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quoted 8 lines for the YMO fans out there:

> for the YMO fans out there: > which releases from this band > (vinyl LPs and 12"s, not interested in cds) > are considered essential; looking to beef > up my YMO collection here, > but money's tight so would > like some opinions before i buy > more. thanks. andrew duke :)

As far as the albums go, I'd recommend the first two, Yellow Magic Orchestra (1978) and Solid State Survivor (1979). I like Naughty Boys (1983) as well, but it's a bit closer to pop than proto-techno... I've got reviews up on most of their LP's at http://www.allmusic.com. Enjoy! .John. --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: idm-unsubscribe@hyperreal.org For additional commands, e-mail: idm-help@hyperreal.org

On Fri, 3 Mar 2000, Andrew Duke wrote:

quoted 8 lines for the YMO fans out there:

> for the YMO fans out there: > which releases from this band > (vinyl LPs and 12"s, not interested in cds) > are considered essential; looking to beef > up my YMO collection here, > but money's tight so would > like some opinions before i buy > more. thanks. andrew duke :)

Essential YMO albums...man, there are too many to list...and all those solo projects by Ryuichi Sakamoto... My favorite was Thousand Knives of Ryuichi Sakamoto...what other ones were good? Anyone got a collection of his or Haruomi Hosono's stuff? here are the ones I think are must haves, sorry for the waste of bandwidth, but we all know how andrew loves his tracklistings... ;) Yellow Magic Orchestra 1978 Japanese release Side A 1.Computer Games -Theme from the Circus- 2.Firecracker 3.Simoon 4.Cosmic Surfin' -Theme from the Invader- Side B 1.Tong Poo 2.La Femme Chinoise 3.Bridge Over Troubled Music 4.Mad Pierrot 5.Acrobat Yellow Magic Orchestra world-wide release 1979 Side A 1.Computer Games -Theme from the Circus- 2.Firecracker 3.Simoon 4.Cosmic Surfin' 5.Computer Games -Theme from the Invader- Side B 1.Yellow Magic -Theme from the Circus- 2.La Femme Chinoise 3.Bridge Over Troubled Music 4.Mad Pierrot Solid State Survivor 1979 Side A 1.Technopolis 2.Absolute Ego Dance 3.Rydeen 4.Castalia Side B 1.Behind The Mask 2.Day Tripper 3.Insomnia 4.Solid State Survivor Public Pressure 1980 Side A 1.Rydeen 2.Solid State Survivor 3.Tong Poo 4.The End Of Asia Side B 1.Cosmic Surfin' 2.Day Tripper 3.Radio Junk 4.La Femme Chinoise 5.Back In Tokio X Zousyoku(Multiplies) 1980 Japanese release Side A 1.Jingle"YMO" 2.Nice Age 3.Snakeman Show 4.Tighten Up 5.Snakeman Show 6.Here We Go Again -Tighten Up- Side A 1.Snakeman Show 2.Citizens of Science 3.Snakeman Show 4.Multiples 5.Snakeman Show 6.The End of Asia X Multiplies 1980 Side A 1.Nice Age 2.Behind The Mask 3.Rydeen 4.Day Tripper Side B 1.Technopolis 2.Multiples 3.Citizens of Science 4.Solid State Survivor BGM 1981 Side A 1.Ballet 2.Music Plans 3.Rap Phenomena 4.Happy End 5.1000 Knives Side B 1.Cue 2.U.T. 3.Camoflage 4.Mass 5.Loom Technodelic 1981 Side A 1.Pure Jam 2.Neue Tanz 3.Stairs 4.Seoul Music 5.Light In Darkness Side B 1.Taiso 2.Gradated Grey 3.Key 4.Prologue 5.Epilogue Naughty Boys 1983 Side A 1.Kimi ni mune kyun -Uwaki na Vacances- 2.Expected Way 3.Focus 4.Ongaku 5.Opened My Eyes Side B 1.You've Got To Help Yourself -Preview- 2.Lotus Love 3.Kai-Koh 4.Expecting Rivers 5.Wild Ambitions Naughty Boys(Instrumental) 1983 Side A 1.Chaos Panic 2.Expected Way 3.Focus 4.Kai-Koh 5.Expecting Rivers Side B 1.You've Got To Help Yourself 2.Lotus Love 3.Ongaku 4.Opened My Eyes 5.Wild Ambitions Service 1983 Side A 1.Limbo 2.S.E.T. 3.The Madmen 4.S.E.T. 5.Chinese Whispers 6.S.E.T. 7.You've Got To Help Yourself Side B 1.S.E.T.+YMO 2.Shadows On The Ground 3.S.E.T. 4.See Through 5.S.E.T. 6.Perspective 7.S.E.T. After Service 1984 Side A 1.Propaganda 2.Tong Poo 3.Behind The Mask 4.Solid State Survivor 5.La Femme Chinoise Side B 1.Ongaku 2.Focus 3.Ballet 4.Wild Ambitions 5.Kai-Koh Side C 1.Expecting Rivers 2.See-Through 3.Key 4.Technopolis 5.Rydeen Side D 1.You've Got To Help Yourself 2.Kageki Na Syukujo 3.Kimi Ni MuneKyun -Uwaki na Vacances- 4.Firecracker Technodon CD 1993 1.Be A Superman 2.Nanga Def? 3.Floating Away 4.Dolphinicity 5.Hi-Tech Hippies 6.I Tre Merli 7.Nostalgia 8.Silence Of Time 9.Waterford 10.Chance 11.Pocketful Of Rainbows(Japanese Version) --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: idm-unsubscribe@hyperreal.org For additional commands, e-mail: idm-help@hyperreal.org

quoted 4 lines Essential YMO albums

> Essential YMO albums > [snip] >...what other ones were good? Anyone got a collection of > his or Haruomi Hosono's stuff?

I guess this is as good a time as any to ask: Has ANYONE found the original Soft Ballet (Hosono) release that the softballetforms tracks are remixing? I love Carl's treatment of "No One Lives On Mars", but I really want to hear what he was working with. I know there once was a Virgin release of Soft Ballet, "Forms," but it's not online as far as I can tell. I'll even do an old-school cassette swap for it... - There4IM --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: idm-unsubscribe@hyperreal.org For additional commands, e-mail: idm-help@hyperreal.org