REG=Regular Studio/Live Recording, SBD=Soundboard, AUD=Audience, VAR=Various or Unknown,
FM=Radio Broadcast, TV=TV Broadcast, LD=Laserdisc, DVD=Digital Video Disc, VOC = Vinyl On Cd
Quality:
A=Excellent, B=Good, C=Fair/Moderate, D=For the real collector
JAPAN
1977 ADOLESCENT SEX / JAPANESE EDITION / CD - REG-A
1977 ADOLESCENT SEX / VINYL ALBUM - REG-A FOR SALE
1977 ADOLESCENT SEX / VINYL ALBUM - REG-A FOR SALE
1977 JAPAN DEMOS / CD -VAR-C
1978 OBSCURE ALTERNATIVES / JAPANESE EDITION / CD -REG-A
1978 ADOLESCENT SEX c/w SOMETIMES I FEEL SO LOW / NEW VERSION / 7" VINYL SINGLE -REG-A SOLD
1978 Live at Hammersmith Odeon London England, 04-06-1978 / Blue Oyster Cult support / cd -AUD-D
1978 Live at London Music Machine 31-07-1978 / cd -AUD-
1979 Big in Japan, Live in Tokyo 06-03-1979 / cd -AUD-
1979 European Son: Tokyo, Japan, 6/3/1979 / cd -AUD-
1979 Heartbreaker (NADA-661) Live at Osaka Festival Hall, Japan, 10/3/1979 / cd -AUD-
1979 Live at Paradiso, Amstedam, The Netherlands, 07/04/1979 / cd -AUD-C
1979 Live at the Rainbow Theatre London 12-04-1979 / cd -AUD-D
1979 QUIET LIFE / JAPANESE EDITION / CD -REG-A
1979 QUIET LIFE / VINYL ALBUM -REG-A SOLD
1979 QUIET LIFE / VINYL ALBUM -REG-A FOR SALE
1979 QUIET LIFE (FA 3037) / VINYL ALBUM -REG-A FOR SALE
1979 Life In Tokyo (HANSA INT 660 048-213) Life In Tokyo (Single Version), Life In Tokyo (Disco Version) / VOC-A
1980 Live in Japan (600.242) / side A: deviation 3:20, obscure alternatives 6:05, side B: in vogue 6:10, sometimes i feel so low 4:06 / 12" vinyl single FOR SALE
1980 In concerts 79-80 / Video cd -VAR-B/C
1980 GENTLEMEN TAKE POLAROIDS / PICTUREDISC / CD -REG-A
1980 GENTLEMEN TAKE POLAROIDS / VINYL ALBUM -REG-A FOR SALE
1980 GENTLEMEN TAKE POLAROIDS / VINYL ALBUM -REG-A FOR SALE
1980 Gentlemen Take Polaroids (202 968-270) / vinyl album -REG-A FOR SALE
1980 Gentlemen take polaroids b/w The experience of Swimming (VS 379) / Fold-out sleeve includes free single The width of a Room / Burning Bridges / 7" vinyl single FOR SALE
1980 ORIENTAL PERFORMANCE 1980 / LIVE BOOTLEG / CD -AUD-C
1980 METHODS OF DANCE 18-04-1980, LIVE AT HAMMERSMITH ODEON ENGLAND / ITALIAN BOOTLEG / CD -SBD-A
1980 QUIET LIFE TOUR '80 / LIVE BOOTLEG / CD -AUD-C
1980 Live at the Venue Theatre London 04-03-1980 / cd -AUD-D
1980 Live at the Mito Hall Japan 27-03-1980 / cd -AUD-C
1980 Relax and Swing: Tokyo, Japan, 25/2/81 / 2CDR -AUD-
1980 A Happy "Rock N Roll" New Year (Very rare Japanese promo only red flexi disc 7" with custom picture sleeve, scarce! ML-1001) / FOR SALE
1981 Live at Hammersmith Odeon, London, England (Methods of Dance) / 07-02-1981 -AUD-
1981 Live at Hammersmith Odeon, London, England / Radio 6 broadcast / 07-02-1981 -FM
1981 Fall in love with me / Live in London 22-12-1981 / 2CD -AUD-C
1981 Methods of tin drum / Live in London 23/12/1981 / 2CD -AUD-C
1981 ASSEMBLAGE / COMPILATION / CD -REG-A
1981 ASSEMBLAGE / COMPILATION / VINYL ALBUM -REG-A FOR SALE
1981 ASSEMBLAGE / COMPILATION / JAPANESE VERSION / 2CD -REG-A
1981 TIN DRUM / PICTUREDISC / CD -REG-A
1981 TIN DRUM / VINYL ALBUM -REG-A FOR SALE
1981 THE ART OF PARTIES c/w LIFE WITHOUT BUILDINGS / 7" VINYL SINGLE -REG-A FOR SALE
1981 The Art of Parties (VS409-12) The Art of Parties, Life Without Buildings / VOC-A
1981 CANTONESE BOY c/w BURNING BRIDGES / 7" VINYL SINGLE -REG-A FOR SALE
1981 VISIONS OF CHINA c/w TAKING ISLANDS IN AFRICA / 7" VINYL SINGLE -REG-A FOR SALE
1981 Visions of China (VS436-12) Visions of China, Swing / VOC-A
1981 THE ART OF PARTIES c/w LIFE WITHOUT BUILDINGS / 12" VINYL SINGLE -REG-A FOR SALE
1981 LIVE AT HAMMERSMITH APOLLO, LONDON, ENGLAND, 07/02/1981 / CD -AUD-
1981 LIVE AT KAIKAN DUACHI, KYOTO, JAPAN, 23/02/1981 / CD -AUD-
1981 PERFORMANCE AT DRURY LANE, THEATRE ROYAL, LONDON, 22-12-1981 / 2CD -AUD-
1981 GHOSTS / THE ART OF PARTIES / VISIONS OF CHINA / CD-SINGLE -REG-A
1981 GENTLEMEN TAKE POLAROIDS / CANTONESE BOY / METHODS OF DANCE / THREE 12" VERSIONS ON CD -REG-A
1981 Nightporter: Hamburg, Germany, 3/10/82 / cd -AUD-
1982 European Son (HANSA 12-10) European Son (Extended Remix), Alien / VOC-A
1982 Cantonese Boy (VS502-12) Cantonese Boy, Gentlemen Take Polaroids, The Experience of Swimming / VOC-A
1982 Cantonese Boy (7" VS502) Cantonese Boy, Burning Bridges / 7" vinyl single FOR SALE
1982 Life In Tokyo (HANSA 12-17) Life In Tokyo (Extended Remix), Life In Tokyo (Theme) / VOC-A
1982 Promo Clips / Video CD -VAR-B/C/D
1982 "SONS OF PIONEERS" TOUR, LEIDEN HOLLAND, OCT.7, 1982 / LIVE BOOTLEG / CD -AUD-
1982 Odeon: London, UK, 22/11/82 / 2CD -AUD-
1982 Japan in concert / A.C.Hall, Kowloon, Japan, dec.4, 1982 / TAO / 2cd
1982 VISIONS OF CHINA / "SONS OF PIONEERS TOUR" BUDOKAN, DEC.8, 1982 / 3CD-SET -AUD-
1982 YEBI / "SONS OF PIONEER TOUR" NAGOYA SHI KOHKAIDO, DEC.16, 1982 / 2CD -AUD-
1982 THE FINAL SHOW, NAGOYA JAPAN, 6-12-1982 / LIVE / CD - track-at-once - AUD-
1982 JAPAN IN JAPAN / THE LAST LIVE SHOW [FAREWELL] / LIVE IN JAPAN DEC.8, 1982 / 2CD -AUD-
1982 SOUNDTRACK SPECIAL / LIVE IN JAPAN DEC.8, 1982 / INTRODUCTION - BAMBOO MUSIC, TAKING ISLANDS, LIFE IN TOKYO, GOODNIGHT / CD -AUD-
1982 NAGOYA SHI KOHKAIDO, 16-12-1982 / LIVE BOOTLEG / CASSETTE -AUD-D
1982 LEIDENESE BOY / LIVE IN STADSGEHOORZAAL, LEIDEN, HOLLAND, 07-10-1982 / CD -AUD-C
1982 LIVE AT VRIJE UNIVERSITEIT BRUSSEL, BELGIUM, 08-10-1982 / INCL. INTERVIEW & SOUNDCHECKS SWING, NIGHTPORTER AND CANTONESE BOY / 2CD -AUD-
1982 LIVE AT NEWCASTLE CITY HALL, ENGLAND, 27-10-1982 / 2CD
1982 MOONDOGS 3FM VARA RADIO / JAPAN SPECIAL, 02-11-1982 / INCL. INTERVIEW / 2CD -FM-B
1982 LIVE AT HAMMERSMITH ODEON, LONDON, ENGLAND, 18-11-1982 / 2CD -AUD-D
1982 LIVE AT HAMMERSMITH ODEON, LONDON, ENGLAND, 20-11-1982 / 2CD -AUD-C
1982 Nightporter (VS554-12) Nightporter, Methods of Dance / VOC-A
1982 All Tomorrows Parties (HANSA 12-18) All Tomorrows Parties (1983 Remix by Steve Nye), Deviation (Live in Tokyo), Obscure Alternatives (Live in Tokyo) / VOC-A
1982 Nightporter (VIP-4181) Nightporter (Remix) Ghosts (Long Version) Life Without Building, The Art of Parties (Version) The Experience of Swiming, The Width of A Room / VOC-A
1982 Modern Heroes (TVA1) / Various Artists / Japan 'Cantonese Boy', Sakamoto/Sylvian 'Bamboo Houses', Mick Karn 'Sensitive' and others / vinyl album -REG-A SOLD
1982 A Tourist's Guide to Japan / Music Book FOR SALE
1982 Interview with David Sylvian of Japan (CAT no.:JAPAN 1) / Limited edition 7" vinyl picture disc FOR SALE
1983 OIL ON CANVAS / LIVE / PICTUREDISC / CD -REG-A
1983 OIL ON CANVAS / LIVE / VHS VIDEO -REG-A SOLD
1983 OIL ON CANVAS / LIVE / VIDEO CD -LD-A
1983 OIL ON CANVAS / LIVE / DOUBLE VINYL ALBUM -REG-A FOR SALE
1983 Canton (VS581-12) Canton (Live), Visions of China (Live) / VOC-A
1983 DREAMS / LIVE IN MELBOURNE AUSTRALIA 7-6-1983 / 8 TRACKS / CD / recording comes from Australia 1983 (Japan never played in Australia and had split up by '83!). -AUD-D
1983 Visions of China b/w Canton (VS581) Live / Fold-out sleeve / 7" vinyl single FOR SALE
1984 INSTANT PICTURES / VIDEOCLIPS / VHS VIDEO -REG-A FOR SALE
1984 INSTANT PICTURES / VIDEOCLIPS / VIDEO CD -LD-B
1984 EXORCISING GHOSTS / COMPILATION / JAPANESE EDITION / 2CD -REG-A
1984 EXORCISING GHOSTS (VJCP-36044.45) / Japanese import / 2CD
1984 Instant Pictures (Virgin 644 05123) / original video cd
1989 SOUVENIR FROM JAPAN / COMPILATION / CD -REG-A
1990 The best of 12" synth gold / various artists / track 5: Japan - Life in Tokyo / cd
1991 THE OTHER SIDE OF LIFE / COMPILATION / CD -REG-A
1994 Best Selection (BVCP-2606) / Japanese import / cd
1996 IN VOGUE (74321 393382) / COMPILATION / CD -REG-A
1996 THE SINGLES: JAPAN (BVCP-8613~14) (74321-39836-2) / JAPANESE IMPORT / 2CD -REG-A
1996 A TRIBUTE TO JAPAN: LIFE IN TOKYO (BVCR-764) / COVERS OF JAPAN BY JAPANESE ARTISTS / CD -REG-A
1997 THE MASTERS / COMPILATION / CD -REG-A
2000 The Collection (ARMCD011) / CD-REG-A
2001 QUIET LIFE / RE-ISSUE / 4 EXTRA TRACKS + SINGLE VERSION / CD -REG-A
2001 THE BEST OF JAPAN / ORIGINAL HITS / CD -REG-A
2001 VIDEOHITS / DON'T RAIN ON MY PARADE / ADOLESCENT SEX / COMMUNIST CHINA / SOMETIMES I FEEL SO LOW / QUIET LIFE / I SECOND THAT EMOTION / DVD-B
2001 VIDEOHITS / VIDEOCLIPS SAME AS ABOVE / VIDEO CD -DVD-A
2001 INSTANT VIDEO / DAVID SYLVIAN & JAPAN / SPECIAL LIMITED EDITION NO.227 OF 500 COPIES / DVD
2002 GHOSTS / TENTH PLANET / 6 DANCE (HOUSE) REMIXES OF GHOSTS / NO JAPAN INVOLVED / CD / VAR-A
2002 POP CLASSICS / 80'S VIDEOCLIPS WITH JAPAN'S "GHOSTS" / DVD -REG-A
2002 Absolute Synth Classics / Japan appears on cd2 track 12 with "Visions of China" / 2CD
2003 Gentlemen take Polaroids (7243 5 91016 2 0) / Digitally Remastered / CD -REG
2003 Oil on canvas (7243 5 91035 2 5) / Digitally Remastered / 2CD -REG
2003 Tin Drum (7 24359 10212 2) / incl. 4 track bonus cd "the art of parties" / CD -REG
2003 Essential 80's Electro.Pop / Japan appears on cd2 track 4 with " Life in Tokyo (disco mix) / 2cd
2004 Adolescent Sex (82876 566932) / Digitally Remastered including 4 bonus video's / CD
2004 Obscure Alternatives (82876 566942) / Digitally Remastered including 4 bonus tracks and 1 bonus video / CD
2004 Quiet Life (82876 566952) / Digitally Remastered including 4 bonus tracks and 1 bonus video / CD
2004 Assemblage ( 82876 566962) / Digitally Remastered including 4 bonus tracks and 2 bonus video's / CD
2005 12" / 80's / Disc 2: Japan "Quiet Life" (12" Mix) / 3CD set
2006 The very best of Japan (0946 3 57634 9 2) / Promotional Videos & Oil on Canvas / DVD
2006 The very best of Japan (VJCP-68568) / Japanese import
2006 LateNightTales / Air / Japan appears on track 6 "Ghosts" / cd
2009 Japan The Collection (8869 7 55679 2 8) / cd
AIN'T THAT PECULIAR / B-SIDES AND DIFFERENT MIXES / CD -VAR-B
JAPAN IN SECTION / VIDEO 2CD / APPEARANCES OF JAPAN(MEMBERS) / -TV-D
OTHER
Selected Videos 1981 - 1995 / David Sylvian|Steve Jansen|Richard Barbieri|Mick Karn / DVD
01. Japan - Quiet Life (TOTP 2 Re-broadcast)
02. Japan - Ghosts (TOTP 2 Re-broadcast)
03. David Sylvian - Ghosts (Riverside, 1989 Re-broadcast)
04. Mick Karn / Midge Ure - No Regrets (Prince's Trust, 21st July 1982)
05. Mick Karn / kate Bush - The Wedding List (Prince's Trust, 21st July 1982)
06. David Sylvian - Red Guitar (promo video)
07. Dalis Car - The Judgement is in the Mirror (promo video)
08. David Sylvian - Silver Moon (promo video)
09. David Sylvian - Orpheus (promo video)
10. Rain Tree Crow - Blackwater (promo video)
11. Sylvian / Sakamoto / Chavez - Heartbeat (Japanese TV 1992)
12. David Sylvian interview (Canadian TV 1993)
13. David Sylvian - Brilliant Trees (German TV 1995)
Instant Video Hits / Japan / DVD
01. Adolescent Sex (rare video)
02. Don't rain on my parade
03. Adolescent Sex
04. Communist China
05. Sometimes I feel so low
06. Quiet Life
07. I second that emotion
08. Life in Tokyo
09. Gentlemen take polaroids
10. Cantonese Boy
11. Swing
12. Still Life in mobile homes
13. Nightporter
14. Canton
15. Visions of China
JAPAN LIVE - 4.1 Gb of Live material on DVD
1977- Demo Sessions
1978- Support Blue Oyster Cult
1978-07-31 Music Machine Camden
1978-11-26 Lyceum + Backstage Interview
1979- Modern Music US Radio
1979-03-06 Budokan
1979-03-10 Osaka (Heartbreaker)
1979-03-11 Osaka Kouseinenkin Hall
1979-04-01 Dutch Radio Interview
1979-04-07 Amsterdam
1979-04-12 Rainbow Theatre
1979-06-16 Marseveen Plassen
QUIET LIFE
1980-01-30 The Venue
1980-03-01 Japanese Radio Interview
1980-03-16 Budokan (North Latitude)
1980-03-20 Budokan
1980-03-27 Mito Hall
1980-03-29 Sapporo
1980-10-20 Whistle Test
POLAROIDS
1981-02-07 Hammersmith In Concert
1981-02-20 Osaka
1981-02-23 Kyoto
1981-02-25 Budokan
ART OF PARTIES
1981-05-07 Rock City Nottingham
1981-05-10 Leeds Tiffany's
1981-05-17 Hammersmith
1981-05-18 Liverpool Royal Court
VISIONS OF CHINA TOUR
1981-12-07 St Austell
1981-12-11 Lancaster University
1981-12-12 Liverpool Empire
1981-12-15 Edinburgh
1981-12-19 Brighton
1981-12-20 Leicester
1981-12-22 Drury Lane
1981-12-23 Hammersmith Odeon
1982-04-02 Whistle Test
SONS OF PIONEERS TOUR
1982-10-03 Hamburg Audiomex
1982-10-07 Leiden Holland
1982-10-08 Brussels & SOUNDCHECK
1982-10-22 Whistle Test
1982-10-26 Edinburgh (incomplete)
1982-10-27 Newcastle
1982-10-30 Sheffield
1982-11-01 Leicester de Montford
1982-11-08 Liverpool Empire
1982-11-09 Manchester Apollo
1982-11-18 Hammersmith Odeon
1982-11-21 Hammersmith Odeon
1982-11-22 Hammersmith Odeon
1982- Mick Karn Titles Interview Dutch Radio
1982-12-03 AC Halls Hong Kong with SOUNDCHECK
1982-12-04 Kowloon
1982-12-07 Soundstreet Interview
1982-12-08 Budokan
1982-12-09 Nakona Sun Plaza (cdr titled Sons of Pioneers)
1982-12-12 Keseinenkin Tokyo (Part of Arties)
1982-12-14 Funky Life, Festival Hall, Osaka
1982-12-15 Kyoto
1982-12-16 Nagoya
1991 Rain Tree Crow Press Release / contains 4 photo's, essay, biography, info on Sylvian covered in a cardboard folder FOR SALE
1991 BLACKWATER / 5" CD-SINGLE -REG-A
1991 BLACKWATER (VSCDX 1340) - limited edition picture disc cd folio / 4 tracks / 5" single cd
1991 RAIN TREE CROW / CD -REG-A
1991 BLACKWATER / VHS VIDEO -REG-A FOR SALE
2003 Rain Tree Crow (7243 5 91026 2 7) / Digitally Remastered / cd -REG-A