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Japan were a British New Wave group that formed in 1974 in Catford, South London. The band 
achieved success in the late 1970s and early 1980s, when it was often associated with the 
burgeoning New Romantic fashion movement (though the band itself has downplayed any such 
connection) They achieved several UK hits in the early 1980s, most notably "Ghosts" and 
"I Second That Emotion" which were top ten hits in 1982.

The band began as a group of friends. Brothers David Sylvian (guitar and vocals) and 
Steve Jansen (drums) keyboardist Richard Barbieri and bassist Mick Karn studied at the same 
school. Guitarist Rob Dean joined later, but before the band had its hits. As youngsters they 
played Sylvian's two-chord numbers mainly as a means of escape; sometimes with Karn as the 
front man, sometimes with Sylvian at the fore.

They dubbed themselves Japan in 1974, signed a recording contract with German disco label Hansa
and became an alternative glam rock outfit in the mould of David Bowie, T.Rex, and The New York 
Dolls.

Adolescent Sex

   1. Japan - Transmission                                    [04:45]
   2. Japan - Unconventional State Line                       [03:03]
   3. Japan - Wish You Were Black                             [04:49]
   4. Japan - Performance                                     [04:36]
   5. Japan - Lovers On Main Street                           [04:09]
   6. Japan - Don't Rain On My Parade                         [02:56]
   7. Japan - Suburban Love                                   [07:27]
   8. Japan - Adolescent Sex                                  [03:46]
   9. Japan - Communist China                                 [02:43]
  10. Japan - Television                                      [09:12]

Playing Time.........: 47:32
Total Size...........: 320.56 MB


Obscure Alternatives...Bonus tracks *


   1. Japan - Automatic Gun                                   [04:07]
   2. Japan - ....Rhodesia                                    [06:49]
   3. Japan - Love Is Infectious                              [04:10]
   4. Japan - Sometimes I Feel So Low                         [03:48]
   5. Japan - Obscure Alternatives                            [06:46]
   6. Japan - Deviation                                       [03:23]
   7. Japan - Suburban Berlin                                 [05:00]
   8. Japan - The Tenant                                      [07:15]
   9. Japan - Deviation [Live In Tokyo]*                      [03:20]
  10. Japan - Obscure Alternatives [Live In Tokyo]*           [06:05]
  11. Japan - In Vogue [Live In Tokyo]*                       [06:12]
  12. Japan - Sometimes I Feel So Low [Live In Tokyo]*        [04:04]

Playing Time.........: 01:01:04
Total Size...........: 381.87 MB


Quiet Life...Bonus tracks *

   1. Japan - Quiet Life                                      [04:51]
   2. Japan - Fall In Love With Me                            [04:35]
   3. Japan - Despair                                         [05:57]
   4. Japan - In Vogue                                        [06:33]
   5. Japan - Halloween                                       [04:24]
   6. Japan - All Tomorrow's Parties                          [05:43]
   7. Japan - Alien                                           [05:01]
   8. Japan - The Other Side Of Life                          [07:26]
   9. Japan - All Tomorrow's Parties [12' Version 1983 Remix]*[05:19]
  10. Japan - All Tomorrow's Parties [7' Version]*            [03:34]
  11. Japan - A Foreign Place*                                [03:11]
  12. Japan - Quiet Life [7' Version]*                        [03:51]

Playing Time.........: 01:00:31
Total Size...........: 361.56 MB



artwork included


Thanks to Oan


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