Sealed (album)

Sealed
Box set by
ReleasedDecember 21, 1984 (1984-12-21)
RecordedJuly 1978 – October 1983
Genre
LabelAlfa Records
Yellow Magic Orchestra compilation chronology
YMO Best Selection
(1982)
Sealed
(1984)
YMO History
(1987)

Sealed is a compilation boxed set by Yellow Magic Orchestra. Released to "seal" the band, it is a four-part release, with one record/tape with songs by each member of the band, plus one for group compositions. Each copy is numbered and contains two booklets containing comments by the band regarding their career and "spreading out", an illustrated discography and song lyrics; it also comes with a poster of the band and a "Spreading Out Commemorative Certificate". When reissued on CD in 1988, the set was pared down to just the songs and lyrics, the order of the discs was switched and it was full of typographical errors, as well as the omission of a few tracks.

Track listing

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All tracks are written by Haruomi Hosono, except where noted

Haruomi Hosono side A
No.TitleLyricsOriginally fromLength
1."Simoon"Chris MosdellYellow Magic Orchestra, 1978 
2."Absolute Ego Dance"instrumentalSolid State Survivor, 1979 
3."Isomnia"MosdellSolid State Survivor, 1979 
4."Mass"Hosono, trans. Peter BarakanBGM, 1981 
Haruomi Hosono side B
No.TitleLyricsOriginally fromLength
5."Graduated Grey" (灰色グレイの段階 Gurei no Dankai)Hosono, BarakanTechnodelic, 1981 
6."Chaos Panic"Hosono, Barakan"Kimi ni, Mune Kyun." single, 1983 
7."Lotus Love" Naughty Boys, 1983 
8."The Madmen" (マッドメン Maddomen)Hosono, BarakanService, 1983 

All tracks are written by Yukihiro Takahashi, except where noted

Yukihiro Takahashi side A
No.TitleLyricsOriginally fromLength
1."La Femme Chinoise" (中国女 Chūgoku Onna)MosdellYellow Magic Orchestra, 1978 
2."Rydeen" (雷電 Raidīn)instrumentalSolid State Survivor, 1979 
3."Solid State Survivor"MosdellSolid State Survivor, 1979 
4."Ballet"Takahashi, BarakanBGM, 1981 
Yukihiro Takahashi side B
No.TitleLyricsOriginally fromLength
5."Pure Jam" (ジャム Jamu)Takahashi, BarakanTechnodelic, 1981 
6."Camouflage"Takahashi, trans. BarakanBGM, 1981 
7."Expected Way" (希望の路 Kibō no Michi) Naughty Boys, 1983 
8."Chinese Whispers"Takahashi, BarakanService, 1983 

All tracks are written by Ryuichi Sakamoto, except where noted

Ryuichi Sakamoto side A
No.TitleLyricsOriginally fromLength
1."Tong Poo" (東風 Ton Pū)instrumentalYellow Magic Orchestra, 1978 
2."Technopolis" Solid State Survivor, 1979 
3."Behind the Mask"MosdellSolid State Survivor, 1979 
4."Citizens of Science"MosdellX∞Multiplies, 1980 
5."Music Plans"Sakamoto, BarakanBGM, 1981 
Ryuichi Sakamoto side B
No.TitleLyricsOriginally fromLength
6."Prologue"instrumentalTechnodelic, 1981 
7."Epilogue"instrumentalTechnodelic, 1981 
8."Ongaku" (音楽) Naughty Boys, 1983 
9."Kai-Koh" (邂逅) Naughty Boys, 1983 
10."Perspective"Sakamoto, BarakanService, 1983 

All tracks are written by Yellow Magic Orchestra (Hosono/Takahashi/Sakamoto), except where noted

YMO side A
No.TitleLyricsMusicOriginally fromLength
1."Nice Age"MosdellSakamoto, TakahashiX∞Multiplies, 1980 
2."Multiplies"instrumentalYMO, Elmer BernsteinX∞Multiplies, 1980 
3."Cue"Hosono, Takahashi, trans. BarakanHosono, TakahashiBGM, 1981 
4."Taisō" (体操)  Technodelic, 1981 
5."Key" (手掛かり Tegakari)Hosono, BarakanHosono, TakahashiTechnodelic, 1981 
YMO side B
No.TitleLyricsMusicOriginally fromLength
6."Kimi ni, Mune Kyun. (Uwaki na Vakansu)" (君に、胸キュン。 (浮気なヴァカンス))Takashi Matsumoto Naughty Boys, 1983 
7."Focus"Hosono, BarakanHosono, TakahashiNaughty Boys, 1983 
8."Kageki na Shukujo" (過激な淑女)Matsumoto non-album single, 1983 
9."Shadows on the Ground"Sakamoto, Takahashi, BarakanSakamoto, TakahashiService, 1983 
10."You've Got to Help Yourself" (以心電信 Ishin Denshin)Hosono, BarakanSakamoto, TakahashiService, 1983 
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