Sealed (album)

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Sealed
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Box set by
Yellow Magic Orchestra
ReleasedDecember 21, 1984 (1984-12-21)
RecordedJuly 1978 – October 1983
Genre
Label Alfa Records
Yellow Magic Orchestra compilation chronology
YMO Best Selection
(1982)		Sealed
(1984)		YMO History
(1987)

Sealed is a compilation boxed set by Yellow Magic Orchestra. Released to "seal" the band, it is a four-part release, with one record/tape with songs by each member of the band, plus one for group compositions. Each copy is numbered and contains two booklets containing comments by the band regarding their career and "spreading out", an illustrated discography and song lyrics; it also comes with a poster of the band and a "Spreading Out Commemorative Certificate". When reissued on CD in 1988, the set was pared down to just the songs and lyrics, the order of the discs was switched and it was full of typographical errors, as well as the omission of a few tracks.

Contents

Track listing

All tracks are written by Haruomi Hosono, except where noted

Haruomi Hosono side A
No.TitleLyricsOriginally fromLength
1."Simoon" Chris Mosdell Yellow Magic Orchestra , 1978 
2."Absolute Ego Dance"instrumental Solid State Survivor , 1979 
3."Isomnia"MosdellSolid State Survivor, 1979 
4."Mass"Hosono, trans. Peter Barakan BGM , 1981 
Haruomi Hosono side B
No.TitleLyricsOriginally fromLength
5."Graduated Grey" (灰色（グレイ）の段階Gurei no Dankai)Hosono, Barakan Technodelic , 1981 
6."Chaos Panic"Hosono, Barakan"Kimi ni, Mune Kyun." single, 1983 
7."Lotus Love"  Naughty Boys , 1983 
8."The Madmen" (マッドメンMaddomen)Hosono, Barakan Service , 1983 

All tracks are written by Yukihiro Takahashi, except where noted

Yukihiro Takahashi side A
No.TitleLyricsOriginally fromLength
1."La Femme Chinoise" (中国女Chūgoku Onna)MosdellYellow Magic Orchestra, 1978 
2."Rydeen" (雷電Raidīn)instrumentalSolid State Survivor, 1979 
3."Solid State Survivor"MosdellSolid State Survivor, 1979 
4."Ballet"Takahashi, BarakanBGM, 1981 
Yukihiro Takahashi side B
No.TitleLyricsOriginally fromLength
5."Pure Jam" (ジャムJamu)Takahashi, BarakanTechnodelic, 1981 
6."Camouflage"Takahashi, trans. BarakanBGM, 1981 
7."Expected Way" (希望の路Kibō no Michi) Naughty Boys, 1983 
8."Chinese Whispers"Takahashi, BarakanService, 1983 

All tracks are written by Ryuichi Sakamoto, except where noted

Ryuichi Sakamoto side A
No.TitleLyricsOriginally fromLength
1."Tong Poo" (東風Ton Pū)instrumentalYellow Magic Orchestra, 1978 
2."Technopolis" Solid State Survivor, 1979 
3."Behind the Mask"MosdellSolid State Survivor, 1979 
4."Citizens of Science"Mosdell X∞Multiplies , 1980 
5."Music Plans"Sakamoto, BarakanBGM, 1981 
Ryuichi Sakamoto side B
No.TitleLyricsOriginally fromLength
6."Prologue"instrumentalTechnodelic, 1981 
7."Epilogue"instrumentalTechnodelic, 1981 
8."Ongaku" (音楽) Naughty Boys, 1983 
9."Kai-Koh" (邂逅) Naughty Boys, 1983 
10."Perspective"Sakamoto, BarakanService, 1983 

All tracks are written by Yellow Magic Orchestra (Hosono/Takahashi/Sakamoto), except where noted

YMO side A
No.TitleLyricsMusicOriginally fromLength
1."Nice Age"MosdellSakamoto, TakahashiX∞Multiplies, 1980 
2."Multiplies"instrumentalYMO, Elmer Bernstein X∞Multiplies, 1980 
3."Cue"Hosono, Takahashi, trans. BarakanHosono, TakahashiBGM, 1981 
4."Taisō" (体操)  Technodelic, 1981 
5."Key" (手掛かりTegakari)Hosono, BarakanHosono, TakahashiTechnodelic, 1981 
YMO side B
No.TitleLyricsMusicOriginally fromLength
6."Kimi ni, Mune Kyun. (Uwaki na Vakansu)" (君に、胸キュン。 (浮気なヴァカンス)) Takashi Matsumoto  Naughty Boys, 1983 
7."Focus"Hosono, BarakanHosono, TakahashiNaughty Boys, 1983 
8."Kageki na Shukujo" (過激な淑女)Matsumoto non-album single, 1983 
9."Shadows on the Ground"Sakamoto, Takahashi, BarakanSakamoto, TakahashiService, 1983 
10."You've Got to Help Yourself" (以心電信Ishin Denshin)Hosono, BarakanSakamoto, TakahashiService, 1983 

Charts

YearReleaseChartPeak positionWeeksSales
1984LP Oricon LP Chart [1] 6466,000
1988Album Oricon Albums Chart [1] 9313,000
Japan9,000

References

  1. 1 2 "Yellow Magic Orchestra" (in Japanese). Yamachan Land (Oricon archives). Archived from the original on November 11, 2007. Retrieved June 1, 2011.
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