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In Vogue is a particularly ironic title, considering that these 1978-1980 recordings date from the period during which David Sylvian and company could barely have been less fashionable. Unreconstructed glam rockers during a period of post-punk urgency, Japan for the first two years of their recorded existence could only manage naff singles like "Adolescent Sex" and "Lovers on Main Street." However, as on earlier Japan comps like 1981's Assemblage, In Vogue rights itself about halfway through with tracks from the far-superior 1980 album Quiet Life and its associated singles. During this period, Japan finally found their artistic voice, and the jump in quality is remarkable. (They'd get even better starting with 1981's Gentlemen Take Polaroids, but alas, their later albums were on another label and therefore inaccessible.) For die-hard fans, In Vogue contains the longer -- but not necessarily better -- 12" mixes of "European Son" and the Giorgio Moroder collaboration, "Life in Tokyo," but those who are happy with their copies of Assemblage may not need to upgrade.
© Stewart Mason /TiVo
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Ray Singer, Producer - David Sylvian, Composer - David Sylvian, Lyricist - Japan, Performer
(P) 1978 Sony Music Entertainment UK Limited under exclusive license to BMG Rights Management (UK) Limited
Ray Singer, Producer - David Sylvian, Composer - David Sylvian, Lyricist - Japan, Performer
(P) 1978 Sony Music Entertainment UK Limited under exclusive license to BMG Rights Management (UK) Limited
Ray Singer, Producer - David Sylvian, Composer - David Sylvian, Lyricist - Japan, Performer
(P) 1978 Sony Music Entertainment UK Limited under exclusive license to BMG Rights Management (UK) Limited
John Punter, Producer - Steven Nye, Re-Mixer - Alfred Cleveland, Composer - Alfred Cleveland, Lyricist - William Robinson, Composer - William Robinson, Lyricist - David Sylvian, Vocal - Japan, Performer - Japan, Arranger
(P) 1982 Sony Music Entertainment UK Limited under exclusive license to BMG Rights Management (UK) Limited
Japan, Performer - Japan, Arranger - Richard Barbieri, Keyboards - Mick Karn, Background Vocal - Mick Karn, Saxophone - Rob Dean, Guitar - Steve Jansen, Percussion - Simon Napier-Bell, Producer - Steven Nye, Re-Mixer - John Punter, Producer - Lou Reed, Composer - Lou Reed, Lyricist - David Sylvian, Guitar - David Sylvian, Vocal
(P) 1981 Sony Music Entertainment UK Limited under exclusive license to BMG Rights Management (UK) Limited
Japan, Performer - Japan, Arranger - Richard Barbieri, Keyboards - Mick Karn, Background Vocal - Mick Karn, Saxophone - Rob Dean, Guitar - Steve Jansen, Percussion - Simon Napier-Bell, Producer - Steven Nye, Re-Mixer - John Punter, Producer - David Sylvian, Composer - David Sylvian, Lyricist - David Sylvian, Vocal - David Sylvian, Guitar
(P) 1982 Sony Music Entertainment UK Limited under exclusive license to BMG Rights Management (UK) Limited
Japan, Performer - Japan, Arranger - Richard Barbieri, Keyboards - Mick Karn, Background Vocal - Mick Karn, Saxophone - Rob Dean, Guitar - Steve Jansen, Percussion - Simon Napier-Bell, Producer - Steven Nye, Re-Mixer - John Punter, Producer - David Sylvian, Composer - David Sylvian, Lyricist - David Sylvian, Vocal - David Sylvian, Guitar
(P) 1982 Sony Music Entertainment UK Limited under exclusive license to BMG Rights Management (UK) Limited
Ray Singer, Producer - David Sylvian, Composer - David Sylvian, Lyricist - Japan, Performer - Japan, Arranger
(P) 1978 Sony Music Entertainment UK Limited under exclusive license to BMG Rights Management (UK) Limited
Richard Barbieri, Keyboards - John Punter, Producer - Simon Napier-Bell, Producer - Rob Dean, Guitar - David Sylvian, Composer - David Sylvian, Lyricist - David Sylvian, Guitar - David Sylvian, Vocal - Japan, Performer - Steve Jansen, Percussion - Mick Karn, Background Vocal - Mick Karn, Saxophone
(P) 1981 Sony Music Entertainment UK Limited under exclusive license to BMG Rights Management (UK) Limited
Ray Singer, Producer - David Sylvian, Composer - David Sylvian, Lyricist - Japan, Performer
(P) 1978 Sony Music Entertainment UK Limited under exclusive license to BMG Rights Management (UK) Limited
Richard Barbieri, Keyboards - John Punter, Producer - Simon Napier-Bell, Producer - Rob Dean, Guitar - David Sylvian, Composer - David Sylvian, Lyricist - David Sylvian, Vocal - David Sylvian, Guitar - Japan, Performer - Japan, Arranger - Steve Jansen, Percussion - Mick Karn, Saxophone - Mick Karn, Background Vocal
(P) 1982 Sony Music Entertainment UK Limited under exclusive license to BMG Rights Management (UK) Limited
Ray Singer, Producer - David Sylvian, Composer - David Sylvian, Lyricist - Japan, Performer - Japan, Arranger
(P) 1981 Sony Music Entertainment UK Limited under exclusive license to BMG Rights Management (UK) Limited
John Punter, Producer - David Sylvian, Composer - David Sylvian, Lyricist - Japan, Performer
(P) 1981 Sony Music Entertainment UK Limited under exclusive license to BMG Rights Management (UK) Limited
John Punter, Producer - David Sylvian, Composer - David Sylvian, Lyricist - Japan, Performer
(P) 1982 Sony Music Entertainment UK Limited under exclusive license to BMG Rights Management (UK) Limited
Giorgio Moroder, Producer - Giorgio Moroder, Composer - Giorgio Moroder, Lyricist - David Sylvian, Composer - David Sylvian, Lyricist - Japan, Performer
(P) 1982 Sony Music Entertainment UK Limited under exclusive license to BMG Rights Management (UK) Limited
Album review
In Vogue is a particularly ironic title, considering that these 1978-1980 recordings date from the period during which David Sylvian and company could barely have been less fashionable. Unreconstructed glam rockers during a period of post-punk urgency, Japan for the first two years of their recorded existence could only manage naff singles like "Adolescent Sex" and "Lovers on Main Street." However, as on earlier Japan comps like 1981's Assemblage, In Vogue rights itself about halfway through with tracks from the far-superior 1980 album Quiet Life and its associated singles. During this period, Japan finally found their artistic voice, and the jump in quality is remarkable. (They'd get even better starting with 1981's Gentlemen Take Polaroids, but alas, their later albums were on another label and therefore inaccessible.) For die-hard fans, In Vogue contains the longer -- but not necessarily better -- 12" mixes of "European Son" and the Giorgio Moroder collaboration, "Life in Tokyo," but those who are happy with their copies of Assemblage may not need to upgrade.
© Stewart Mason /TiVo
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 15 track(s)
- Total length: 01:11:30
- Main artists: Japan
- Composer: Various Composers
- Label: RCA Camden
- Genre: Pop/Rock
1996 BMG Records (UK) Ltd.
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