Yen Records

Yen Records

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1982-1985

An imprint of Alfa Records that ran from 1982 to 1985 fronted by Haruomi Hosono and Yukihiro Takahashi of Yellow Magic Orchestra. Most albums were produced by Hosono or Takahashi.

Genres: New wave, electronic, synth-pop, techno-pop, ambient

Fan "memorial" site: http://eux.sakura.ne.jp/yen/index.html (Japanese)
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Releases:
32XA-35 Various Yen 卒業記念アルバム (CD, Comp) 1985
32XA-44 Yukihiro Takahashi The Brand New Day (CD, Comp) 1985
32XA-49 Hajime Tachibana 逢うは別れのハジメなり - Nice To Meet You, Sorry To Part (CD, Comp) 1986
32XA-146 Yukihiro Takahashi Tomorrow's Just Another Day (CD, Album, Rei) 1987
32XA-147 Yukihiro Takahashi Poisson D'Avril (CD, Album, RE) 1987
32XA-227 Haruomi Hosono Philharmony (CD, Album) 1988
38XA-6 Y.M.O.* Naughty Boys (CD, Album) 1984
50XA-249/250 Various Yen Records History / Yen Singles+α (2xCD, Ltd) 1988
250004-1 Sandii & The Sunsetz Immigrants (LP, Album) 1982
ALCA-4 ゲルニカ* 改造への躍動 (CD, Album) 1990
ALCA-5 Koji Ueno Music For Silent Movies (CD, Album) 1990
ALCA-7 Hajime Tachibana H (CD, Album) 1990
ALCA-8 Hajime Tachibana Hm (CD, Album) 1990
ALCA-9 Hajime Tachibana Mr. Techie & Miss Kipple (CD, Album) 1990
ALCA-10 太田螢一* 太田螢一の人外大魔境 (CD, Album) 1990
ALCA-11 Testpattern Après-Midi (CD, Album) 1990
ALCA-379 Miharu Koshi Parallelisme (CD, Album) 1992
ALCA-511 Yukihiro Takahashi What, Me Worry? (CD, EP) 1992
ALCA-5075 Yukihiro Takahashi What, Me Worry? (CD, Album, Rei) 1996
ALCA-5076 ゲルニカ* 改造への躍動 (CD, Album) 1996
ALCA-5080 Testpattern Après-Midi (CD, Album, Rei) 1996
ALCA-5081 Interior Interior (CD, Album, Car) 1996
ALCA-5085 Yukihiro Takahashi Tomorrow's Just Another Day (CD, Album, RE) 1996
ALCA-5086 太田螢一* 太田螢一の人外大魔境 (CD, Album, Car) 1996
ALCA-5124 Miharu Koshi Tutu (CD, Album, Min) 1996
ALCA-5127 Yukihiro Takahashi Time And Place (CD, Album, Rei) 1996
ALCA-5133 Miharu Koshi Parallelisme (CD, Album, Min) 1996
ALCA-5134 Yukihiro Takahashi Wild & Moody (CD, Album, Rei) 1996
ALCA-5137 Yukihiro Takahashi Poisson D'Avril (CD, Album, Rei) 1996
ALCA-5138 Koji Ueno Music For Silent Movies (CD, Album, Car) 1996
ALCA 5167-8 Various The Very Best Of The Yen Lable Vol.1 (2xCD, Comp) 1997
ALCA-9118 Miharu Koshi Parallelisme (CD, Album, RE) 1994
ALCA-9124 ゲルニカ* 改造への躍動 (CD, Album) 1994
ALCA-9132 Hajime Tachibana Hm (CD, Album) 1994
ALCA-208/209 Various Yen Records History / Yen Singles+α (2xCD) 1991
ALCA 9239-40 Various The Very Best Of The Yen Lable Vol. 2 (2xCD, Comp) 1998
ALZZ-20 Various 寸志 (CD, Mini) 1997
YEN 101 細野晴臣* 夢見る約束 (Flexi, 7", Promo) 1982
YLC-22002 Interior Interior (Cass, Album) 1982
YLR-701 細野晴臣* 三国志 (7") 1982
YLR-703 Yukihiro Takahashi Are You Receiving Me? (7") 1982
YLR-704 Y.M.O.* 君に、胸キュン。 (7") 1983
YLR-706 Yukihiro Takahashi Maebure (7", Single) 1983
YLR-710 Sandii & The Sunsetz Sticky Music スティッキー・ミュージック (7", Single, Promo) 1984
YLR 711 Jun Togawa レーダーマン (7")  
YLR-712 アポジー & ペリジー* 月世界旅行 (7", Single) 1984
YLR-713 Jun Togawa Poesy (7", Single) 1985
YLR-714 Yukihiro Takahashi Poisson D'Avril (7", Single) 1985
YLR-12002 Haruomi Hosono Super Xevious (12") 1984
YLR-19001 Yukihiro Takahashi What, Me Worry? (12", EP) 1982
YLR-20001 Guernica (2) Kaizo He No Yakudo (LP) 1982
YLR-20003 Haruomi Hosono Video Game Music (LP) 1984
YLR-22001 Testpattern Après-Midi (LP, Album) 1982
YLR-22002 Interior Interior (LP) 1982
YLR-22003 Inoyama Land Danzindan-Pojidon (LP) 1983
YLR-22004 Various Yen Manifold Vol. 1 (LP) 1983
YLR-22005 Yukihiro Takahashi Wild & Moody (LP) 1984
YLR-22006 戸川純* 極東慰安唱歌 (LP, Album) 1985
YLR-28001 Haruomi Hosono Philharmony (LP) 1982
YLR-28002 Hajime Tachibana H (LP, Album) 1982
YLR-28003 Yukihiro Takahashi What, Me Worry? (LP) 1982
YLR-28004 Sandii & The Sunsetz Immigrants (LP, Album) 1982
YLR-28005 Sheena (2) Beautiful (LP, Album, Yel) 1982
YLR-28007 Hajime Tachibana Hm (LP, Album) 1983
YLR-28008 Yellow Magic Orchestra Naughty Boys (2 versions) 1983
YLR-28009 Yukihiro Takahashi Tomorrow's Just Another Day (LP) 1983
YLR-28010 太田螢一* 太田螢一の人外大魔境 (Vinyl, Album) 1983
YLR-28011 Miharu Koshi Tutu (LP) 1983
YLR-28012 Various We Wish You A Merry Christmas (LP, Album) 1983
YLR-28014 Jun Togawa Tamahime Sama (LP) 1984
YLR-28015 Yukihiro Takahashi Time And Place (LP) 1984
YLR-28016 Super Eccentric Theater The Art Of Nipponomics (LP, Album) 1984
YLR-28017 Sandii & The Sunsetz Viva Lava Liva 1980 - 1983 (LP, Album, Comp) 1984
YLR-28018 Apogee & Perigee Chojiku Korodasutan Ryokoki (LP) 1984
YLR-28019 Miharu Koshi Parallelisme (LP) 1984
YLR-28020 Hajime Tachibana Mr. Techie & Miss Kipple (LP) 1984
YLR-28022 Yukihiro Takahashi Poisson D'Avril (LP) 1985
YLR-28023 Koji Ueno Music For Silent Movies (LP) 1985
YLR-28024 Yukihiro Takahashi The Brand New Day (LP, Comp) 1985
YLR28025 Hajime Tachibana 逢うは別れのハジメなり - Nice To Meet You, Sorry To Part (LP, Comp) 1985
YLR-35001~2 Various Yen卒業記念アルバム (2xLP, Comp, Gat) 1985
YLR-40001~2 Yellow Magic Orchestra After Service (2xLP, Promo) 1984
YMO-2 Yellow Magic Orchestra The Spirit Of Techno (7", S/Sided, Promo, Fle) 1983

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