B-2 Unit

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B-2 Unit
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Studio album by
Released21 September 1980 (1980-09-21)
Recorded1980 (1980)
StudioStudio A (Tokyo), Studio 80, Air Studios
Genre
Label Alfa
Producer Ryuichi Sakamoto
Ryuichi Sakamoto chronology
Thousand Knives
(1978)
B-2 Unit
(1980)
Left-Handed Dream
(1981)
Yellow Magic Orchestra chronology
X∞Multiplies
(1980)
BGM
(1981)
Side one
No.TitleLength
1."Differencia"2:04
2."Thatness And Thereness"3:27
3."Participation Mystique"6:41
4."E-3A"4:45
Side two
No.TitleLength
1."Iconic Storage"4:43
2."Riot In Lagos"5:40
3."Not The 6 O'Clock News"5:02
4."The End Of Europe"4:57

Personnel

Charts

Chart (1980)Peak
position
Japanese Albums (Oricon) [37] 19

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