Ryuichi Sakamoto's debut album, Thousand Knives Of..., gets its first major vinyl release outside of Japan
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- The 1978 solo LP was recorded just as Yellow Magic Orchestra was forming.
- Ryuichi Sakamoto's debut solo album, Thousands Knives of..., will get a rerelease on CD and LP this November. At the time, Sakamoto was an in-demand session musician who had just worked on Haruomi Hosono's Paraiso LP, alongside Yukihiro Takahashi. Hosono would invite both musicians to form Yellow Magic Orchestra, but first, Sakamoto would record Thousand Knives Of... in April 1978. Spanning six tracks, the opening, title cut includes a recitation of the Mao Zedong poem Jinggang Mountain with other tracks like "Plastic Bamboo" and "The End of Asia" showcasing Sakamoto's unique take on synth pop. The forthcoming reissue will feature a new introduction by Paul Browler. The original tapes were remastered by producer and engineer Seigen Ono. Landing on Wewantsounds, this will be the first time the album is reissued on vinyl outside of Japan, save a low-key release in 1982. Read our Rewind review of Yellow Magic Orchestra's Solid State Survivor. Read our feature with Ryuichi Sakamoto.Tracklist 01. Thousand Knives 02. Island Of Woods 03. Grasshoppers 04. Das Neue Japanische Elektronische Volkslied 05. Plastic Bamboo 06. The End Of Asia Wewantsounds will release Thousand Knives Of... On November 8th, 2019.
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