Album

Prophétique 1978 ~ 1980 = プロフェティーク 1978〜1980

Japan

1993 · Electronic, Rock

Rare pressing on Gatefold

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Prophétique 1978 ~ 1980 = プロフェティーク 1978〜1980 is a Rock album by Japan, originally released in 1993. On Gatefold: 3 pressings tracked.

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Tracklist

  1. 1-1Transmission = トランスミッション4:46
  2. 1-2The Unconventional = アンコンヴェンショナル3:03
  3. 1-3Wish You Were Black = 黒人ならば4:50
  4. 1-4Performance = パフォーマンス4:37
  5. 1-5Lovers On Main Street = 表通りの愛人達4:09
  6. 1-6Don't Rain On My Parade = パレードに雨を降らせないで2:55
  7. 1-7Suburban Love = サバーバン・ラヴ7:27
  8. 1-8Adolescent Sex = 果てしなき反抗3:46
  9. 1-9Communist China = コミュニスト・チャイナ2:44
  10. 1-10Television = テレヴィジョン9:14
  11. 2-1Automatic Gun = オートマティック・ガン4:06
  12. 2-2. . . . . . Rhodesia = ローデシア6:48
  13. 2-3Love Is Infectious = ラヴ・イズ・インフェクシャス4:10
  14. 2-4Sometimes I Feel So Low = 孤独な安らぎ3:46
  15. 2-5Obscure Alternatives = 苦悩の旋律6:50
  16. 2-6Deviation = ディーヴィエィション3:23
  17. 2-7Suburban Berlin = 郊外ベルリン4:59
  18. 2-8The Tenant = テナント7:14
  19. 3-1Quiet Life = クワイエット・ライフ4:51
  20. 3-2Fall In Love With Me = フォール・イン・ラヴ・ウィズ・ミー4:37
  21. 3-3Despair = 絶望6:00
  22. 3-4In Vogue = イン・ヴォーグ6:32
  23. 3-5Halloween = ハローウィーン4:25
  24. 3-6All Tomorrow's Parties = オール・トゥモロウズ・パーティズ5:43
  25. 3-7Alien = 異国人5:03
  26. 3-8The Other Side Of Life = アザー・サイド・オブ・ライフ7:27
  27. 4-1State Line = ステイト・ライン4:48
  28. 4-2Life In Tokyo = ライフ・イン・トウキョウ3:33
  29. 4-3I Second That Emotion = セカンド・ザット・エモーション3:47
  30. 4-4European Son = ヨーロピアン・サン3:38

Sound DNA

  • Rock
  • Art Rock
  • raw
  • detached
  • urban

Album notes

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Notes from the original pressing. Later editions may differ.

The set is issued in a 12" X 12" box and includes a CD-sized lyric booklet with commentary and anecdotes, and a 12" X 12" picture booklet, with an illustrated discography. Additionally, there is a fold-out shelf storage box for all 4 CDs.
All CDs feature the original album artwork. The picture booklet has photos credited to Koh Hasebe and Yuka Fujii, with additional uncredited shots taken by Steve Jansen.
Reference for shipping & storage purposes: the box set itself weighs approximately 1.2 kg.
CONTROLLED BY BMG MUSIC.
HANSA [logo]
BMG [logo]
BMG VICTOR, INC.
[Erratum]:
Track 2-2:.... Rhodesia = 熱きローデシア is printed...... Rhodesia = ローデシア
Track 3-4: In-Vogue is printed as In Vogue
Track 3-6: All Tomorrows Parties is printed as All Tomorrow's Parties
Track 3-8: The Other Side Of Life = ジ・アザー・サイド・オブ・ライフ is printed as アザー・サイド・オブ・ライフ

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