Public Pressure
1980 live album by Yellow Magic Orchestra
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Public Pressure (公的抑圧, Kōteki yokuatsu; Public pressure) is Yellow Magic Orchestra's first live album, released on February 21, 1980.[1]
- 16 & 24 October 1979 at The Venue, London (tracks 1–4)
- 2–4 August 1979 at the Greek Theatre, Los Angeles (track 5)
- 6 November 1979 at The Bottom Line, New York City (tracks 6–8)
- 19 December 1979 at the Nakano Sun Plaza, Nakano (track 9)
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| Released | February 21, 1980 | |||
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| Genre | Electronic, electro, experimental, new wave, synthpop | |||
| Length | 42:24 | |||
| Label | Alfa Records | |||
| Producer | YMO with Haruomi Hosono | |||
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Recording
The album was recorded during three dates of the group's first tour of Europe and the US. The group toured as a six-piece, but guitarist Kazumi Watanabe was mixed-out and replaced with more keyboards due to contractual matters between record labels. Un-dubbed recordings from this tour were later released on the album Faker Holic. Most of Yukihiro Takahashi's vocals were also replaced with those re-recorded afterward in studio. These were not restored on Faker Holic.
The first half of the album was recorded live at The Venue in London. "Cosmic Surfin'" was recorded at The Greek Theatre in Los Angeles while the second side was recorded at The Bottom Line in New York City by John Venable using the 2nd Generation Record Plant Remote Truck.[2]
Reception
Track listing
| No. | Title | Lyrics | Music | Length |
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| 1. | "Rydeen" | Yukihiro Takahashi | 5:08 | |
| 2. | "Solid State Survivor" | Chris Mosdell | Takahashi | 4:01 |
| 3. | "Tong Poo" | Ryuichi Sakamoto | 6:01 | |
| 4. | "The End of Asia" | Sakamoto | 6:51 |
| No. | Title | Lyrics | Music | Length |
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| 1. | "Cosmic Surfin'" | Haruomi Hosono | 4:35 | |
| 2. | "Day Tripper" | Lennon–McCartney | Yellow Magic Orchestra, Lennon–McCartney | 2:42 |
| 3. | "Radio Junk" | Mosdell | Takahashi | 4:19 |
| 4. | "La femme chinoise" | Mosdell | Takahashi | 6:15 |
| 5. | "Back in Tokio" | Yellow Magic Orchestra | 1:52 |
Personnel
Yellow Magic Orchestra – arrangements, electronics, mixing engineers, producers
- Haruomi Hosono – bass guitar, synth bass
- Ryuichi Sakamoto – keyboards, vocoder, drum machine
- Yukihiro Takahashi – drums, electronic drums, vocals
- Hideki Matsutake – modular synthesizers, sequencers, programming
Guest musicians
- Akiko Yano – keyboards, backing vocals
- Tomoko Nunoi (uncredited) – French narration/sexy voice (sampled) on "La femme chinoise"
Staff
- Kunihiko Murai and Shōrō Kawazoe – executive producers
- Norio Yoshizawa – recording and mixing engineer
- Mitsuo Koike – recording engineer
- Masayoshi Sukita – photography
- Heikichi Harata (WXY, Inc.) – artwork
- Lou Beach (uncredited) – logo type
Charts
| Year | Release | Chart | Peak position | Weeks | Sales |
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| 1980 | LP | Oricon LP Chart[4] | 1 | 36 | 285,000 |
| Cassette | Oricon CT Chart[4] | 6 | 42 | 109,000 | |
| 2022 | Album | Oricon Albums Chart[4] | 63 | 4 | 9,000 |
| Japan | 403,000 |