Performer: Japan
Genre: Electronic / Rock
Album: Prophétique 1978 ~ 1980
Released: 1993
Style: Art Rock, Synth-pop, Glam
MP3 version ZIP size: 1547 mb
FLAC version RAR size: 1537 mb
WMA version ZIP size: 1114 mb
Rating: 4.9
Votes: 420
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Adolescent Sex
1-1	Transmission	4:46
1-2	The Unconventional	3:03
1-3	Wish You Were Black	4:50
1-4	Performance	4:37
1-5	Lovers On Main Street	4:09
1-6	Don't Rain On My Parade Written-By – Bob Merrill, Jule Styne	2:55
1-7	Suburban Love	7:27
1-8	Adolescent Sex	3:46
1-9	Communist China	2:44
1-10	Television	9:14
Obscure Alternatives
2-1	Automatic Gun	4:06
2-2	Rhodesia	6:48
2-3	Love Is Infectious	4:10
2-4	Sometimes I Feel So Low	3:46
2-5	Obscure Alternatives	6:50
2-6	Deviation	3:23
2-7	Suburban Berlin	4:59
2-8	The Tenant	7:14
Quiet Life
3-1	Quiet Life	4:51
3-2	Fall In Love With Me	4:37
3-3	Despair	6:00
3-4	In-Vogue	6:32
3-5	Halloween	4:25
3-6	All Tomorrow's Parties Producer [Produced By] – Japan, Simon Napier-BellWritten-By, Composed By – Lou Reed	5:43
3-7	Alien	5:03
3-8	The Other Side Of Life	7:27
Bonus Disc
4-1	Stateline	4:48
4-2	Life In Tokyo Written-By, Composed By – David Sylvian, Giorgio Moroder	3:33
4-3	I Second That Emotion Written-By, Composed By – Al Cleveland, Smokey Robinson	3:47
4-4	European Son	3:38

Companies, etc.

• Licensed Through – BMG Music
• Manufactured By – BMG Victor Inc.
• Phonographic Copyright (p) – BMG Music

Credits

• Arranged By – Japan (tracks: 1-1 to 1-10)
• Arranged By [Orchestral Arrangements] – Ann O'Dell* (tracks: 3-1 to 3-8)
• Art Direction, Design, Photography By [Other Photography] – Coil Graphics
• Bass, Saxophone, Vocals – Mick Karn
• Compiled By – Tetsushi Ichikawa
• Conductor [Conducted By] – Martyn Ford (tracks: 3-1 to 3-8)
• Coordinator [Project Coordinator] – Katsumi "Kartz" Miyata*
• Creative Director [Creative Coordinator] – Norihiko Nishikawa
• Creative Director [Creative Supervision] – Jun Shibuya, Mikio Kawasaki
• Drums, Percussion, Vocals – Steve Jansen
• Engineer – Chris Tjanarides* (tracks: 2-1 to 2-8), Colin Fairley (tracks: 3-1 to 3-8), Pete Silver (tracks: 1-1 to 1-10)
• Executive Producer – Akira Yokota, Fumimaru Kawashima
• Guitar, Vocals – Rob Dean
• Keyboards, Vocals – Richard Barbieri
• Liner Notes – Tetsushi Ichikawa
• Mastered By [Mastered At Jvc Mastering Center] – Kazuie Sugimoto
• Mastered By [Mastering] – Ian Cooper (tracks: 2-1 to 2-8)
• Photography By [Booklet Photography] – Koh Hasebe, Yuka Fujii
• Producer – Giorgio Moroder (tracks: 4-2), Japan (tracks: 3-6), John Punter (tracks: 3-1 to 3-5, 3-7 to 3-8, 4-3 to 4-4), Ray Singer (tracks: 1-1 to 2-8, 4-1), Simon Napier-Bell (tracks: 3-6)
• Supervised By [Project Supervision] – Fumio Nakahara
• Translated By [Transcription] – Erika Yamashita
• Vocals, Guitar [Second Guitar] – David Sylvian
• Written-By, Composed By – David Sylvian (tracks: 1-1 to 1-5, 1-7 to 3-5, 3-7 to 4-2, 4-4)

Notes

℗ 1993 BMG Music / Made in Japan / Stereo
Manufactured by BMG Victor Inc, Tokyo, Japan. From master recordings owned or controlled by BMG Music.

4 CD Promo Box Set released in Japan. This includes the albums 'Adolescent Sex', 'Obscure Alternatives' and 'Quiet Life', plus a 'Bonus Disc' containing 'Life In Tokyo', 'European Son', 'I Second That Emotion' and 'Stateline'.

The set is issued in an attractive 12" X 12" box and includes a lyric booklet and picture booklet, featuring messages from other artists including Yukihiro Takahashi.

The CD's all feature the original album artwork. The picture booklet has photos credited to Koh Haseve and Yuka Fujii, however at least one was definitely taken by Steve Jansen (David in his flat in London). There's also a discography including Rain Tree Crow and some of the solo work. Finally, the set includes a slipcase with room for all the CD's and the lyric book - a great idea if you want to have the discs easily accessible on your shelf.

This is a rare Promotional Box Set which was issued to Radio Stations & Record Companies. All CDs, Box & Obi have a red promo label.

Barcode and Other Identifiers

• Matrix / Runout (Adolescent Sex): BVCP-644- 3F
• Matrix / Runout (Obscure Alternatives): BVCP-645- 3C
• Matrix / Runout (Quiet Life): BVCP-646- 1P
• Matrix / Runout (Bonus Disc): PDTD-1070- 2M
• Rights Society: JASRAC
• Other (Main Catalogue #): BVCP-644~646
• Other (Secondary Catalogue #): 74321-15402-2
• Other (Adolescent Sex Catalogue #): BVCP-644
• Other (Obscure Alternatives Catalogue #): BVCP-645
• Other (Quiet Life Catalogue #): BVCP-646
• Other (Bonus Disc Catalogue #): PDTD-1070

Other versions

Category	Artist	Title (Format)	Label	Category	Country	Year
BVCP-644~646, 74321-15402-2	Japan	Prophétique 1978 ~ 1980 ‎(Box, Comp + 3xCD, Album + CD, EP, Comp)	BMG Victor Inc., Hansa	BVCP-644~646, 74321-15402-2	Japan	1993
PDTD-1070	Japan	Prophétique 1978 ~ 1980 Bonus Disc ‎(CD, Comp, Promo)	Hansa, BMG Victor Inc.	PDTD-1070	Japan	1993