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Released = 5 June 1980 (10", Japan) |
Released = 5 June 1980 (10", Japan) |
Recorded = |
Recorded = |
Genre = [[Electronic dance music|Electronic Dance]], [[Electropop]], [[Experimental music|Experimental]], [[Ska]], [[Synthpop]], [[World music|World]] |
Genre = [[Electropop]] |
Length = 30:16 |
Length = 30:16 |
Label = [[Alfa Records]] |
Label = [[Alfa Records]] |
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| Single 2 date = 1980}}
| Single 2 date = 1980}}
}}
}}
{{nihongo|'''×∞Multiplies'''|増殖|Zōshoku|lit. "multiplication"}} was a mini-album by [[Yellow Magic Orchestra]] released in 1980. It contains a mixture of songs and instrumentals by YMO (including a humorous reworking of [[Archie Bell & the Drells]]' "Tighten Up"), interspersed with comedy sketches. These sketches are performed by [[Snakeman Show]] in both [[Japanese language|Japanese]] and [[English language|English]], with YMO participating in some of them.
{{nihongo|'''×∞Multiplies'''|増殖|Zōshoku|lit. "multiplication"}} was a mini-album by [[Yellow Magic Orchestra]] released in 1980. It contains a mixture of songs and instrumentals by YMO (including a humorous reworking of [[Archie Bell & the Drells]]' "Tighten Up"), interspersed with comedy sketches. These sketches are performed by Snakeman Show in both [[Japanese language|Japanese]] and [[English language|English]], with YMO participating in some of them.


==Release history==
==Release history==
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| length2 = 3:46
| length2 = 3:46
| lyrics2 = [[Chris Mosdell]]
| lyrics2 = [[Chris Mosdell]]
| music2 = [[Yukihiro Takahashi]]/[[Ryuichi Sakamoto]]
| music2 = [[Yukihiro Takahashi]],<br>[[Ryuichi Sakamoto]]
| title3 = Snakeman Show
| title3 = Snakeman Show
| length3 = 1:56
| length3 = 1:56
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| length4 = 3:41
| length4 = 3:41
| lyrics4 = [[Billy Butler (singer)|Billy Butler]]
| lyrics4 = [[Billy Butler (singer)|Billy Butler]]
| music4 = [[Archie Bell]]
| music4 = Yellow Magic Orchestra, [[Archie Bell]]
| title5 = Snakeman Show
| title5 = Snakeman Show
| length5 = 2:05
| length5 = 2:05
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| length6 = 1:07
| length6 = 1:07
| lyrics6 = Butler
| lyrics6 = Butler
| music6 = Bell
| music6 = Yellow Magic Orchestra, Bell
}}
}}
{{tracklist
{{tracklist
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| title4 = Multiplies
| title4 = Multiplies
| length4 = 2:58
| length4 = 2:58
| music4 = [[Elmer Bernstein]]/Yellow Magic Orchestra
| music4 = Yellow Magic Orchestra,<br>[[Elmer Bernstein]]
| title5 = Snakeman Show
| title5 = Snakeman Show
| length5 = 3:44
| length5 = 3:44
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| length1 = 3:55
| length1 = 3:55
| lyrics1 = Mosdell
| lyrics1 = Mosdell
| music1 = Takahashi/Sakamoto
| music1 = Takahashi, Sakamoto
| title2 = [[Behind the Mask (song)|Behind the Mask]]
| title2 = [[Behind the Mask (song)|Behind the Mask]]
| length2 = 3:36
| length2 = 3:36
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| length4 = 2:40
| length4 = 2:40
| lyrics4 = [[Lennon/McCartney]]
| lyrics4 = [[Lennon/McCartney]]
| music4 = Lennon/McCartney
| music4 = Yellow Magic Orchestra,<br>Lennon/McCartney
}}
}}
{{tracklist
{{tracklist
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| title2 = Multiplies
| title2 = Multiplies
| length2 = 2:58
| length2 = 2:58
| music2 = Elmer Bernstein/Yellow Magic Orchestra
| music2 = Yellow Magic Orchestra,<br>Elmer Bernstein
| title3 = Citizens of Science
| title3 = Citizens of Science
| length3 = 4:29
| length3 = 4:29
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| length2 = 4:37
| length2 = 4:37
| music2 = [[Haruomi Hosono]]
| music2 = [[Haruomi Hosono]]
| title3 = Behind the Mask
| title3 = [[Behind the Mask (song)|Behind the Mask]]
| length3 = 3:36
| length3 = 3:36
| lyrics3 = Mosdell
| lyrics3 = Mosdell
| music3 = Sakamoto<ref name="Behind the Mask"/>
| music3 = Sakamoto<ref name="Behind the Mask"/>
| title4 = Computer Game 'Theme from ''The Circus'''
| title4 = [[Yellow Magic Orchestra (album)|Computer Game 'Theme from ''The Circus''']]
| length4 = 1:48
| length4 = 1:48
| music4 = Yellow Magic Orchestra
| music4 = Yellow Magic Orchestra
| title5 = Firecracker
| title5 = [[Yellow Magic Orchestra (album)|Firecracker]]
| length5 = 4:50
| length5 = 4:50
| music5 = [[Martin Denny]]
| music5 = Yellow Magic Orchestra,<br>[[Martin Denny]]
| title6 = Computer Game 'Theme from ''The Invader'''
| title6 = [[Yellow Magic Orchestra (album)|Computer Game 'Theme from ''The Invader''']]
| length6 = 0:43
| length6 = 0:43
| music6 = Yellow Magic Orchestra
| music6 = Yellow Magic Orchestra
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| length2 = 3:46
| length2 = 3:46
| lyrics2 = Mosdell
| lyrics2 = Mosdell
| music2 = Takahashi/Sakamoto
| music2 = Takahashi, Sakamoto
| title3 = Multiplies
| title3 = Multiplies
| length3 = 2:58
| length3 = 2:58
| music3 = Elmer Bernstein/Yellow Magic Orchestra
| music3 = Yellow Magic Orchestra,<br>Elmer Bernstein
| title4 = Snakeman Show
| title4 = Snakeman Show
| length4 = 2:05
| length4 = 2:05
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! Peak<br />Position
! Peak<br />Position
! Weeks
! Weeks
! Total<br />sales
! Total<br />Sales
|-
|-
| 1980
| 1980
| 10" LP
| 10" LP
| Japan [[Oricon|Oricon LP Chart]]<ref name="oricon_album_archive">{{cite web|title=Yellow Magic Orchestra|publisher=Yamachan Land (Oricon archives)|url=http://www7a.biglobe.ne.jp/~yamag/album/al_ymo.html|language=[[Japanese language|Japanese]]|accessdate=2011-06-01}} ([http://translate.google.co.uk/translate?hl=en&sl=ja&tl=en&u=http://www7a.biglobe.ne.jp/~yamag/album/al_ymo.html Translation])</ref>
| [[Oricon|Oricon LP Chart]]
| 1
| 1
| 24
| 24
| 331000
| 331,000
|-
|-
| 1980
| 1980
| Cassette
| Cassette
| Oricon CT Chart
| Japan Oricon CT Chart<ref name="oricon_album_archive"/>
| 3
| 3
| 30
| 30
| 81000
| 81,000
|-
|-
| 1980
| 1980
| 12" LP
| 12" LP
| Oricon LP Chart
| Japan Oricon LP Chart<ref name="oricon_album_archive"/>
| 7
| 7
| 34
| 34
| 18600
| 18,600
|-
| 1980
| LP
| U.S. [[Billboard 200]]<ref>{{allmusic|class=album|id=r181175|label=Xoo Multiplies|accessdate=2011-05-31}}</ref>
| 177
|
|
|}
|}
&times;∞Multiplies was the 8th best selling album of 1980 in Japan<ref>http://www7a.biglobe.ne.jp/~yamag/album/nenkan1980_a.html</ref> - the best selling was [[Solid State Survivor]] as sales continued from the previous year.
&times;∞Multiplies was the 8th best selling album of 1980 in Japan<ref>http://www7a.biglobe.ne.jp/~yamag/album/nenkan1980_a.html</ref> - the best selling was ''[[Solid State Survivor]]'' as sales continued from the previous year.


== References ==
== References ==

Revision as of 20:30, 6 June 2011

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×∞Multiplies (増殖, Zōshoku, lit. "multiplication") was a mini-album by Yellow Magic Orchestra released in 1980. It contains a mixture of songs and instrumentals by YMO (including a humorous reworking of Archie Bell & the Drells' "Tighten Up"), interspersed with comedy sketches. These sketches are performed by Snakeman Show in both Japanese and English, with YMO participating in some of them.

Release history

×∞Multiplies was released in several formats worldwide. The original Japanese pressing came on 10" vinyl. The United States pressing compiled tracks from both this record and from Solid State Survivor, which had not been released there, while dropping the comedy sketches. The United Kingdom released ×∞Multiplies with additional tracks culled from Yellow Magic Orchestra. All re-issues from 1999 onward reverted to the original Japanese tracklisting.

The tracks differ slightly between the Japanese and US versions: In the original release Nice Age has an abrupt ending and other tracks are crossfaded between the Snakeman Show sketches; in the US version these have clean intros and endings and Jingle 'YMO' is listed as part of the Nice Age track.

Region Date Label Format Catalog
Japan 5 June 1980 Alfa Records 10" LP YMO-1
United States 29 July 1980 A&M Records LP SP4813
Japan 5 September 1980 Alfa LP (as above US version, with obi) ALR-28004

Track listing

Japan version

Side one
No.TitleLyricsMusicLength
1."Jingle 'YMO'" Yellow Magic Orchestra0:21
2."Nice Age"Chris MosdellYukihiro Takahashi,
Ryuichi Sakamoto		3:46
3."Snakeman Show"  1:56
4."Tighten Up (Japanese Gentlemen Stand Up Please!)"Billy ButlerYellow Magic Orchestra, Archie Bell3:41
5."Snakeman Show"  2:05
6."Here We Go Again ~ Tighten Up"ButlerYellow Magic Orchestra, Bell1:07
Side two
No.TitleLyricsMusicLength
1."Snakeman Show"  1:26
2."Citizens of Science"MosdellSakamoto4:29
3."Snakeman Show"  2:08
4."Multiplies" Yellow Magic Orchestra,
Elmer Bernstein		2:58
5."Snakeman Show"  3:44
6."The End of Asia" Sakamoto1:32

US version

Some pressings included "Tighten Up" as the opening track for Side A.

Side one
No.TitleLyricsMusicLength
1."Nice Age"MosdellTakahashi, Sakamoto3:55
2."Behind the Mask"MosdellSakamoto[1]3:36
3."Rydeen" Takahashi4:26
4."Day Tripper"Lennon/McCartneyYellow Magic Orchestra,
Lennon/McCartney		2:40
Side two
No.TitleLyricsMusicLength
1."Technopolis" Sakamoto4:14
2."Multiplies" Yellow Magic Orchestra,
Elmer Bernstein		2:58
3."Citizens of Science"MosdellSakamoto4:29
4."Solid State Survivor"MosdellTakahashi3:58

European version

On this pressing, the first "Snakeman Show" is actually "Jingle 'YMO'", while the second "Snakeman Show" is the "Japan is #1" skit from the Japanese pressing.

Side one
No.TitleLyricsMusicLength
1."Technopolis" Sakamoto4:14
2."Absolute Ego Dance" Haruomi Hosono4:37
3."Behind the Mask"MosdellSakamoto[1]3:36
4."Computer Game 'Theme from The Circus'" Yellow Magic Orchestra1:48
5."Firecracker" Yellow Magic Orchestra,
Martin Denny		4:50
6."Computer Game 'Theme from The Invader'" Yellow Magic Orchestra0:43
Side two
No.TitleLyricsMusicLength
1."Snakeman Show"  0:21
2."Nice Age"MosdellTakahashi, Sakamoto3:46
3."Multiplies" Yellow Magic Orchestra,
Elmer Bernstein		2:58
4."Snakeman Show"  2:05
5."Citizens of Science"MosdellSakamoto4:29
6."Tighten Up (Japanese Gentlemen Stand Up Please!)"ButlerBell3:06

Personnel

Charts

Year Release Chart Peak
Position 		Weeks Total
Sales
1980 10" LP Japan Oricon LP Chart[2] 1 24 331,000
1980 Cassette Japan Oricon CT Chart[2] 3 30 81,000
1980 12" LP Japan Oricon LP Chart[2] 7 34 18,600
1980 LP U.S. Billboard 200[3] 177

×∞Multiplies was the 8th best selling album of 1980 in Japan[4] - the best selling was Solid State Survivor as sales continued from the previous year.

References

  1. ^ a b Takahashi was listed as a composer before because Sakamoto wrote song's melody in collaboration with him.
  2. ^ a b c "Yellow Magic Orchestra" (in Japanese). Yamachan Land (Oricon archives). Retrieved 2011-06-01.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unrecognized language (link) (Translation)
  3. ^ Xoo Multiplies at AllMusic. Retrieved 2011-05-31.
  4. ^ http://www7a.biglobe.ne.jp/~yamag/album/nenkan1980_a.html


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