Orchestra = イエロー・マジック・オーケストラ (LP, Album, Misprint) Alfa ALR-6012 Japan 1978
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Yellow Magic Orchestra (LP, Album) A&M Records AMLH 68506, SP-736 Europe 1979
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Yellow Magic Orchestra (LP, Album, Misprint) A&M Records SP-736 1979

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  • 8892sales's avatar
    8892sales
    Edited 7 years ago
    The bleep tones are sampled on the following Friends Lovers And Family - Ordinary People amongst many many others.
    • AndyPandy2000's avatar
      AndyPandy2000
      its been driving me mad but what famous rave record samples the sunth tones from the first 5 seconds of the 1 minute version of Computer Game Theme From The Invaders as included here?

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