... It's probably one of those nostalgic "you had to be there" (and understand Japanese) albums. It clearly harkens back to the New/Neo Folk sounds of the...
... I have nothing against Japanese folk(rock) and I very much like Hosono's pre YMO stuff (Apryl Fool, Happy End, Tin Pan Alley, his solo albums), but HIS's ...
YMO in Oricon (long list huh!) YMO Albums and Singles sales and chart positions in Japan. <Albums> [Vinyl]( )=cassettes album sales 1979/07/25 "Yellow Magic...
Hi Paul! ... Would we Japanese-illiterates know these two songs by another name? Or are these rarities of some kind, not on the concurrent albums (Naughty Boys...
... ISHIN-DENSHIN $B0J?4EE?.(B aka YOU$B!G(BVE GOT TO HELP YOURSELF POCKET GA NIJI DE IPPAI $B%]%1%C%H$,Fz$G$$$C$Q$$(B aka POCKETFUL OF RAINBOWS ... ...
... Mass definitely did not chart, but I must admit I thought the other two must have sold fairly well. ... This did not appear on the charts. YMO records only...
... Of course, that must be the reason. These three singles simply didn't chart, like all the other records that are missing from the list. ... I wonder what...
I am told the popularity came quite quickly after a broadcast in Japan (on TV and radio) of the Greek Theatre live performance, which coincided with the...
Hi, I'm Manu. I've been in this YMO list. :-) ... Y.M.O. became a popular in Japan after S.S.S. released in 1979. The first album was NOT widely noticed. Many...
Hello all, I got some more Japanese chart figures. Japan people - I have included the YMO solo lists here as these include appearances by Sylvian and Jansen....
... Hi Paul, I noticed a strange phenomenon in the Japan / Takahashi / Sakamoto list: The CT sales are always much higher than the LP sales. Shouldn't it be...
... Well, maybe I just have difficulties reading the list properly. It (the list) looks a bit messy on my computer. Can you please tell me which of the sales...
The format appears before the date and title - like this: [LP] 1980/09/21 B-2 Unit # 19 , 8 weeks, 22,790 LP = LP record, the date is the date the release...
... omoshiroi ne. Interesting psychology, but unsurprising (see KLF book on how to make a number one). could you tell me, is any of the YMo band left handed?...
Yukihiro Takahashi: What Me Worry? CD (Japan w/obi) plus many more. No reserves. Thanks! By tomorrow I will have added the YMO Visual (Best of) DVD and Audio ...
Sandii & The Sunzetz: Babes in the Wood 12" + Viva Lava Liva LP YMO : Visual (best of ) DVD Haruomi Hosono presents: Strange Flowers v.1 CD (Daisyworld) Audio...
Hi everyone, I'm a big Y.M.O. fan so I'm very happy to take part on this group. So, I wondering if someone can give me the lyric of one of my favorites song:...
I watch this clip from Youtbe and something really astonished me. At the beginning of the clip it's mark that the song is written by Sakamoto, Mosdell and......
... SOLID STATE SURVIVOR The strangeness of the strangers Second hand teenagers Face to face they face A chemical race Minds blind Empty eyes Blank tongues...
... At ... Yeah, that Michael Jackson. But not the original YMO version. Jackson wrote new lyrics for a version keyboardist Greg Philliganes released on his...
... Yes it is. He (Michael Jackson) wrote new lyrics to the old YMO song. He even wanted to include the song on his THRILLER album. Quincy Jones was the one...
... plus Chris Mosdell and Chris Currell are mates (and live/lived in Colarado), and Chris Currell was Michael Jackson's keyboardist. its all interconnected!...
The Greg Philliganes version of "Behind The Mask" is really close to the Sakamoto live version on "Media Bahn Live", especially the instrumental version. It...
Now that I have the complete lyric of my favorites song I still wonder what is the "message" of this song. I suppose that's about the role of Japan in the...