Japan + David Sylvian solo - Live 1982 + 2004

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JAPAN: a band on the verge in 1982. Fin Costello photo

Leiden
The Netherlands
October 7, 1982 

FM capture
(sound quality VG+)

01 Sons of Pioneers — Alien
02 Gentlemen Take Polaroids
03 Cantonese Boy
04 Visions of China
05 Nightporter
06 Canton
07 Ghosts
08 Still Life in Mobile Homes*
09 Quiet Life — The Art of Parties
10 radio outro

*with track 08, there was a tape flip around 3:39, which explains the gap in the music

Budokan Hall
Tokyo, Japan
Dec. 8, 1982 

FM capture (sound quality VG+; 
some tracks transferred from vinyl)

CD1
01 Burning Bridges
02 Sons of Pioneers
03 Alien
04 Gentlemen Take Polaroids
05 Swing
06 Cantonese Boy
07 Visions of China
08 Nightporter
09 Ghosts
10 Still Life In Mobile Homes

CD2
01 Methods of Dance
02 Quiet Life
03 European Son
04 The Art of Parties
05 Bamboo Music (duet with Akiko Yano)
06 Taking Islands In Africa
      (Y. Takahashi, lead voc.)
07 (pre-encore applause) 
08 Life In Tokyo
09 Canton
10 Good Night (duet with Akiko Yano)

QUITE SINCERE THANKS to Dave, Davesolar, Michael W., & erutanlive for their respective roles in sharing this recording 

Japan:
David Sylvian - vocals, guitar 
Mick Karn - bass
Steve Jansen - drums
Richard Barbieri - keyboards
Ryuichi Sakamoto - keyboard

Members of Yellow Magic Orchestra joined Japan near the end of the set on various songs. 

This is one of the last live shows Japan ever played.

David Sylvian

Sankei Hall

Osaka, Japan

April 27, 2004  

audience recording (sound quality VG+ to VG++)

CD1 

01 entrance 

02 Blemish 

03 The Good Son 

04 The Only Daughter 

05 The Heart Knows Better 

06 She Is Not 

07 Late Night Shopping 

08 How Little We Need to Be Happy 

09 A Fire In the Forest 

10 The Other Side of Life 

CD2

01 When Poets Dreamed of Angels — Cries & Whispers 

02 The Shining of Things  

03 Blue Skinned Gods 

04 Praise 

05 Maria 

06 Wasn't I Joe 

07 World Citizen 

08 Jean the Birdman 

MEGA THANKS to Sylph for recording and to AWS

for sharing this one.

ROB SEZ: I picked some lesser-known live sets to share as a reward to the Japan / D. Sylvian fans who've patiently waited for me to fulfill their request. There's a further bonus for you somewhere around here... Enjoy!

MP3@320

Anthony Reynolds' comprehensive band bio, Japan: A Foreign Place, 
is out now in softback (original hardback edition is sold out).

Mine just arrived in the mail and I can't wait to dig in...

Learn more about the music of Japan and David Sylvian at Wikipedia, the official DS site, FB pages (DS, Japan) & this comprehensive fan site.

David Sylvian - Promise (rarities)

fan-made compilation of DS rarities

various sources + recording info

soundboard + vinyl rips (quality VG+ to 

                                       Ex-)

DISC 1

01 Promise

02 Some Small Hope 

03 Goodnight

04 Bamboo Houses

05 Bamboo Music

06 Forbidden Colours

07 How Safe Is Deep?

08 To a Reason

09 Victim of Stars

10 Heartbeat (promo mix)

11 Preparations for a Journey

12 The Women at the Well

13 Taking the Veil (Mendelssohn Mix)

14 Weathered Wall (instrum.)

15 Epiphany

DISC 2

01 Pop Song

02 Blue of Noon

03 Buoy (remix)

04 Come Morning

05 The Golden Way

06 Maya

07 Ti Ho Aspettato (I Have Waited) 

08 I Drink to Forget

09 When Love Walks In

10 Cloud 9

11 Tallow Moon

12 Le Pollen

13 Earthbound (Snowblind)

14 Endgame

ROB SEZ: The former front man for Japan has had one of the most fascinating and distinguished musical careers of all the "New Wave" progenitors. Perhaps only David Bowie had a more storied and musically engrossing path. I've got more DS and Japan rarities, but will need some comments to encourage me to share...

ALL PRAISES to the original compiler & sharer 

and to Don at the old ASH blog for sharing with me.
ASH Tuesday post #35.

MP3@320

Learn more about the music of David  Sylvian at his web site, FB page, Wikipedia and this impressive fan site