Year/Genre: 1978, Electronic / Synthpop
Matrix #: 750230736
Condition: VG+ (sounds great)

Cultural Facts:

1. Recorded in Tokyo by Haruomi Hosono, Yukihiro Takahashi, and Ryuichi Sakamoto, this debut album helped define Japan’s electronic music revolution.

2. It pioneered the use of the Roland MC-8 Microcomposer, making YMO one of the first fully sequenced electronic pop groups.

3. The album’s playful blend of computer sounds, arcade-game samples, and funk rhythms influenced early techno, hip-hop, and new wave artists worldwide.

4. Its success led to YMO being dubbed the “Japanese Kraftwerk,” though their fusion of Eastern and Western aesthetics was entirely their own.

Price Suggestions:
NM: $28–$34
VG+: $20–$26
VG: $15–$18
G: $10–$12
10/21/25 tc