Murdered by the Music [Japanese Import]

KEY FEATURES

• Limited Reissue Edition / Japanese Import
• 1xLP pressed on Clear Blue Vinyl
• Participating musicians: Haruomi Hosono, Ryuichi Sakamoto, Kenji Omura, Makoto Ayukawa, Sina, Takeshi Asada, ao.
• Remastered by Yoshinori Sunahara
• Lacquer cut by Bernie Grundman
• Originally released in 1980

RELEASE DESCRIPTION

"MURDERED BY THE MUSIC" is his 2nd solo album released by King Records in 1980 during the YMO era.

Based on the new wave sound that was sweeping the music scene at that time, various musical elements such as surf music, two-tone ska, and Motown sound were added, and Yukihiro Takahashi’s pop side was fully opened. This album climbed to No. 12 on the chart.

B-1 is a self-cover of the song provided to The Ventures. B3 is a cover version of The Supremes’ No.1 hit.

Participating musicians: Haruomi Hosono, Ryuichi Sakamoto, Kenji Omura, Makoto Ayukawa, Sina, Takeshi Asada, and others.

Yoshinori Sunahara’s remastering and Bernie Grundman’s cutting.

TRACKLIST

1. School of Thought
2. Murdered by the Music
3. Kid-nap The Dreamer
4. Ikasul
5. Radioactivist
6. Numbers From a Calculated Conversation
7. Bijin-kyoshi at the Swimming School
8. Blue Colour Worker
9. Stop in the Name of Love
10. Mirrormanic
11. The Core of Eden

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