UPDATE! ... This is changed. You can now get both albums, at about $16 each, at the 'computer-oriented' US iTunes store. Keep in mind that each album is the...
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TOCT-26798 Yukihiro Takahashi/Page By Page CDA 2857 yen US$31/91.43 Release Date:2009/03/11 Description:New solo album release from Yukihiro Takahashi...
Teriyaki Boyz new album "Serious Japanese" is out soon - on the NHK World J-Melo show they said the title is inspired by Melon. I just saw the album sleeve and...
Maybe this is a stupid questions... But On cdjapan there is a cd called "Sen no knife" (with no tracklisting) by Ryuichi Sakamoto. Is this japanese for...
... They don't give you much to go on! But yes. "Sen no" translates to 1,000. Therefore this is '1,000 knives'. And now, one of my infamous technology rants....
Hey fanatics, This week's journal is rather long. 1) The BIG & BAD news regards visual and sound GAPS in Disc 1 of the recent HASYMO DVD set. Sakamoto is very...
Greeting YMO Addicts, Here is a Japanlish version of the Commmons Newsletter volume 221. Highlights: I) There is a series of film presentations in Tokyo,...
Hi folks, I need to thin out the collection so have put a number of Japan and YMO related items on eBay: http://search.ebay.co.uk/_W0QQsassZkarnsculpture ...
Greetings Fellow Addicts, New in this journal entry is a further apology regarding a gap in the video of the HAS/YMO DVD set. It has now been determined that...
Does anyone here have any info to share? An eBay seller in Hong Kong has several cds listed as remasters in what appear to be mini-lp style cardsleeves. I...
Thanks for the reply. Looking through the webstores, it appears that only a few- the ones which were originally issued on vinyl, i assume- are in special...
This week's Commmons newsletter features tour dates for Fennesz in Japan in support of his recent album Black Sea. He will be touring with AOKI takamasa. ...
Well fanatics, if I am reading the Japanlish properly, this is the last journal entry from Ryuichi Sakamoto for the time being. He has an album release and...
... For what it's worth, the real bottom that determines what gets issued on the mini LPs is that the label that owns the masters simply feels like doing it....
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Thanks for the scoop Nick. For the record, I'm one of those collector- types who takes the bait when a rerelease is done in a limited edition sleeve. They...
Nothing wrong with them, especially if you aren't buying the same CD for the second or more time. I'm always happy to get one of an album I don't have. But I...
Sandii is featured on a new various artists album supervised/produced by Ryuichi Sakamoto called "Nihon no Uta". It is a collection of newly recorded childrens...
Paul you say " The track is also a download single from the album on Japanese iTunes." but we can only download from the UK itunes store which is a big shame. ...
I wouldn't be surprised if it is avalable on UK iTunes as some other Commmons releases have been. Will have to look next week. And you can get stuff from...
hi paul, thanks for the gift card tip...i'll finally get to hear world standard's 'mountain ballad'!! xe ... -- "but you cant sing the blues and live" i said. ...
Just browsing for info about the new Takahashi album and re-issues of his EMI years material, I notice that the new album includes a track called 'Valerie" -...
Just noticed and I can't really draw any conclusions but the Ultravox B-side "Passionate Reply" from their famous Conny Plank produced single "Vienna" (1980)...
... The song is also on the highly recommended UltravoxRare CD set, Volume 1. ... =================== Derek Currie derekcurrie@... =================== ...
I had read that David Byrne occasionally performs Psychedelic Afternoon during his shows. (I think he cowrote that.) Does anyone know if a recording of that...
... Yes, Byrne did cowrite it. Byrne did not sing on the original. Once in a while on the net you see the co-writing credited to Sylvian, which is incorrect. ...
In today's newsletter we learn: 1) There is an exhibition of photos by RAMA dedicated to YMO and Sakamoto in Tokyo. It is called: "Audi Forum Tokyo presents...
Hello, This email message is a notification to let you know that a file has been uploaded to the Files area of the ymo group. File : /Bamboo Industry -...