Hai! (Live in Japan)

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Hai! (Live in Japan)
Hai! (Live in Japan) cover.jpg
Live album by
Released1982
RecordedMarch 23, 1982
VenueTsubaki House, Tokyo
Genre Industrial
Length45:27
Label Rough Trade Deutschland RTD-1
Producer Cabaret Voltaire
Cabaret Voltaire chronology
2x45
(1982)
Hai! (Live in Japan)
(1982)
The Crackdown
(1983)
Professional ratings
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Spin Alternative Record Guide 6/10 [4]

Hai! (Live in Japan) is a 1982 live album by the U.K. industrial band Cabaret Voltaire. [5] It was recorded at the Tsubaki House in Tokyo, Japan on 23 March 1982, and was released on CD in 1991 by Mute Records Ltd. [6] [7] The original master tapes being lost, the CD was transferred from a vinyl copy (unfortunately, a US pressing was used, with significantly poorer sound and more surface noise than a Japanese original).[ citation needed ]

Contents

The performance on the album reflected the band's move towards a more funk-oriented sound. [8] Alan Fish had joined the band by this time on drums and percussion, replacing Chris Watson. [8]

The album reached number five in the UK Indie Chart in 1982. [9]

Track listing

Side A:

  1. "Walls of Kyoto" - 7:50
  2. "3 Days Monk" - 7:03
  3. "Yashar" (Version) - 6:59

Side B:

  1. "Over & Over" - 4:53
  2. "Diskono" - 7:01
  3. "Taxi Music" (Version) - 11:41

Personnel

Cabaret Voltaire

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