Luxury (Fantastic Plastic Machine album)
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Studio album by Fantastic Plastic Machine | ||||
Released | September 18, 1998 | |||
Recorded | 1997, 1998 | |||
Genre | Big beat, electronica, shibuya-kei, trip hop | |||
Length | 64:26 | |||
Label |
JP: Readymade Records US: Emperor Norton EU: Bungalow Records | |||
Producer |
Tomoyuki Tanaka Masaki Tsurugi | |||
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Pitchfork Media | 7.1/10 link |
Luxury is the second album from Fantastic Plastic Machine. It is the follow-up to his 1997 debut album. Luxury is a continuation of his previous work in Shibuya-kei, though in some tracks there are indications of a shift towards house music and 1970s Philly soul, a path he would explore more in his next album, beautiful. The track "There Must Be an Angel (Playing With My Heart)", is a cover version of a Eurythmics song. Vocals on the Luxury version are performed by Lorraine Bowen. Her vocals also appear on the track "Bossa for Jackie".
Track listing
Japanese, Korean and Taiwanese version
- "Theme of Luxury"
- "There Must Be an Angel (Playing With My Heart)"
- "Honolulu, Calcutta"
- "Electric Lady Land"
- "He Became a Beatnik"
- "Bossa for Jackie"
- "You Must Learn All Night Long"
- "Lotto"
- "Satellite Beats"
- "I've Forgotten My Fagotto"
- "The Girl Next Green Door"
- "MPF"
- "Mr. Fantasy's Love"
US and European version
On the U.S. and European release, the tracks and the trackorder are different:
- "There Must Be an Angel" is replaced with a different mix.
- "The Green Door" is replaced with an instrumental version, "The Girl Next Green Door."
- Track 4 is now an English version of "Electric Lady Land", while the original Japanese version comes as a bonus track.
- The track "MPF" is now titled "mpf (Mezzo Pianoforte)", but the track remains the same.
- "Theme of Luxury"
- "There Must Be an Angel (Playing With My Heart)" (Mix for Mirror Ball)
- "Honolulu, Calcutta"
- "Electric Lady Land" (English Version)
- "He Became a Beatnik"
- "Bossa for Jackie"
- "You Must Learn All Night Long"
- "Lotto"
- "Satellite Beats"
- "I've Forgotten My Fagotto"
- "The Girl Next Green Door"
- "mpf (Mezzo Pianoforte)"
- "Mr. Fantasy's Love"
- "Electric Lady Land" (Japanese Version)*
- "Bossa for Jackie" (Summer Review EP Version)*
*Bonus track on the U.S. and European releases