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Yukihiro Takahashi

Real Name:
Yukihiro Takahashi
Profile:
The members of YMO have many solo works and Mr. YT is also the man of many works. In addition to his activities in Y.M.O., Beatniks and reformed Sadistics Mika Band, he has been producing solo works without rest. He also appears in TV commercial (recently Lipton Tea), movies (Poisson D'Avril) and he is a fashion designer of Bricks and Yukihiro Takahashi. There are two shops of "Yukihiro Takahashi COLLECTION" in Shibuya PARCO and Nagoya PARCO West Annex. They have good-taste clothes from casual to basic like suits and ties. Among his many works, I personally like "Murdered By Music" (Remix is good, too) and "Neuromantic" (Tony Mansfield in New Musik joined) which are very techno. He had been a little away from techno pop for a while, but there is a signal that he comes back to techno pop track with the work like cine techno and his recent albums including the unit 'Pulse' with Steve Jansen formerly in Japan.
The Beatniks is a golden unit by Yukihiro Takahashi in Y.M.O. and Keiichi Suzuki in Moon Riders. It is like a Japanese version of Electronics (Beatniks is the first). The first album was very avant-garde and industrial while the second one became acoustic pop unexpectedly.
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Discography

Releases:
Saravah! (Album) (2 versions)   King Records 1978
Murdered By The Music (Album) (6 versions)   King Rrecords ... 1980
Neuromantic (Album) (7 versions)   Alfa Records ... 1981
Are You Receiving Me? (7")   Yen Records 1982
Drip Dry Eyes (7", Promo, S/Sided)   CBS 1982
It's All Too Much (7")   Alfa Records, Inc 1982
Murdered By The Music (2 versions)   Regular Records (2) ... 1982
School Of Thought (2 versions)   Statik Records 1982
What, Me Worry? (12")   Yen Records 1982
What, Me Worry? (Album) (4 versions)   Yen Records ... 1982
Stop In The Name Of Love (12", Promo)   Victoria, Statik Records 1983
Tomorrow's Just Another Day (LP)   Yen Records, Alfa Records, Inc 1983
Time And Place (LP)   Yen Records 1984
Wild & Moody (Album) (4 versions)   Yen Records ... 1984
Once A Fool,... (LP)   Canyon Records 1985
Poison D'Avril (2 versions)   Alfa Records ... 1985
Stranger Things Have Happened (12")   Cocteau Records 1985
Stranger Things Have Happened (7")   Pick Up Records 1985
...Only When I Laugh (LP)   Canyon Records 1986
La Pensée (CD)   Pony Canyon Inc. 1987
EGO (LP)   Toshiba EMI Ltd 1988
Broadcast From Heaven (CD)   Toshiba EMI Ltd 1990
A Day In The Next Life (CD)   Toshiba EMI Ltd 1991
A Night In The Next Life (CD)   Toshiba EMI Ltd 1991
Heart of Hurt (CD)   Toshiba EMI Ltd 1992
Lifetime, Happy Time (CD)   Toshiba EMI Ltd 1992
The Brand New Day (CD, Comp)   Alfa Records, Inc 1992
MR.YT (CD)   Toshiba EMI Ltd 1994
Fate Of Gold (CD)   Toshiba EMI Ltd 1995
Portrait With No Name (CD)   Toshiba EMI Ltd 1996
A Sigh Of Ghost (CD, MiniAlbum)   Consipio Records 1997
手をのばせば~A Touch Of Love~ (CD, Single)   Consipio Records 1997
A Ray Of Hope (CD)   Consipio Records 1998
Live 1998 Run After You (CD)   Consipio Records 1998
Colors: Best Of YT Cover Tracks Vol. 1 (CD)   Consipio Records 1999
Colors: Best Of YT Cover Tracks Vol. 2 (CD)   Consipio Records 1999
The Dearest Fool (CD)   Consipio Records 1999
All Star Remixies (Remixies From Yukihiro Takahashi Works) (CD)   Consipio Records 2001
Blue Moon Blue (CD, Album)   Toshiba EMI Ltd 2006
Page By Page (CD, Album)   EMI Music Japan Inc 2009
Walking To The Beat (7")   Pick Up Records  
Remixes:
Let Us Replay Vol. 2 (LP) Cloned Again (Yukihiro... Toy's Factory 1998
Let Us Replay! (CD + CD-ROM, Enh) Cloned Again (Yukihiro... Toy's Factory 1998
Cloned Again (10") Cloned Again (Yukuhiro... Ninja Tune 1999
Let Us Replay! (CD, Promo) Cloned Again (Yukuhiro... Ninja Tune 1999
Production:
Do You Believe In Magic? (7")   Epic 1980
Dancin' Master (Cass, Album) 24,000 Kiss New Musical Express 1981
I Only Come Out At Night (7", Single)   Epic 1981
The Girl Can't Help It (LP)   Epic Records (Japan) 1981
Band's Eye View - Sounds Sampler No.8 (LP, Comp) Connection, Nuit De Sa... Epic, Sounds (Magazine) 1982
H (LP)   Yen Records 1982
Kaizo Heno Yakudo (LP)   Yen Records, Alfa Records, Inc 1982
Tokyo Mobile Music 1 (2 versions) Mirrormanic Mercury ... 1982
You're My Number One (7", Promo, S/Sided)   CBS 1982
Hm (2 versions)   Yen Records ... 1983
Replicant J.B. Remix Version (12", Maxi) AB 1013, Ma Ticarica Alfa Records, Inc 1985
Pulse (CD)   Medium Productions Limited 1998
The Complete Susan (2xCD, RM)   Sony Music Direct (Japan) Inc. 2005
Mix:
Yen Memorial Album (2xLP) God Be With Us Till We... Alfa Records, Inc 1985
Appears On:
Bruce Lee In The Dragon (LP)   CBS/Sony 1973
Black Ship (Album) (2 versions)   Harvest 1974
Hi Jack (I'm Just Dying) (7", Promo)   Harvest 1975
Hot! Menu (LP, Album)   Harvest 1975
We Are Just Taking Off (Vinyl, Album)   Invitation 1978
All Of Me (2xLP, Album) Oh! Tengo Suerte, Toky... Polydor 1979
Behind The Mask (7", Promo)   A&M Records 1979
Computer Game / La Femme Chinoise (Maxi) (2 versions) La Femme Chinoise A&M Records 1979
Solid State Survivor (Album) (7 versions) Rydeen, Behind The Mas... Alfa Records ... 1979
Summer Nerves (Album) (2 versions)   CBS/Sony 1979
Yellow Magic Orchestra (Album) (5 versions)   A&M Records ... 1979
Do You Believe In Mazik? (LP, Album)   Epic 1980
Tighten Up (12") Rydeen A&M Records 1980
X∞ Multiplies (Album) (6 versions) Nice Age, Behind The M... A&M Records ... 1980
BGM (Album) (4 versions) Ballet, Cue, Camouflage A&M Records ... 1981
I Only Come Out At Night (7", Single) I Only Come Out At Night Epic 1981
Left Handed Dream (Album) (6 versions)   Plexus Holland ... 1981
Technodelic (Album) (6 versions) Pure Jam, Stairs, Seou... Alfa Records ... 1981
The Girl Can't Help It (LP, Album) Koi Seyo Otome, Traini... Epic 1981
The Girl Can't Help It (LP, Album) Koi Seyo Otome, Traini... CBS 1981
Ai Ga Nakucha Ne (Album) (2 versions)   MIDI Inc. ... 1982
Band's Eye View - Sounds Sampler No.8 (LP, Comp) Connection, Nuit De Sa... Epic, Sounds (Magazine) 1982
Best Selection (3 versions) Rydeen, Taiso, Nice Ag... Alfa Records ... 1982
Famous Last Words (Album) (2 versions)   Sire Records Company ... 1982
Figures (3 versions)   Polydor 1982
GO HA N GA DE KI TA YO ごはんができたよ (Album) (2 versions)   Midi Inc. ... 1982
H (LP)   Yen Records 1982
Immigrants (LP)   Sire Records Company 1982
Immigrants (LP, Album)   Sire Records Company 1982
Immigrants (LP, Album)   YEN Records 1982
Immigrants (LP, Album)   Sire Records Company 1982
Le Pollen (LP, Album)   Saravah 1982
Music From The Rising Sun (LP, Promo, Comp) Pure Jam, Drip Dry Eye... Epic 1982
The Beatniks (LP) River In The Ocean, No... Statik Records 1982
You're My Number One (7", Promo, S/Sided)   CBS 1982
Chimera (MiniAlbum) (3 versions)   Mercury 1983
Le Pollen (12", Album)   Saravah 1983
Naughty Boys (Album) (4 versions)   Roadrunner Records ... 1983
以心電信 (You've Got To Help Yourself) (7") 以心電信 (You've G... Alfa Records, Inc 1983
過激な淑女 (7") 過激な淑女 Alfa Records, Inc 1983
Viva Lava Liva (LP)   Sire Records Company 1984
さよなら冷たいひと Sayonara Tsumetai Hito / 誘惑は忍び足で Yuwaku Wa Shinobiashide (7", Single, Promo) さよなら冷たい... CBS/Sony 1984
音楽図鑑 (2 versions) Tibetan Dance, Self Po... Midi Inc. 1984
Yen Memorial Album (2xLP) God Be With Us Till We... Pick Up Records 1985
私小説 / 生意気娘 (7", Single) 生意気娘 CBS/Sony 1985
Stay Close (Single) (2 versions)   Rime Records ... 1986
Tokyo Joe (CD, Album)   Denon 1986
今日の空 / Twilight Blues (7", Single) 今日の空 Canyon Records 1986
峠のわが家 (LP) David, Home Sweet Home MIDI Inc. 1986
ここに いるの / ほとり (7", Single)   Eastworld 1987
アンティ・フルール Anti Fleur / ひまわり (7", Single, Promo) アンティ・フル... Eastworld 1987
Yen Records History / Yen Singles+α (2xCD, Ltd) Are You Receiving Me?,... Alfa Records, Inc 1988
窓辺の肖像 / ここにいるの (7", Single, Promo) ここにいるの Eastworld 1988
Duplex - The Best Of Bill Nelson (2xCass, Album, Comp)   Cocteau Records 1989
Grouppo Musicale (CD) The Garden Of Poppies Midi Inc. 1989
Y.M.O. Mega Mix (CD, Maxi) Rydeen, La Femme Chinoise Alfa Records, Inc 1990
Hi-Tech / No Crime (Album) (2 versions) Light In Darkness (The... Internal 1992
Reconstructions (Single) (2 versions) Light In Darkness (808... Internal 1992
Service (Album) (3 versions) Limbo, Chinese Whisper... Epic ... 1992
Technodon (CD, Album) Be A Superman, Floatin... Toshiba EMI Ltd 1993
Technodon Remixes II (CD, Album) Waterford (A23 Diversi... Toshiba EMI Ltd 1993
The Tong Poo Remixes (CD, Maxi)   Alfa Records, Inc 1993
ただいま (CD, Album)   Midi Inc. 1993
Omni Volume 1: Metropolis (CD, Comp) Light In The Darkness ... DCC Compact Classics Inc. 1994
Turn The Knob (CD) Rydeen ¡Por Supuesto! Records 1996
East Meets East (CD, Album) Rydeen, Solid State Su... Consipio Records 1997
Purple Noon (CD, Comp) The Great Silent Song ... Warner Music (Japan) 1998
Last Century Modern (Album) (2 versions) Butterfly Akashic Records ... 1999
One More YMO (CD, Album)   Toshiba EMI Ltd 2000
Sierras (CD, RE) Sierras (Sanmyaku) Polystar 2000
Funkin' For Jamaica (CD, Maxi, Enh) Butterfly (EP Version) EastWest Records GmbH 2001
J.M.O. After Service -Non Stop Mix- (CD) Rydeen (Junior's 27th ... Frontline Records (4), Konami Music Entertainment 2001
Junior's Magic Orchestra (CD, Maxi) Rydeen (Junior's 27th ... Frontline Records (4), Konami Music Entertainment 2001
Le Pollen (CD)   Saravah 2001
M.R.I. Musical Resonance Imaging (CD) Water Mom (Drifting Ag... Consipio Records 2001
Zero Landmine (CD, Maxi) Zero Landmine WEA Japan 2001
That's My Beat (Comp) (2 versions) Computer Games Soul Jazz Records 2002
26 Mixes For Cash (Comp) (3 versions) Une Femme N’est Pas ... Warp Records ... 2003
Meli Melo (CD, Comp) Rydeen Syn Records (3) 2003
Public Pressure (CD, Album, RM, RE) Rydeen, Solid State Su... Epic 2003
Loophole (CD, Album)   Third Ear Recordings 2004
Naughty Boys & Instrumental (2xCD, Album, RE, RM)   Epic 2004
Naughty Boys & Instrumental (2xCD, Album, RE, RM)   Epic 2004
Do You Like Japan? (CD, RE, Ltd)   Sony Music Direct (Japan) Inc. 2005
イエローマジック歌謡曲 (3xCD)   GT Music, Sony Music Direct (Japan) Inc. 2005
Eating Pleasure (CD, Album, RE, Ltd)   Sony Music Direct (Japan) Inc. 2006
Immigrants (CD, Album, Ltd, RE) Illusion, Illusion, Il... Sony Music Direct (Japan) Inc. 2006
Live In Barcelona - Tokyo (2xDVD)   Warner Music (Japan) 2006
Only After Dark (CD, Comp) Computer Game (Theme F... EMI Records 2006
Viva Lava Liva (CD, Album, RE, Ltd, Comp)   Sony Music Direct (Japan) Inc. 2006
Yellow Fever! (Album) (3 versions) Limbo Essay Recordings ... 2006
Gum / Cue (7", Single) Cue Korova, Korova 2007
Around The World With Señor Coconut And His Orchestra (CD, Album) Limbo, Limbo, Pure Jam... Third Ear (2) 2008
LondonYMO - Yellow Magic Orchestra Live In London 15/6 08 (2xCD, Album)   Commmons 2008
Sensurround + B-Sides (DVD-V, NTSC, Album + CD, Ltd) Turn Turn, Cue (B-Side) Everloving, Inc., Warner Music (Japan), Cherry Red 2008
The City Of Light / Tokyo Town Pages (CD, Maxi)   Commmons 2008
Tracks Appear On:
Band's Eye View - Sounds Sampler No.8 (LP, Comp) Connection Epic, Sounds (Magazine) 1982
Music From The Rising Sun (LP, Promo, Comp) Drip Dry Eyes, Glass Epic 1982
Tokyo Mobile Music 1 (2 versions) Mirrormanic Mercury ... 1982
Y El Tecno Continua (LP, Comp) School Of Thought Victoria 1982
Yen Memorial Album (2 versions) It's Gonna Work Out (R... Alfa Records ... 1985
Signature Tunes (LP, Comp) Bounds Of Reason, Boun... Cocteau Records 1986
Yen Records History / Yen Singles+α (2xCD, Ltd) Are You Receiving Me?,... Alfa Records, Inc 1988
Sumo Stomp (CD, EP) In the '90s Alfa Records Inc. 1993
Snakeman Show (2xCD, Album) 今日、恋が / Yuki... Alfa Records, Inc 1994
Back In Time II (CD) Rydeen (Daley Thompson... High Technology Publishing 1999
Techno Pop (CD, Album, Comp) It's Gonna Work Out BMG (Japan) 2004
Cocteau (The Singles Collection) (7x7" + Box) Stranger Things Have H... Cocteau Records  
Unofficial Releases:
Pulse + Pulse Remix (CD, Unofficial, Ltd) Memory Without Consequ... Not On Label (MUSIC 00 Series)  
The New Wave Complex - Volume 16 (CDr, Comp) It's Gonna Work Out (R... New Wave Complex  
The New Wave Complex - Volume 8 (CDr, Comp) Extra-Ordinary New Wave Complex  
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Yukihiro Takahashi - Murdered By The Music