JAPAN

Albums recorded by Japan & Rain Tree Crow, with release dates and UK & US CD availability.

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JAPAN

No	TITLE	RELEASED
1	Adolescent Sex	03/78
2	Obscure Alternatives	11/78
3	Quiet Life	12/79
4	Gentlemen Take Polaroids	11/80
5	Tin Drum	11/81
6	Oil On Canvas [mostly live]	06/83

RAIN TREE CROW

No	TITLE	RELEASED
1	Rain Tree Crow	04/91

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1) ADOLESCENT SEX
1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10.	Transmission The Unconventional Wish You Were Black Performance Lovers On Main Street Don't Rain On My Parade Suburban Love Adolescent Sex Communist China Television		Richard Barbieri Rob Dean Steve Jansen Mick Karn Ray Singer David Sylvian Producer:	Keyboards, Vocals Guitar, Vocals Drums, Percussion, Vocals Bass, Vocals Vocals Vocals, Guitar Ray Singer

2) OBSCURE ALTERNATIVES
1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8.	UK Issue Automatic Gun ...Rhodesia Love Is Infectious Sometimes I Feel So Low Obscure Alternatives Deviation Suburban Berlin The Tenant US Issue Sometimes I Feel So Low Automatic Gun ...Rhodesia Love Is Infectious Obscure Alternatives Deviation Suburban Berlin The Tenant	UK Issue US Issue	Richard Barbieri Rob Dean Steve Jansen Mick Karn Ray Singer David Sylvian Producer:	Synthesiser, Keyboards Guitar, Vocals Drums, Percussion, Vocals Bass, Saxophone, Vocals Backing Vocals Vocals, Guitar Ray Singer

3) QUIET LIFE
1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8.	Quiet Life Fall In Love With Me Despair In Vogue Halloween All Tomorrow's Parties Alien The Other Side Of Life		Richard Barbieri Rob Dean Steve Jansen Mick Karn David Sylvian Producer:	Synthesiser, Keyboards Guitar, Backing Vocals Drums, Percussion, Backing Vocals Bass, Saxophone, Flute, Backing Vocals Vocals, Guitar Japan (Track 6), Simon Napier-Bell(Track 6), John Punter (Tracks 1-5,7,8)

4) GENTLEMEN TAKE POLAROIDS
1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8.	Gentlemen Take Polaroids Swing Burning Bridges My New Career Methods Of Dance Ain't That Peculiar Nightporter Taking Islands In Africa	LP Issue CD Issue	Richard Barbieri Andrew Cauthery Cyo Rob Dean Barry Guy Simon House Steve Jansen Mick Karn Ryuichi Sakamoto David Sylvian Producer:	Synthesiser, Sequencer, Piano Oboe Vocals (Track 5) Guitar Double Bass Violin (Track 4) Drums, Percussion, Synthesiser Bass, Oboe, Saxophone, Recorder Synthesiser Vocals, Synthesiser, Piano, Guitar John Punter

5) TIN DRUM
1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8.	The Art Of Parties [re-recorded version] Talking Drum Ghosts Canton Still Life In Mobile Homes Visions Of China Sons Of Pioneers Cantonese Boy	LP Issue CD Issue	Richard Barbieri Yuka Fujii Simon House Steve Jansen Mick Karn David Sylvian Producer:	Keyboards, Programming, Tapes Backing Vocals Violin Drums, Acoustic, Electronic & Keyboard Percussion Bass, Flute, Dida Vocals, Guitar, Keyboards, Programming, Tapes Japan, Steve Nye

6) OIL ON CANVAS
1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15.	LP One Oil On Canvas Sons Of Pioneers Gentlemen Take Polaroids Swing Cantonese Boy Visions Of China Ghosts Voices Raised In Welcome, Hands Held In Prayer * LP Two Nightporter Still Life In Mobile Homes Methods Of Dance Quiet Life The Art Of Parties Canton Temple Of Dawn * * Instrumental studio recording	LP Issue CD Issue	Richard Barbieri Steve Jansen Mick Karn David Sylvian Masami Tsuchiya Producer:	Keyboards, Synthesiser Drums, Marimba Bass, Clarinet, Saxophone, Backing Vocals Vocals, Keyboards Guitar, Keyboards, Tapes Japan, John Punter

1) RAIN TREE CROW
1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12.	Big Wheels In Shantytown Every Colour You Are Rain Tree Crow Red Earth (As Summertime Ends) Pocket Full Of Change Boat's For Burning New Moon At Red Deer Wallow Blackwater A Reassuringly Dull Sunday Blackcrow Hits Shoe Shine City Scratchings On The Bible Belt Cries And Whispers		Richard Barbieri Michael Brook Djanka Diabate Djene Doumbouya Steve Jansen Mick Karn Bill Nelson Phil Palmer David Sylvian Phantom Horns Producer:	Synthesiser, Programming, Piano (Track 9), Water Wheel (Track 11) Bass Congas (Track 4), Guitar (Tracks 5,10), Treatments (Tracks 5,11), Percussion (Track 9) Vocals (Track 1) Vocals (Track 1) Drums (Tracks 1,2,4,5,7,8,10), Percussion (Tracks 1-5,7-12), Programming, Organ (Tracks 1,5), Tambourine (Track 6), Marimba (Tracks 9,11), Piano (Track 11) Bass (Tracks 1,2,4,5,8,12), Brass (Tracks 1,5), Saxophone (Track 2), Pipes (Track 3), Tabla (Track 4), Bass Clarinet (Tracks 7,9,11), Percussion (Track 9) Guitar (Tracks 1,8) Guitar (Tracks 2,4) Vocals (Tracks 1-3,5,6,8,10,12), Guitar (Tracks 1,2,4-8,10-12), Electric Piano (Tracks 1,2,10), Shortwave Radio (Tracks 1,2), Treatments (Tracks 1,2,10,12), Percussion (Tracks 3,9), Synthesiser (Tracks 4,8-10), Indian Drum (Track 4), Organ (Tracks 5,9,10), Bass (Track 7), Banjo (Track 11), Marimba (Track 11), Harmonium (Track 11), Programming Horn (Track 1) Rain Tree Crow

JAPAN

1) ADOLESCENT SEX

2) OBSCURE ALTERNATIVES

3) QUIET LIFE

4) GENTLEMEN TAKE POLAROIDS

5) TIN DRUM

6) OIL ON CANVAS

1) RAIN TREE CROW