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Years active
  
1976–198119892010

Origin
  
Tokyo, Japan (1976)

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Labels
  
Rough TradeInvitationIsland (UK)Victor Musical Industries, Inc

Associated acts
  
MelonTycoon ToshGroup of GodsLove T.K.OMajor ForceSkylabHajime Tachibana & the Low Powers

Past members
  
Chica SatoToshio NakanishiHajime TachibanaMasahide SakumaTakemi ShimaGota Yashiki

Albums
  
Welcome Plastics, Origato Plastico, Forever Plastico

Genres
  
New wave, Post-punk, Electropop

Members
  
Hajime Tachibana, Toshio Nakanishi, Masahide Sakuma, Chica Sato, Takemi Shima

Plastics, or The Plastics, were a short-lived Japanese new wave music group prominent in the late 1970s and early 1980s. Their music was a major influence on Japanese pop music and their songs have been covered by many bands, most notably Polysics, Pizzicato Five, and Stereo Total.

Contents

Perhaps their greatest exposure came from their appearance on the late night comedy show SCTV on NBC performing "Top Secret Man". In September 2007, Rolling Stone Japan rated their debut album Welcome Plastics at No. 19 on their list of the "100 Greatest Japanese Rock Albums of All Time".

Stereo Total's cover of their song "I Love You, Oh No" (Stereo Total changed the title slightly, to "I Love You Ono") was used in television commercials for Sony Ericsson in Europe around 2006 and by Dell Computers in the USA in 2009.

Biography

The bands Talking Heads, The B-52's and Devo were all big fans of Plastics and were instrumental in getting their albums released in the United States. Their mainstream exposure began when Toshio Nakanishi designed a tour program book for Talking Heads and slipped David Byrne a tape of Plastics demos. Byrne promptly sent it to the B-52's' manager who offered to represent them internationally.

Lineup

  • Chica Sato - vocal
  • Toshio Nakanishi - vocal, guitar & percussion
  • Hajime Tachibana - guitar & vocal
  • Masahide Sakuma - keyboards, guitar & bass programming
  • Takemi Shima - rhythm box

    • Albums

  • Welcome Plastics (1979) Originally came with a 7" flexi disc of their version of the Monkees hit "Last Train to Clarksville."
  • Origato Plastico (1980)
  • Welcome Back (1981) Re-recorded versions. Also known as Plastics.
  • Forever Plastico (1988) Contains Welcome Plastics and selected tracks from Origato Plastico.
  • All Across the USA 80 Live (1997) Recorded at Irving Plaza, New York, Aug 30th 1980 and Whisky A Go Go, Los Angeles, April 23, 1980.
  • Origato25 (2005) 2-disc greatest hits with 4 rare/new tracks

    • Singles

  • "Copy" / "Robot" (1979) Early recordings.
  • "Top Secret Man" / "Delicious" (1980)
  • "Good" / "Pate" (1980) Non-album b-side.
  • "Peace" / "Desolate" (1980)
  • "Diamond Head" / "Peace" (1981) Flexi-disc promo. Re-recorded versions.
  • "Pate" / "Last Train to Clarksville" (1981) Flexi-disc. Re-recorded versions.
  • "Last Train to Clarksville" (1981) One-sided limited edition. Re-recorded version.

    • EPs

  • "Diamond Head (Long Version)" / "Robot" / "Top Secret Man" / "Peace (1981)" 12" promo featuring re-recorded versions.

    • Compilation appearances

  • Downtown '81 Soundtrack (2001) Track: "Copy" (early single version).
  • Techno Pop (2004) Track: "Pate," b-side of "Good" 7" single (1980).

    • Notes

  • "Last Train to Clarksville" is a remake of the Boyce and Hart penned song recorded by The Monkees.
  • The Plastics also did live versions of "Last Train to Clarksville", "Star Collector" and "She" as a Monkees medley.*Youtube

    • Songs

    Top Secret ManWelcome Plastics · 1979
    I Love You Oh No!Welcome Plastics · 1979
    Diamond HeadOrigato Plastico · 1980

    References

    Plastics (band) Wikipedia
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