| Welcome Plastics | |
|---|---|
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| Studio album by | |
| Released | 1980 |
| Genre | New wave, post-punk, synthpop |
| Length | 44:22 |
| Label | Victor, Invitation |
Welcome Plastics is the debut studio album by Japanese rock band Plastics, released in 1980 by the Victor Music Industries label Invitation.
Reception
| Review scores | |
|---|---|
| Source | Rating |
| Fact | favourable[1] |
| Trouser Press | favourable[2] |
Trouser Press called the album "marvelous and well worth finding for fans of extreme kitsch and quirk".[2]
Legacy
Welcome Plastics was ranked number 19 in the Japanese edition Rolling Stone's list of "The 100 Greatest Japanese Rock Albums of All Time".[3]
Track listing
All lyrics are written by Toshi; all music is composed by Hajime & Toshi, except where noted
| No. | Title | Lyrics | Music | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Top Secret Man" | 2:25 | ||
| 2. | "Digital Watch" | Chica | 2:29 | |
| 3. | "Copy" | 2:20 | ||
| 4. | "I am Plastic" | 1:55 | ||
| 5. | "I Wanna be Plastic" | Chica | 1:30 | |
| 6. | "Can I Help Me?" | 4:10 | ||
| 7. | "Too Much Information" | 2:17 | ||
| 8. | "Welcome Plastics" (Jackey Yoshikawa and His Blue Comets cover) | Kazumi Yasui | Tadao Inoue | 2:58 |
| 9. | "I Love You Oh No!" | Chica | 4:16 | |
| 10. | "Robot" | 2:54 | ||
| 11. | "Delicious" | Chica | 2:48 | |
| 12. | "Last Train to Clarksville" (The Monkees cover) | Tommy Boyce | Bobby Hart | 3:03 |
| 13. | "Deluxe" | 3:56 | ||
| 14. | "Complex" | 5:21 |
| No. | Title | Music | Originally from | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15. | "Pate" | Hajime | "Good!" single B-side, 1980 | 2:48 |
| 16. | "Copy" (alternative recording) | UK-only Rough Trade single, 1979 | 3:11 | |
| 17. | "Robot" (alternative recording) | UK-only Rough Trade single, 1979 | 3:43 | |
| 18. | "Relax" | Hajime | Origato 25 disc 2, 2005 | 3:58 |
| 19. | "Confession" | Hajime | Origato 25 disc 2, 2005 | 3:28 |
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Originally by | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "I'm Waiting for the Man" | Lou Reed | The Velvet Underground, from The Velvet Underground & Nico, 1967 | 4:32 |
| 2. | "Sweet Jane" | Reed | The Velvet Underground, from Loaded, 1970 | 3:58 |
| 3. | "Changes" | David Bowie | David Bowie, from Hunky Dory, 1971 | 3:46 |
| 4. | "Be My Wife" | Bowie | David Bowie, from Low, 1977 | 2:53 |
| 5. | "Sound and Vision" | Bowie | David Bowie, from Low | 4:27 |
| 6. | "The Tracks of My Tears" | Smokey Robinson, Marv Tarplin, Warren "Pete" Moore | Bryan Ferry, from These Foolish Things, 1973 | 2:45 |
| 7. | "It's My Party" | Herb Weiner, Wally Gold, John Gluck Jr., Seymour Gottlieb | Bryan Ferry, from These Foolish Things | 2:20 |
| 8. | "Prairie Rose" | Ferry, Phil Manzanera | Roxy Music, from Country Life, 1974 | 5:36 |
| 9. | "Both Ends Burning" | Ferry | Roxy Music, from Siren, 1975 | 5:58 |
| No. | Title | Lyrics | Music | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10. | "introduction" (spoken words by 2 radio show presenters) | 0:26 | ||
| 11. | "Digital Watch" | Chica | 2:38 | |
| 12. | "Copy" | 2:28 | ||
| 13. | "Deluxe" | 3:56 | ||
| 14. | "Can I Help Me?" | 3:56 | ||
| 15. | "Too Much Information" | 2:23 | ||
| 16. | "Robot" | 3:09 | ||
| 17. | "MC" (spoken words between band members and presenters) | 2:23 | ||
| 18. | "Complex" | 6:25 | ||
| 19. | "Welcome Plastics" (Jackey Yoshikawa and His Blue Comets cover) | Yasui | Inoue | 3:01 |
Release history
| Date | Label(s) | Format | Catalog | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 25 January 1980 | Victor Music Industries, Invitation | LP | VIH-6065 | |
| CS | VCF-1560 | |||
| 21 April 1990 | CD | VICL-2013 | ||
| 22 September 2004 | Victor Entertainment | VICL-41148 | ||
| 23 May 2012 | Tower Records | NCS-827 | Limited reissue, sold only through Tower Records. | |
| 25 January 1980 | Victor Entertainment | SHM-CD | VICL-70215〜6 | Branded a "Deluxe Edition". Contains additional studio tracks following the album, as well as an extra disc with 2 exclusive live performances. Remastered by Hiroshi Kawasaki and Takahiro Uchida, with exclusive photographs and liner notes by Tohru Kogure. |
- The entire album is included on the Forever Plastico compilation album.
- "Copy", "Robot", "Delicious", "Digital Watch", "Complex", "Last Train to Clarksville", "Can I Help Me?", "I Love You Oh No!" and "Welcome Plastics" are included on the Origato 25 compilation album.
- "Top Secret Man", "Copy" and "Delicious" are included (as part of music videos) on the Deluxe Edition 2016 reissue of Origato Plastico.
References
- ↑ Jones, Mikey IQ (March 29, 2016). "The Month's Best Reissues with Bjork, Lush, Lifetones and More". Fact. Retrieved May 19, 2016.
- 1 2 Robbins, Ira; Green, Jim. "TrouserPress.com :: Plastics". TrouserPress.com. Retrieved May 19, 2016.
- ↑ Lindsay, Cam (November 14, 2007). "Finally! 'The 100 Greatest Japanese Rock Albums of All Time' Listed". Exclaim!. Retrieved May 19, 2016.
External links
- Welcome Plastics at Discogs (list of releases)
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