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| Welcome Plastics | |
|---|---|
| Studio album by | |
| Released | 1979 |
| Genre | New wave, post-punk, synthpop |
| Length | 44:22 |
| Label | Victor, Invitation |
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Welcome Plastics is the debut studio album by Japanese rock band Plastics, released in 1979 by the Victor Music Industries label Invitation.
Reception[edit]
| Professional ratings | |
|---|---|
| Review scores | |
| Source | Rating |
| Fact | favourable[1] |
| Trouser Press | favourable[2] |
Trouser Press called the album 'marvelous and well worth finding for fans of extreme kitsch and quirk'.[2]
Legacy[edit]
Welcome Plastics was ranked number 19 in the Japanese edition Rolling Stone's list of 'The 100 Greatest Japanese Rock Albums of All Time'.[3]
Track listing[edit]
All lyrics written by Toshi; all music composed by Hajime & Toshi, except where noted.
| No. | Title | Lyrics | Music | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | 'Top Secret Man' | 2:25 | ||
| 2. | 'Digital Watch' | Chica | 2:29 | |
| 3. | 'Copy' | 2:20 | ||
| 4. | 'I am Plastic' | 1:55 | ||
| 5. | 'I Wanna be Plastic' | Chica | 1:30 | |
| 6. | 'Can I Help Me?' | 4:10 | ||
| 7. | 'Too Much Information' | 2:17 | ||
| 8. | 'Welcome Plastics' (Jackey Yoshikawa and His Blue Comets cover) | Kazumi Yasui | Tadao Inoue | 2:58 |
| 9. | 'I Love You Oh No!' | Chica | 4:16 | |
| 10. | 'Robot' | 2:54 | ||
| 11. | 'Delicious' | Chica | 2:48 | |
| 12. | 'Last Train to Clarksville' (The Monkees cover) | Tommy Boyce | Bobby Hart | 3:03 |
| 13. | 'Deluxe' | 3:56 | ||
| 14. | 'Complex' | 5:21 |
| Deluxe Edition disc 1 bonus tracks | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| No. | Title | Music | Originally from | Length |
| 15. | 'Pate' | Hajime | 'Good!' single B-side, 1980 | 2:48 |
| 16. | 'Copy' (alternative recording) | UK-only Rough Trade single, 1979 | 3:11 | |
| 17. | 'Robot' (alternative recording) | UK-only Rough Trade single, 1979 | 3:43 | |
| 18. | 'Relax' | Hajime | Origato 25 disc 2, 2005 | 3:58 |
| 19. | 'Confession' | Hajime | Origato 25 disc 2, 2005 | 3:28 |
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| Deluxe Edition disc 2 — live at the Harajuku Cinema Club, 1977 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Originally by | Length |
| 1. | 'I'm Waiting for the Man' | Lou Reed | The Velvet Underground, from The Velvet Underground & Nico, 1967 | 4:32 |
| 2. | 'Sweet Jane' | Reed | The Velvet Underground, from Loaded, 1970 | 3:58 |
| 3. | 'Changes' | David Bowie | David Bowie, from Hunky Dory, 1971 | 3:46 |
| 4. | 'Be My Wife' | Bowie | David Bowie, from Low, 1977 | 2:53 |
| 5. | 'Sound and Vision' | Bowie | David Bowie, from Low | 4:27 |
| 6. | 'The Tracks of My Tears' | Smokey Robinson, Marv Tarplin, Warren 'Pete' Moore | Bryan Ferry, from These Foolish Things, 1973 | 2:45 |
| 7. | 'It's My Party' | Herb Weiner, Wally Gold, John Gluck Jr., Seymour Gottlieb | Bryan Ferry, from These Foolish Things | 2:20 |
| 8. | 'Prairie Rose' | Ferry, Phil Manzanera | Roxy Music, from Country Life, 1974 | 5:36 |
| 9. | 'Both Ends Burning' | Ferry | Roxy Music, from Siren, 1975 | 5:58 |
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| Deluxe Edition disc 2 — live at the Takadanobaba Big Box, 1980 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| No. | Title | Lyrics | Music | Length |
| 10. | 'introduction' (spoken words by 2 radio show presenters) | 0:26 | ||
| 11. | 'Digital Watch' | Chica | 2:38 | |
| 12. | 'Copy' | 2:28 | ||
| 13. | 'Deluxe' | 3:56 | ||
| 14. | 'Can I Help Me?' | 3:56 | ||
| 15. | 'Too Much Information' | 2:23 | ||
| 16. | 'Robot' | 3:09 | ||
| 17. | 'MC' (spoken words between band members and presenters) | 2:23 | ||
| 18. | 'Complex' | 6:25 | ||
| 19. | 'Welcome Plastics' (Jackey Yoshikawa and His Blue Comets cover) | Yasui | Inoue | 3:01 |
Release history[edit]
| Date | Label(s) | Format | Catalog | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 25 January 1980 | Victor Music Industries, Invitation | LP | VIH-6065 | |
| CS | VCF-1560 | |||
| 21 April 1990 | CD | VICL-2013 | ||
| 22 September 2004 | Victor Entertainment | VICL-41148 | ||
| 23 May 2012 | Tower Records | NCS-827 | Limited reissue, sold only through Tower Records. | |
| 25 January 1980 | Victor Entertainment | SHM-CD | VICL-70215〜6 | Branded a 'Deluxe Edition'. Contains additional studio tracks following the album, as well as an extra disc with 2 exclusive live performances. Remastered by Hiroshi Kawasaki and Takahiro Uchida, with exclusive photographs and liner notes by Tohru Kogure. |
- The entire album is included on the Forever Plastico compilation album.
- 'Copy', 'Robot', 'Delicious', 'Digital Watch', 'Complex', 'Last Train to Clarksville', 'Can I Help Me?', 'I Love You Oh No!' and 'Welcome Plastics' are included on the Origato 25 compilation album.
- 'Top Secret Man', 'Copy' and 'Delicious' are included (as part of music videos) on the Deluxe Edition 2016 reissue of Origato Plastico.
References[edit]
- ^Jones, Mikey IQ (March 29, 2016). 'The Month's Best Reissues with Bjork, Lush, Lifetones and More'. Fact. Retrieved May 19, 2016.
- ^ abRobbins, Ira; Green, Jim. 'TrouserPress.com :: Plastics'. TrouserPress.com. Retrieved May 19, 2016.
- ^Lindsay, Cam (November 14, 2007). 'Finally! 'The 100 Greatest Japanese Rock Albums of All Time' Listed'. Exclaim!. Retrieved May 19, 2016.
External links[edit]
- Welcome Plastics at Discogs (list of releases)
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