The Fantastic Plastic Machine (album)

The Fantastic Plastic Machine
Studio album by Fantastic Plastic Machine
Released	October 10, 1997 (Japan) April 24, 1998 (EU) September 15, 1998 (US)
Recorded	1996
Genre	Electronica, trip hop, breakbeat, shibuya-kei
Length	58:10
Label	Japan: Readymade Records US: Emperor Norton EU: Bungalow Records
Producer	Takeo Sasada Yukihiro Fukitomi
Fantastic Plastic Machine chronology
The Fantastic Plastic Machine (1997) Summer Review EP (1998)Summer Review EP1998

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The Fantastic Plastic Machine is the first album by Fantastic Plastic Machine, released in 1997. A light, bouncy and cheerful-sounding album, it is known for its heavy drawing from bossa nova, 1960s-era French pop and electronica. The album is considered by many to be a masterpiece of Shibuya-kei music and it strongly defined the artist's sound.

Track listing

1. "Bon Voyage" – 0:42
2. "L'aventure Fantastique" – 3:03
3. "Dear Mr. Salesman" – 4:14
4. "Bachelor Pad <FPM edit>" – 4:47
5. "Fantastic Plastic World <voice'n'baroque>" – 5:51
6. "Steppin' Out" Cover of (Joe Jackson) – 5:30
7. "Allen Ginsberg" – 3:58
8. "First Class '77" – 6:44
9. "Philter <In Viaggio Attraverso L'Australia>" – 5:19
10. "Please, Stop!" – 4:41
11. "Pura Saudade <Nova Bossa Nova>" – 4:34
12. "Dear Mr. Salesman <DJ Me DJ You remix>" – 3:45 *
13. "Pura Saudade <optiganally mix>" – 5:02 *

* Bonus tracks on the U.S. and European releases

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