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Leading off with their only British hit, the Top 20 entry "Computer Game," Yellow Magic Orchestra's debut album launches the group as a Japanese novelty act in keeping with Kraftwerk.
"Computer Game" is about what it sounds like, while "Firecracker" and "Cosmic Surfin" drift along with Oriental melodies playing over the top of an unobtrusive synth-pop backing.
The disco bass on "Yellow Magic (Tong Poo)" shows that YMO were beginning to expand their base, but for the most part Yellow Magic Orchestra never strays from its influences.
| Title/Composers | Performer | Listen | Time | Size | Size | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | FirecrackerMark Denny, Martin Denny | Yellow Magic Orchestra | Play | 04:51 | 11 MB | 33 MB |
| 2 | SimoonHarry "Haruomi" Hosono, Chris Mosdell | Yellow Magic Orchestra | Play | 06:29 | 14 MB | 35 MB |
| 3 | La Femme ChinoiseChris Mosdell, Yellow Magic Orchestra, Yukihiro Takahashi | Yellow Magic Orchestra | Play | 05:58 | 13 MB | 39 MB |
| 4 | Bridge Over Troubled MusicHarry "Haruomi" Hosono, Yellow Magic Orchestra | Yellow Magic Orchestra | Play | 01:18 | 3 MB | 7 MB |
| 5 | Mad PierrotHarry "Haruomi" Hosono | Yellow Magic Orchestra | Play | 04:05 | 9 MB | 27 MB |
| 6 | FirecrackerMartin Denny | Yellow Magic Orchestra | Play | 04:51 | 11 MB | 33 MB |
| 7 | SimoonHarry "Haruomi" Hosono, Chris Mosdell | Yellow Magic Orchestra | Play | 06:29 | 14 MB | 35 MB |
| 8 | La Femme ChinoiseChris Mosdell, Yukihiro Takahashi | Yellow Magic Orchestra | Play | 05:58 | 13 MB | 39 MB |
| 9 | Bridge Over Troubled MusicYellow Magic Orchestra | Yellow Magic Orchestra | Play | 01:18 | 3 MB | 7 MB |
| 10 | Mad PierrotHarry "Haruomi" Hosono | Yellow Magic Orchestra | Play | 04:05 | 9 MB | 27 MB |
| 11 | Computer Game | Yellow Magic Orchestra | Play | 01:47 | 4 MB | 10 MB |
| 12 | Cosmic Surfing | Yellow Magic Orchestra | Play | 04:28 | 10 MB | 29 MB |
| 51 mins | 118 MB | |||||
| 51 mins | 324 MB | |||||
Note: You are able to listen to 30-second samples for preview purpose.
| Artist | Job | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lou Beach | Art Direction, Cover Art, Cover Design, Illustrations |
| 2 | Chuck Beeson | Design |
| 3 | Mark Denny | Composer |
| 4 | Martin Denny | Composer |
| 5 | Johnny Guarnieri | Release Preparation |
| 6 | Shunichi Hashimoto | Vocals |
| 7 | Harry "Haruomi" Hosono | Arranger, Bass, Composer, Electronics, Electronic Sounds, Group Member, Keyboards, Producer |
| 8 | Takayuki Innami | Reissue Art Director, Reissue Design |
| 9 | Mitsuo Koike | Editing, Remastering |
| 10 | Tommy LiPuma | Supervisor |
| 11 | Hideki Matsutake | Group Member, Producer, Programming |
| 12 | Shunsuke Miyazumi | Coordination, Recording Coordinator |
| 13 | Chris Mosdell | Composer |
| 14 | Chris J. Mosdell | Composer |
| 15 | Kunihiko Murai | Executive Producer |
| 16 | Amy Nagasawa | Design |
| 17 | Amy Nogasawa | Design |
| 18 | Kazuhiro Nozawa | Reissue Design |
| 19 | Tomoko Nunoi | Voices |
| 20 | Mike Reese | Mastering |
| 21 | Atsushi Saito | Engineer |
| 22 | Ryuichi Sakamoto | Composer, Electronics, Electronic Sounds, Group Member, Keyboards, Orchestration, Percussion |
| 23 | Al Schmitt | Mixing |
| 24 | Roger Seibel | Digital Mastering, Remastering |
| 25 | Masayoshi Sukita | Art Direction, Cover Art, Cover Design |
| 26 | Yukihiro Takahashi | Arranger, Composer, Drums, Electronics, Electronic Sounds, Group Member, Percussion, Vocals |
| 27 | Masayoshi Takanaka | Guitar (Electric) |
| 28 | Yuji Tanaka | Reissue Supervisor |
| 29 | Yellow Magic Orchestra | Arranger, Composer, Primary Artist |
| 30 | Minako Yoshida | Vocals (Background) |
| 31 | Minako Yoshida | Vocals (Background) |
| 32 | Norio Yoshizawa | Engineer |
| 33 | Roland Young | Art Direction |
| Quality | Format | Encoding | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| Standard | MP3 | 320kps 44.1kHz | MP3 is an audio coding format which uses a form of lossy data compression. The highest bitrate of this format is 320kbps (kbit/s). MP3 Digital audio takes less amount of space (up to 90% reduction in size) and the quality is not as good as the original one. |