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ASSEMBLAGE

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2.57 | 11 ratings | 1 reviews | 18% 5 stars

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Boxset/Compilation, released in 1981

Songs / Tracks Listing

1. Adolescent Sex (re-recording) (4:11)
2. Stateline (4:43)
3. Communist China (2:43)
4. .....Rhodesia (6:47)
5. Suburban Berlin (4:57)
6. Life in Tokyo (3:30)
7. European Son (3:40)
8. All Tomorrow's Parties (4:13)
9. Quiet Life (4:50)
10. I Second That Emotion (3:45)

Total Time 43:19

2005 Reissue bonus tracks
11. European Son - 1981 12" version (5:00)
12. I Second That Emotion - 12" version (5:15)
13. Life in Tokyo - 1982 7" version (3:59)
14. Life in Tokyo - 1979 12" version (6:18)
15. I Second That Emotion [CDROM video]
16. Life in Tokyo [CDROM video]

Line-up / Musicians

- David Sylvian / vocals, guitar, keyboards
- Mick Karn / bass, saxophone, oboe
- Rob Dean / guitar
- Steve Jansen / drums & percussion
- Richard Barbieri / keyboards

Releases information

LP: Hansa
CD: Sony BMG 82876 844462

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JAPAN Assemblage ratings distribution


2.57
(11 ratings)
Essential: a masterpiece of rock music(18%)
18%
Excellent addition to any rock music collection(36%)
36%
Good, but non-essential (27%)
27%
Collectors/fans only (18%)
18%
Poor. Only for completionists (0%)
0%

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Review by Sean Trane
SPECIAL COLLABORATOR Prog Folk
2 stars Being awfully generous here by rounding it up tio the upper star rating.

As its title indicates, this « album » is made from different sources and assembled together. While there are some singles-only tracks, others come from albums, the whole thing being a bit of a compilation that was released in 81, a bit as a new album (if I understood well).

Actually the first few tracks coming from the first albums are of a bit of interest (especially those from the OA album), but we are unfortunately quickly out of the scope of that era and into the ugly new wave electro-pop garbage that the group developed in the new decade.

The remastered version comes with a bunch of bonus tracks, including a number of version of Life in Tokyo and I Second That Emotion, which is a real pain, since those tracks are amongst the worst the group ever managed to scribble.

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