Name: Quiet Life (2021 Remaster)
Brand: Japan

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Limited edition

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2021-03-05

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Unive­rsal

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Sales:8.875

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Japan

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BMG Rights Management

Compilations & Reissues of the Year 2021

Japan was a British band formed in 1974. They were pioneers of the New Romantic movement and gained popularity in the late 1970s and early 1980s. The band consisted of David Sylvian, Mick Karn, Steve Jansen, Richard Barbieri, and Rob Dean. Japan's music combined elements of glam rock, art pop, and electronic music, creating a unique sound that set them apart from their contemporaries. Their albums "Quiet Life" and "Tin Drum" are considered classics of the era. Despite disbanding in 1982, Japan's influence on music continues to be felt today.
Their frontman David Sylvian went on to have a successful solo career as a singer-songwriter and collaborated with various artists across different genres. Mick Karn also pursued a solo career as well as collaborating with other musicians such as Kate Bush and Gary Numan.
Japan's legacy lives on through their innovative sound and contribution to the New Romantic movement. Their music remains timeless and continues to inspire new generations of musicians.

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That Japan’s breakthrough record Quiet Life was released in both 1979 and 1980 is uniquely fitting for a band who were about to step out of the glam rock, post punk shadows of the late 70s and deliver an as yet genre-less record that would come to define the 80s. Quiet Life was the third, final and most successful release on the Hansa Records label. A forerunner for the alternative/new wave sound of the new decade, the album would become one of the great classic British albums. The record is now the subject of a major new reissue featuring a brand new Abbey Road half-speed remaster of the original album, alt mixes, b-sides, singles, rarities and live material – including the sought after ‘lost’ Live at Budokan show from March 1980 previously only available as the 4 track EP ‘Live in Japan’.

CD2 – A Quieter Life: Alternative Mixes and Rarities European Son (Steve Nye 7” Remix 1982)* (10/02/21) Life In Tokyo (Steve Nye 7” Special Remix 1982) Quiet Life (Original German 7” Mix 1980) I Second That Emotion (Steve Nye 7” Remix 1982) All Tomorrow’s Parties (Steve Nye 7” Remix Version 1983) European Son (John Punter 12” Mix 1980) Life In Tokyo (Steve Nye 12” Special Remix Version 1982) I Second That Emotion (Steve Nye 12” Remix Version 1982) All Tomorrow’s Parties (Steve Nye 12” Remix Version 1983) European Son (Steve Nye 12” Remix Version 1982) Quiet Life (Japanese 7” Mix 1980) [18/01/21] A Foreign Place All Tomorrow’s Parties (John Punter 7” Mix 1979) Life In Tokyo (Theme Giorgio Moroder Version 1979) [05/03/21] Deviation (Live In Japan) Obscure Alternatives (Live In Japan) In Vogue (Live In Japan) Sometimes I Feel So Low (Live In Japan) 

CD3 – LIVE AT THE BUDOKAN 27/03/1980 Intro Alien ...Rhodesia Quiet Life Fall In Love With Me Deviation All Tomorrow’s Parties Obscure Alternatives In Vogue Life In Tokyo Halloween Sometimes I Feel So Low Communist China Adolescent Sex I Second That Emotion Automatic Gun

Quiet Life (2021 Remaster)

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