Japan’s third album, ‘Quiet Life’, is getting a deluxe box set reissue.
Featuring the UK Top 20 single Quiet Life and All Tomorrow’s Parties, the album followed the standalone, electronic dance, Giorgio Moroder-produced Life in Tokyo, which deviated from the glam rock style of their first two releases.
While Moroder wasn’t ultimately chosen to produce the LP, it builds on the sound of its predecessor and became a key record in leading the new wave sound of the ’80s.
Originally released in 1979, the reissue comes courtesy of BMG across a number of formats.
The ‘Quiet Life’ box features three CDs and a 180g half-speed mastered vinyl LP, including a new 2020 remaster of the album across both formats. Also included is a disc of alternate mixes, remixes, singles and rarities, which features the four-track EP, ‘Live in Japan’.
The third CD in the box set is an expanded live set, taken from the same March, 1980 Budokan show.
Also being released is a standalone version of the album, on CD, black and red vinyl.
The reissues feature restored original album artwork, new sleeve notes – including contributions from band members and producer – and rare photography.
Pre-order the collection from Japan’s official store to receive the exclusive nine-track ‘Life in Tokyo’ CD single, featuring further remixes from the ‘Life in Tokyo’ release that aren’t included in the box set.
Quiet Life will be reissued on March 5th, 2021 – get yours on CD and vinyl here.
Tracklist: Quiet Life – 3CD+LP deluxe box set
CD1 – Quiet Life
- Quiet Life (2020 Remaster)
- Fall In Love With Me (2020 Remaster)
- Despair (2020 Remaster)
- In Vogue (2020 Remaster)
- Halloween (2020 Remaster)
- All Tomorrows Parties (2020 Remaster)
- Alien (2020 Remaster)
- The Other Side of Life (2020 Remaster)
CD2 – A Quieter Life: Alternate Mixes & Rarities
- European Son (Steve Nye 7” Remix 1982)*
- Life In Tokyo (Steve Nye 7” Special Remix 1982)
- Quiet Life (Original German 7” Mix 1980)*
- I Second That Emotion (Steve Nye 7” Remix 1982)*
- All Tomorrow’s Parties (Steve Nye 7” Remix Version 1983)
- European Son (John Punter 12” Mix 1980)
- Life In Tokyo (Steve Nye 12” Special Remix Version 1982)
- I Second That Emotion (Steve Nye 12” Remix Version 1982)
- All Tomorrow’s Parties (Steve Nye 12” Remix Version 1983)
- European Son (Steve Nye 12” Remix Version 1982)
- Quiet Life (Japanese 7” Mix 1980)* [18/01/21]
- A Foreign Place
- All Tomorrow’s Parties (John Punter 7” Mix 1979)
- Life In Tokyo (Theme Giorgio Moroder Version 1979)*
Live In Japan - Deviation (Live In Japan)
- Obscure Alternatives (Live In Japan)
- In Vogue (Live In Japan)
- Sometimes I Feel So Low (Live In Japan)
CD3 – Live at the Budokan (27/03/1980)
- Intro*
- Alien*
- …Rhodesia*
- Quiet Life*
- Fall In Love With Me*
- Deviation*
- All Tomorrow’s Parties*
- Obscure Alternatives*
- In Vogue*
- Life In Tokyo*
- Halloween*
- Sometimes I Feel So Low*
- Communist China*
- Adolescent Sex*
- I Second That Emotion*
- Automatic Gun*