Japan - Adolescent Sex

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A1	Transmission	4:45
A2	The Unconventional	3:04
A3	Wish You Were Black	4:48
A4	Performance	4:35
A5	Lovers On Main Street	4:06
A6	Don't Rain On My Parade Written-By – Bob Merrill, Jules Styne*	2:45
B1	Suburban Love	7:26
B2	Adolescent Sex	3:43
B3	Communist China	2:43
B4	Television	9:12
Bonus 7" Single
C	Adolescent Sex (Re-Recorded 7" Version)	4:15
D	Stateline	4:48

Companies, etc.

• Licensed Through – Sony Music Entertainment
• Manufactured By – Music On Vinyl B.V.
• Distributed By – Music On Vinyl B.V.
• Phonographic Copyright (p) – Hansa Productions Ltd.
• Copyright (c) – Hansa Productions Ltd.
• Phonographic Copyright (p) – Sony Music Entertainment
• Copyright (c) – Sony Music Entertainment
• Recorded At – Audio International Studios
• Pressed By – Record Industry – 87376
• Pressed By – Record Industry – 87555

Credits

• Arranged By – Japan
• Bass Guitar [Bass Guitars], Vocals – Mick Karn
• Design [Cover Design & Artwork] – Dick Whitbread
• Drums, Vocals, Percussion – Steve Jansen
• Engineer [Engineered By] – Pete Silver
• Guitar [Lead Guitar], Vocals – Rob Dean
• Keyboards, Vocals – Richard Barbieri
• Lead Vocals, Guitar [Second Guitar] – David Sylvian
• Photography By [Cover Photo] – Graham Hughes
• Producer [Produced By] – Ray Singer
• Vocals [Additional Vocals] – Ray Singer
• Written-By, Composed By – David Sylvian (tracks: A1 to A5, B1 to B4), D. Sylvian* (tracks: C1, C2)

Notes

180 Gram reissue of album originally released in the UK on Hansa in 1978. Limited to 1000 red vinyl copies. Sticker on outer plastic sleeve states:

Music On Vinyl
Expanded Vinyl Edition
Classic Japan Album Series
Limited red vinyl edition includes bonus 7" featuring "Adolescent Sex" (re-recorded 7" version) and "Stateline"; incorrectly printed as "State Line".
180 gram vinyl audiophile pressing

Originally released ℗ & © 1978 Hansa Productions Ltd. This release ℗ & © 2010 Sony Music Entertainment: manufactured & distributed by Music On Vinyl B.V. for Sony Music Entertainment. Made in the EU.

It also includes a thin card replica of the original lyric sheet.

It is unclear if the recording has been remastered, or if it is based on an existing LP/CD master (the latter is more likely).

Bonus 7" couples a re-recording of the album title track that was released as a single in Europe and Australia with the B-side of the original UK single relese of Don't Rain On My Parade.

Barcode and Other Identifiers

• Barcode: 8 713748 980443
• Matrix / Runout (LP Side One): 87376 1A MOVLP 174
• Matrix / Runout (LP Side Two): 87376 1B MOVLP 174
• Matrix / Runout (Bonus 7" Single Side One): 87555 1A MOVLP 174
• Matrix / Runout (Bonus 7" Single Side Two): 87555 1B MOVLP 174

Other versions

Category	Artist	Title (Format)	Label	Category	Country	Year
AHAL 8004	Japan	Adolescent Sex ‎(LP, Album)	Ariola Hansa	AHAL 8004	UK	1978
70 271, 70271	Japan	Adolescent Sex ‎(Cass, Album)	Carrere, Hansa	70 271, 70271	France	1978
BVCM-35413, 88697-34495-2	Japan	Adolescent Sex ‎(CD, Album, Enh, Ltd, RM, Min)	BMG, Hansa	BVCM-35413, 88697-34495-2	Japan	2008
CAROL 1201-2	Japan	Adolescent Sex ‎(CD, Album, RE)	Caroline Records	CAROL 1201-2	US	1994
VPL1-4075, VPL1 4075	Japan	Japan ‎(LP, Album)	RCA Victor, Hansa	VPL1-4075, VPL1 4075	Australia	1978

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