| # | Title | Length |
|---|
| 1 | THOUSAND KNIVES- recording engineer:
- Toshihiko Takahashi (from 1978-04-10 until 1978-07-27)
- assistant synthesizer programming:
- HIDEKI MATSUTAKE
- producer:
- RYUICHI SAKAMOTO
- mixer:
- Ryuichi Sakamoto and Toshihiko Takahashi
- analog synthesizer [ARP Odyssey], analog synthesizer [KORG PS-3100 Polyphonic], analog synthesizer [Micro Moog], analog synthesizer [Mini Moog], analog synthesizer [Moog III-C w. Roland MC-8 Micro Composer], analog synthesizer [Oberheim Eight Voice Polyphonic w. Digital Programmer], analog synthesizer [Poly Moog], electronic drum set [syn-drums], electronic instruments [KORG SQ-10 Analog Sequencer], marimba, piano [acoustic piano] and vocoder [KORG VC-10 Vocoder]:
- Ryuichi Sakamoto
- castanets:
- Tatsuro Yamashita
- electric guitar [Alembic Guirar]:
- Kazumi Watanabe
- finger cymbals:
- Haruomi Hosono
- solo electric guitar [Alembic guitar]:
- KAZUMI WATANABE
- solo wavedrum [Syn-Drum]:
- Motoya Hamaguchi
- performer:
- Ryuichi Sakamoto
- orchestrator:
- Ryuichi Sakamoto
- recorded at:
- Columbia 1, 2, 4 Studio (from 1978-04-10 until 1978-07-27)
- partial recording of:
- 1000 Knives
- composer:
- 坂本龍一
- publisher:
- キャブ ブロードキャスティング・ライツ事業部
| 7:01 |
| 2 | THE END OF ASIA- recording engineer:
- 高橋俊彦 (from 1978-04-10 until 1978-07-27)
- miscellaneous support:
- AKIRA IKUTA (task: recording management)
- assistant synthesizer programming:
- HIDEKI MATSUTAKE
- producer:
- RYUICHI SAKAMOTO
- mixer:
- 坂本龍一 and 高橋俊彦
- analog synthesizer [ARP Odyssey], analog synthesizer [KORG PS-3100 Polyphonic], analog synthesizer [Micro Moog], analog synthesizer [Mini Moog], analog synthesizer [Moog III-C w. Roland MC-8 Micro Composer], analog synthesizer [Oberheim Eight Voice Polyphonic w. Digital Programmer], analog synthesizer [Poly Moog], electronic drum set [syn-drums], electronic instruments [KORG SQ-10 Analog Sequencer], marimba, piano [acoustic piano] and vocoder [KORG VC-10 Vocoder]:
- Ryuichi Sakamoto
- castanets:
- Tatsuro Yamashita
- solo electric guitar [Alembic guitar]:
- KAZUMI WATANABE
- performer:
- Ryuichi Sakamoto
- orchestrator:
- RYUICHI SAKAMOTO
- recorded at:
- Columbia Studio, No.1, No.2,& No.4, Tokyo (from 1978-04-10 until 1978-07-27)
- recording of:
- The End of Asia
- composer:
- 坂本龍一
- publisher:
- キャブ ブロードキャスティング・ライツ事業部
- quotes music from:
- 东方红
| 6:22 |
| 3 | WAR HEAD- programming:
- Hideki Matsutake
- engineer:
- Renate Blauel, Dennis Bovell, Steve Churchyard, Rick Isbell, Mitsuo Koike, Steve Nye, Ryuichi Sakamoto and Yasuhiko Terada
- co-producer:
- Yoshitaka Goto
- producer:
- Ryuichi Sakamoto
- bass:
- Haruomi Hosono
- guitar [guitars]:
- Kenji Omura
- other instruments [other all instruments]:
- Ryuichi Sakamoto
- spoken vocals [voice]:
- Chris Mosdell
- arranger:
- Ryuichi Sakamoto
- recorded at:
- Air Studios in London, England, United Kingdom, Studio “A” in Tokyo, Japan and Studio 80 in London, England, United Kingdom
- remixed at:
- Air Studios in London, England, United Kingdom and Studio 80 in London, England, United Kingdom
- recording of:
- WAR HEAD
- lyricist:
- Chris Mosdell
- composer:
- 坂本龍一
- publisher:
- やのミュージック
| 4:36 |
| 4 | thatness and thereness- programming:
- Hideki Matsutake
- engineer:
- Renate Blauel, Dennis Bovell, Steve Churchyard, Rick Isbell, Mitsuo Koike, Steve Nye, Ryuichi Sakamoto and Yasuhiko Terada
- co-producer:
- 後藤美孝
- producer:
- 坂本龍一
- arranger:
- 坂本龍一
- recorded at:
- Air Studios in London, England, United Kingdom, Studio “A” in Tokyo, Japan and Studio 80 in London, England, United Kingdom
- remixed at:
- Air Studios in London, England, United Kingdom and Studio 80 in London, England, United Kingdom
- recording of:
- Thatness and Thereness
- lyricist:
- 後藤美孝 and 坂本龍一
- composer:
- 坂本龍一
- translator:
- Pate Barakan
- publisher:
- やのミュージック
| 3:30 |
| 5 | Riot in Lagos- programming:
- Hideki Matsutake
- engineer:
- Renate Blauel, Dennis Bovell, Steve Churchyard, Rick Isbell, Mitsuo Koike, Steve Nye, Ryuichi Sakamoto and Yasuhiko Terada
- co-producer:
- Yoshitaka Goto
- producer:
- Ryuichi Sakamoto
- arranger:
- Ryuichi Sakamoto
- recorded at:
- Air Studios in London, England, United Kingdom, Studio “A” in Tokyo, Japan and Studio 80 in London, England, United Kingdom
- remixed at:
- Air Studios in London, England, United Kingdom and Studio 80 in London, England, United Kingdom
- recording of:
- Riot in Lagos
- composer:
- 坂本龍一
- publisher:
- キャブ ブロードキャスティング・ライツ事業部
| 5:42 |
| 6 | サルとユキとゴミのこども- miscellaneous support:
- Yoshifumi Iio (task: tape operation)
- programming:
- Hideki Matsutake and Ryuichi Sakamoto
- engineer:
- Mitsuo Koike
- co-producer:
- Robin Scott
- producer:
- Ryuichi Sakamoto
- bass clarinet, didgeridoo [didgeridu], hichiriki, sho and soprano saxophone [soprano sax]:
- Robin Thompson
- bass guitar:
- Haruomi Hosono and Ryuichi Sakamoto
- drums (drum set) [drums]:
- Adrian Belew, Ryuichi Sakamoto and Yukihiro Takahashi
- flugelhorn:
- Kenji Nakazawa
- guitar [guitar and Angry Animals]:
- Adrian Belew
- keyboard [keyboards]:
- Ryuichi Sakamoto
- marimba and wavedrum [syndrums]:
- Kiyohiko Semba and Ryuichi Sakamoto
- percussion:
- Haruomi Hosono, Kiyohiko Semba and Ryuichi Sakamoto
- tenor saxophone [tenor sax]:
- Satoshi Nakamura
- violin [flanged violin]:
- Kaoru Sato
- whistle [bird whistle]:
- Kiyohiko Semba
- background vocals [backing vocals]:
- Akira Mitake, Hajime Tachibana, Shigeru Umebayashi, Shoji Fujii, Tetsuro Kashibuchi, Toshihiro Nara and Masami Tsuchiya
- vocals:
- Ryuichi Sakamoto
- remixer:
- Mitsuo Koike and Ryuichi Sakamoto
- arranger:
- Ryuichi Sakamoto
- recorded at:
- Studio “A”, Tokyo in Tokyo, Japan (from 1981-07 until 1981-08)
- recording of:
- サルとユキとゴミのこども
- lyricist:
- 糸井重里
- composer:
- 坂本龍一
- publisher:
- やのミュージック
| 5:10 |
| 7 | TIBETAN DANCE | 5:02 |
| 8 | SELF PORTRAIT | 4:44 |
| 9 | A WONGGA DANCE SONG | 6:21 |
| 10 | A CARVED STONE | 8:26 |
| 11 | Ballet Mecanique- miscellaneous support:
- Masaki Sekijima (task: technical assistance)
- programming:
- R.S.
- assistant engineer:
- Daiei Matsumoto (VICTOR STUDIO) and Shinichi Akagawa (ONKIO HAUS STUDIO)
- engineer:
- Shigeru Takise
- co-producer:
- Shigeki Miyata for Midi Inc. and Takeshi Fujii for Yoroshita Music Inc.
- producer:
- Ryuichi Sakamoto
- mixer:
- R.S. and Shigeru Takise
- electric guitar:
- Haruo Kubota
- solo guitar:
- Kenji Suzuki
- background vocals:
- Bernard Fowler, Minako Yoshida and R.S.
- vocals:
- Bernard Fowler
- performer:
- R.S.
- recorded at:
- ONKIO HAUS STUDIO in Ginza, Chūō, Tokyo, Japan and VICTOR STUDIO in Jingūmae, Shibuya, Tokyo, Japan
- mixed at:
- ONKIO HAUS STUDIO in Ginza, Chūō, Tokyo, Japan
- recording of:
- Ballet Mécanique
- lyricist:
- 矢野顕子
- composer:
- 坂本龍一
- translator:
- Peter Barakan
- is based on:
- WONDER TRIP LOVER
| 5:10 |
| 12 | G.T.Ⅱ° | 4:07 |
| 13 | Parolibre | 3:35 |
| 14 | BEFORE LONG | 1:21 |
| 15 | NEO GEO | 5:06 |
| 16 | AFTER ALL | 3:10 |
