Souvenir from Japan
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Souvenir from Japan is a compilation album by the British band Japan
Japan (band)
Japan were a British New Wave group, formed in 1974 in Catford, South London. The band achieved success in the late 1970s and early 1980s, when they were often associated with the burgeoning New Romantic fashion movement .- History :The band began as a group of friends...

, released in 1989 by Sony BMG. It includes most of the tracks that were on "Assemblage". Oddly, the live version of "Deviation" is included (from the "Live In Japan" EP) and also a unique remix of "Life In Tokyo". Released in the UK, France and Germany, all copies were made in Germany.

The album is credited to Japan (featuring David Sylvian), as Sylvian was enjoying a successful solo career at the time of release.

Catalogue number: BMG 260 360 (CD), BMG 410 360 (Cassette)

Track listing

  1. "I Second That Emotion" (Smokey Robinson
    Smokey Robinson
    William "Smokey" Robinson, Jr. is an American R&B singer-songwriter, record producer, and former record executive. Robinson is one of the primary figures associated with Motown, second only to the company's founder, Berry Gordy...

    , Alfred Cleveland) - 3:46
  2. "Life In Tokyo" (Souvenir From Japan Version) (David Sylvian
    David Sylvian
    David Sylvian is an English singer-songwriter and musician who came to prominence in the late 1970s as the lead vocalist and main songwriter in the group Japan...

    ) - 4:02
  3. "Deviation" (Live) (Sylvian) - 3:20
  4. "Suburban Berlin" (Sylvian) - 5:01
  5. "Adolescent Sex" (Re-recorded version) (Sylvian) - 4:15
  6. "European Son" (Sylvian) - 3:40
  7. "All Tomorrow's Parties" (Alternate version) (Lou Reed
    Lou Reed
    Lewis Allan "Lou" Reed is an American rock musician, songwriter, and photographer. He is best known as guitarist, vocalist, and principal songwriter of The Velvet Underground, and for his successful solo career, which has spanned several decades...

    ) - 4:15
  8. "Communist China" (Sylvian) - 2:43
  9. "State Line" (Sylvian) - 4:48
  10. "...Rhodesia" (Sylvian) - 6:48
  11. "Obscure Alternatives" (Sylvian) - 6:50
  12. "Quiet Life" (Sylvian) - 4:53
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