Yellow Magic Orchestra discography

Yellow Magic Orchestra discography
Studio albums9
Live albums15
Compilation albums10
Singles23

This is the discography of Japanese electronic music band Yellow Magic Orchestra (YMO).

Studio albums

Year Album details Peak chart positions
JP
[1]
US
[2]
1978 Yellow Magic Orchestra
  • Released: November 25, 1978
  • Labels: Alfa Records
  • Formats: LP
17 81
1979 Solid State Survivor
  • Released: September 25, 1979
  • Labels: Alfa Records
  • Formats: LP
1
1980 ×∞ Multiplies (a.k.a. Zoshoku)
  • Released: June 5, 1980
  • Labels: Alfa Records
  • Formats: EP
1 177
1981 BGM
  • Released: March 21, 1981
  • Labels: Alfa Records
  • Formats: LP
2
1981 Technodelic
  • Released: November 21, 1981
  • Labels: Alfa Records
  • Formats: LP
4
1983 Naughty Boys
  • Released: May 24, 1983
  • Labels: Alfa Records
  • Formats: LP
1
1983 Service
  • Released: December 14, 1983
  • Labels: Alfa Records
  • Formats: LP
5
1993 Technodon
  • Released: May 26, 1993
  • Labels: Toshiba EMI
  • Formats: LP
2

Live albums

  • 1980 Public Pressure – Japan No. 1[1]
  • 1984 After Service – Japan No. 2[1]
  • 1991 Faker Holic (Transatlantic Tour 1979) – Japan No. 50[1]
  • 1992 Complete Service (mixed by Brian Eno) – Japan No. 37[1]
  • 1993 Technodon Live – Japan No. 12[1]
  • 1993 Live At The Budokan 1980 – Japan No. 87[1]
  • 1993 Live At Kinokuni-Ya Hall 1978 – Japan No. 55[1]
  • 1995 Winter Live 1981
  • 1996 World Tour 1980 – Japan No. 59[1]
  • 1997 Live At The Greek Theatre 1979
  • 2000 One More YMO
  • 2008 Euymo – Yellow Magic Orchestra Live in London + Gijon 2008
  • 2008 LONDONYMO - Yellow Magic Orchestra Live in London 15/6 08
  • 2008 Gijonymo – Yellow Magic Orchestra Live in Gijon 19/6 08
  • 2015 No Nukes 2012

Compilation albums

  • 1980 X∞Multiplies
  • 1982 YMO Best Selection
  • 1984 Sealed
  • 1987 Y.M.O. History
  • 1992 Technobible
  • 1992 Kyoretsu Na Rhythm
  • 2000 YMO Go Home! : The Best of Yellow Magic Orchestra, (compiled by Haruomi Hosono)
  • 2001 One More YMO: The Best of YMO Live (compiled by Yukihiro Takahashi)
  • 2003 UC YMO: Ultimate Collection of Yellow Magic Orchestra (compiled by Ryuichi Sakamoto)
  • 2011 YMO (compiled by YMO)
  • 2018 NEU TANZ (Towa Tei supervised and selected the songs, and Yoshinori Sunahara was in charge of remastering)

Remix albums

  • 1983 Naughty Boys Instrumental – Japan No. 18
  • 1993 Hi-tech/No Crime (Yellow Magic Orchestra Reconstructed) (UK compilation of remixes by British artists)
  • 2000 YMO Remixes Technopolis 2000-00 (Japanese compilation of remixes by Japanese artists)

Singles

  • "Firecracker" (1978, Japan;[3] 1979, US, UK)[4]
  • "Yellow Magic (Tong Poo)" (1978, Japan;[3] 1979, UK)
  • "Computer Game" (1979, US, Canada,[5] Europe[6]) – UK No. 17,[7] US No. 60[8]
  • "Cosmic Surfin" (1979, US)[9]
  • "La Femme Chinoise" (1979, Europe)[6] (Lyrics: Chris Mosdell)
  • "Technopolis" (1979, Japan) – Japan No. 9[10]
  • "Rydeen" (1980, Japan; 1982, UK) – Japan No. 15[10]
  • "Behind the Mask" (1979, US; 1980, UK, Italy)[11] (Lyrics: Chris Mosdell)
  • "Nice Age" (1980, UK, Netherlands) (Lyrics: Chris Mosdell)
  • "Tighten Up (Japanese Gentlemen Stand Up Please)" (cover version of Archie Bell & the Drells hit; 1980, Japan, US, UK)[12] – Japan No. 43[10]
  • "Cue" (1981, Japan, US)[13]
  • "Mass" (1981, Japan)
  • "Taiso" (1982, Australia, Japan)
  • "Pure Jam" (1982, Spain)
  • "Kimi ni Mune Kyun" (1983, Japan) – Japan No. 2[10]
  • "The Spirit of Techno / Kageki na Shukujo" (1983, Japan)[14] – Japan No. 15[10]
  • "Ishin Denshin (You've Got To Help Yourself)" (1983, Japan) – Japan No. 23[10]
  • "Every Time I Look Around (I Hear The Madmen Call)" (1983, Holland)
  • Reconstructions EP (1992, UK)
  • "Pocketful of Rainbows" (1993, Japan) – Japan No. 13[10]
  • "Be A Superman" (1993, Japan) – Japan No. 76[10]
  • "Rescue / Rydeen 79/07" (2007, Japan) – Digital download release: March 10, 2007, CD release: August 22, 2007
  • "The City of Light / Tokyo Town Pages" (2008, Japan)
  • "Good Morning, Good Night" (2009, Japan) – by HASYMO

Music videos

Year Title Director(s)[15]
1978 "Yellow Magic (Tong Poo)"
"Computer Game"
1979 "Technopolis"
"Rydeen"
1981 "Taiso" Haruomi Hosono, Norimasa Okumura[16]
1983 "Kimi ni Mune Kyun" Hajime Tachibana

References

  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i "Yellow Magic Orchestra (Albums)" (in Japanese). Yamachan Land (Oricon archives). Retrieved June 1, 2011. (Translation)
  2. ^ "Yellow Magic Orchestra: Billboard Albums". Allmusic. Retrieved May 25, 2011.
  3. ^ a b Harry Hosono* & Yellow Magic Orchestra – Special DJ Copy at Discogs
  4. ^ "Yellow Magic Orchestra – Firecracker" at Discogs (list of releases)
  5. ^ "Yellow Magic Orchestra – Computer Game" at Discogs (list of releases)
  6. ^ a b "Yellow Magic Orchestra – Computer Game / La Femme Chinoise" at Discogs (list of releases)
  7. ^ Roberts, David (2006). British Hit Singles & Albums (19th ed.). London: Guinness World Records Limited. p. 614. ISBN 1-904994-10-5.
  8. ^ "Yellow Magic Orchestra: Billboard Singles". Allmusic. Retrieved May 25, 2011.
  9. ^ "Yellow Magic Orchestra – Cosmic Surfin'" at Discogs (list of releases)
  10. ^ a b c d e f g h "Yellow Magic Orchestra (Singles)" (in Japanese). Yamachan Land (Oricon archives). Retrieved June 1, 2011. (Translation)
  11. ^ "Yellow Magic Orchestra – Behind The Mask" at Discogs (list of releases)
  12. ^ "Yellow Magic Orchestra – Tighten Up" at Discogs (list of releases)
  13. ^ "Yellow Magic Orchestra – Cue" at Discogs (list of releases)
  14. ^ Yellow Magic Orchestra – The Spirit Of Techno at Discogs
  15. ^ YMO Giga Clips (1998). Notes from DVD notes. Toshiba EMI.
  16. ^ Winter Live 1981 (2020). Notes from Blu-ray liner notes. Sony Music Direct (Japan) Inc.

External links

  • Yellow Magic Orchestra discography discography at Discogs
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