Welcome Plastics
Studio album by
Released1980 (1980)
GenreNew wave, post-punk, synthpop
Length44:22
LabelVictor, Invitation

Welcome Plastics is the debut studio album by Japanese rock band Plastics, released in 1980 by the Victor Music Industries label Invitation.

Reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Factfavourable[1]
Trouser Pressfavourable[2]

Trouser Press called the album "marvelous and well worth finding for fans of extreme kitsch and quirk".[2]

Legacy

Welcome Plastics was ranked number 19 in the Japanese edition Rolling Stone's list of "The 100 Greatest Japanese Rock Albums of All Time".[3]

Track listing

All lyrics are written by Toshi; all music is composed by Hajime & Toshi, except where noted

No.TitleLyricsMusicLength
1."Top Secret Man"  2:25
2."Digital Watch"Chica 2:29
3."Copy"  2:20
4."I am Plastic"  1:55
5."I Wanna be Plastic"Chica 1:30
6."Can I Help Me?"  4:10
7."Too Much Information"  2:17
8."Welcome Plastics" (Jackey Yoshikawa and His Blue Comets cover)Kazumi YasuiTadao Inoue2:58
9."I Love You Oh No!"Chica 4:16
10."Robot"  2:54
11."Delicious"Chica 2:48
12."Last Train to Clarksville" (The Monkees cover)Tommy BoyceBobby Hart3:03
13."Deluxe"  3:56
14."Complex"  5:21
Deluxe Edition disc 1 bonus tracks
No.TitleMusicOriginally fromLength
15."Pate"Hajime"Good!" single B-side, 19802:48
16."Copy" (alternative recording) UK-only Rough Trade single, 19793:11
17."Robot" (alternative recording) UK-only Rough Trade single, 19793:43
18."Relax"HajimeOrigato 25 disc 2, 20053:58
19."Confession"HajimeOrigato 25 disc 2, 20053:28
Deluxe Edition disc 2 — live at the Harajuku Cinema Club, 1977
No.TitleWriter(s)Originally byLength
1."I'm Waiting for the Man"Lou ReedThe Velvet Underground, from The Velvet Underground & Nico, 19674:32
2."Sweet Jane"ReedThe Velvet Underground, from Loaded, 19703:58
3."Changes"David BowieDavid Bowie, from Hunky Dory, 19713:46
4."Be My Wife"BowieDavid Bowie, from Low, 19772:53
5."Sound and Vision"BowieDavid Bowie, from Low4:27
6."The Tracks of My Tears"Smokey Robinson, Marv Tarplin, Warren "Pete" MooreBryan Ferry, from These Foolish Things, 19732:45
7."It's My Party"Herb Weiner, Wally Gold, John Gluck Jr., Seymour GottliebBryan Ferry, from These Foolish Things2:20
8."Prairie Rose"Ferry, Phil ManzaneraRoxy Music, from Country Life, 19745:36
9."Both Ends Burning"FerryRoxy Music, from Siren, 19755:58
Deluxe Edition disc 2 — live at the Takadanobaba Big Box, 1980
No.TitleLyricsMusicLength
10."introduction" (spoken words by 2 radio show presenters)  0:26
11."Digital Watch"Chica 2:38
12."Copy"  2:28
13."Deluxe"  3:56
14."Can I Help Me?"  3:56
15."Too Much Information"  2:23
16."Robot"  3:09
17."MC" (spoken words between band members and presenters)  2:23
18."Complex"  6:25
19."Welcome Plastics" (Jackey Yoshikawa and His Blue Comets cover)YasuiInoue3:01

Release history

Date Label(s) Format Catalog Notes
25 January 1980 Victor Music Industries, Invitation LP VIH-6065
CS VCF-1560
21 April 1990 CD VICL-2013
22 September 2004 Victor Entertainment VICL-41148
23 May 2012 Tower Records NCS-827 Limited reissue, sold only through Tower Records.
25 January 1980 Victor Entertainment SHM-CD VICL-70215〜6 Branded a "Deluxe Edition". Contains additional studio tracks following the album, as well as an extra disc with 2 exclusive live performances. Remastered by Hiroshi Kawasaki and Takahiro Uchida, with exclusive photographs and liner notes by Tohru Kogure.
  • The entire album is included on the Forever Plastico compilation album.
  • "Copy", "Robot", "Delicious", "Digital Watch", "Complex", "Last Train to Clarksville", "Can I Help Me?", "I Love You Oh No!" and "Welcome Plastics" are included on the Origato 25 compilation album.
  • "Top Secret Man", "Copy" and "Delicious" are included (as part of music videos) on the Deluxe Edition 2016 reissue of Origato Plastico.

References

  1. Jones, Mikey IQ (March 29, 2016). "The Month's Best Reissues with Bjork, Lush, Lifetones and More". Fact. Retrieved May 19, 2016.
  2. 1 2 Robbins, Ira; Green, Jim. "TrouserPress.com :: Plastics". TrouserPress.com. Retrieved May 19, 2016.
  3. Lindsay, Cam (November 14, 2007). "Finally! 'The 100 Greatest Japanese Rock Albums of All Time' Listed". Exclaim!. Retrieved May 19, 2016.
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