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Tracklist Hide Credits
| 1 | Thousand KnivesCymbal [Finger Cymbals] – Harry Hosono*Electronic Drums [Syn-drum Solo] – Motoya HamaguchiGuitar [Alembic Guitar Solo] – Kazumi Watanabe |
9:36 |
| 2 | Island Of WoodsPerformer [Brazilian Bird Whistles] – Motoya Hamaguchi |
9:51 |
| 3 | GrasshoppersPiano – Yuji Takahashi |
5:16 |
| 4 | Das Neue Japanische Elektronische VolksliedCastanets – Tatsuro Yamashita |
8:06 |
| 5 | Plastic BambooElectronic Drums [Syn-drum Solo] – Pecker |
6:31 |
| 6 | The End Of AsiaGuitar [Alembic Guitar Solo & Rhythm] – Kazumi Watanabe |
6:23 |
Companies, etc.
- Manufactured By – Denon/Nippon Columbia
- Phonographic Copyright (p) – Nippon Columbia Co., Ltd.
Credits
- Design [Cover] – Satoshi Saitoh
- Liner Notes – Harry Hosono*, Hikaru Hayashi, Ryuichi Sakamoto
- Management [Recording] – Akira Ikuta
- Photography By [Cover] – Makoto Iida
- Producer, Composed By, Orchestrated By, Performer, Synthesizer, Piano, Marimba – Ryuichi Sakamoto
- Programmed By [Computer Operation & Synthesizer Programming Assistance] – Hideki Matsutake
Notes
℗ 1990 DENON RECORDS/Nippon Columbia Co., Ltd.Printed in U.S.A.
Imprimé aux Etats-Unis.
Recorded from 4/10 to 7/27, 1978 at Columbia Studio No. 1, 2 & 4 Tokyo.
Ryuichi Sakamoto plays:
Moog III-C w. Roland MC-8 Micro Composer
Poly Moog
Mini Moog
Micro Moog
Oberheim Eight Voice Polyphonic w. Digital Programmer
ARP Odyssey
KORG PS-3100 Polyphonic
KORG VC-10 Vocoder
KORG SQ-10 Analog Sequencer
Syn-Drums
Acoustic Piano
Marimba
Reissue of the Denon 1984 release.
Barcode and Other Identifiers
- Barcode: 0 81757 85712 3
- Matrix / Runout: *1D* DC8571
- Mastering SID Code: IFPI L433
- Label Code: LC 8723
Other versions
| Category | Artist | Title (Format) | Label | Category | Country | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| YX-7586-ND | Ryuichi Sakamoto | Thousand Knives Of (LP, Album) | Better Days | YX-7586-ND | Japan | 1978 |
| DC-8571 | Ryuichi Sakamoto | Thousand Knives Of (CD, Album, RE) | Denon | DC-8571 | US | 1990 |
| DC-8571 | Ryuichi Sakamoto | Thousand Knives Of (CD, Album) | DENON | DC-8571 | Japan | 1990 |
| COCB-53330 | Ryuichi Sakamoto | Thousand Knives Of (CD, Album, Ltd, RE, RM) | Jroom Jazz, Columbia Music Entertainment | COCB-53330 | Japan | 2005 |
| COGQ-87 | Ryuichi Sakamoto | Thousand Knives Of Ryuichi Sakamoto (SACD, Hybrid, Album, RE, RM) | Columbia | COGQ-87 | Japan | 2016 |
