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Exorcising Ghosts (1984) is a 16-track 2LP set compiled and produced in consultation with lead singer David Sylvian, two years after Japan dissolved.
This career spanning ‘Best of’ features three recordings from the band’s early career on the Hansa Records label (including 1979’s “Quiet Life”) but mainly focuses on material from their two seminal studio albums on Virgin Records; Gentlemen Take Polaroids (1980) and Tin Drum (1981).
Tracklist
Side A
Methods of Dance
Swing
Gentlemen Take Polaroids
Quiet Life
Side B
A Foreign Place
Nightporter
My New Career
The Other Side of Life
Side C
Visions of China
Taking Islands in Africa
Ghosts
Songs of Pioneers
Side D
Voices Raised in Welcome, Hands Held in Prayer
Life Without Buildings
Talking Drum
The Art of Parties
Soundwave
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Re-mastered at half-speed, this is a solid Japan compilation , drawing mostly from their last two albums, with a touch of Quiet Life added for good measure. I really wish I had paid more attention back in the 80’s. All this sounds as good now , as if it had just been recorded yesterday.