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  names:
    en: Yukihiro Takahashi
    ja: 高橋幸宏
catalog: SKS-1050
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category: Artist Discography
classification: Original Work
composers: []
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    track_length: '4:12'
  - names:
      English: MURDERED BY THE MUSIC
    track_length: '3:40'
  - names:
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    track_length: '3:00'
  - names:
      English: I-KASU!
    track_length: '1:12'
  - names:
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    track_length: '3:14'
  - names:
      English: NUMBERED FROM A CALCULATED CONVERSATION
    track_length: '4:36'
  - names:
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    track_length: '4:08'
  - names:
      English: BLUE COLOUR WORKER
    track_length: '4:28'
  - names:
      English: STOP IN THE NAME OF LOVE
    track_length: '3:19'
  - names:
      English: MIRRORMANIC
    track_length: '3:33'
  - names:
      English: THE CORE OF EDEN
    track_length: '6:25'
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lyricists: []
media_format: Vinyl (12" 33&frac13; rpm)
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  added_date: 2026-04-10T14:09
  edited_date: 2026-04-10T14:20
  fetched_date: 2026-06-07T06:53
  ttl: 86400
  visitors: 35
name: MURDERED BY THE MUSIC / YUKIHIRO TAKAHASHI
names:
  en: MURDERED BY THE MUSIC / YUKIHIRO TAKAHASHI
  ja: 音楽殺人 / 高橋幸宏
  ja-latn: MURDERED BY THE MUSIC / YUKIHIRO TAKAHASHI
notes: 'A1. C. Mosdell / R. Sakamoto

  A2. C. Mosdell / M. Ayukawa / Y. Takahashi

  A3. C. Mosdell / Y. Takahashi

  A4. Y. Takahashi

  A5. C. Mosdell / Y. Takahashi

  B1. Y. Takahashi

  B2. C. Mosdell / H. Hosono

  B3. E. & B. Holland / L. Dozier

  B4. C. Mosdell / Y. Takahashi

  B5. C. Mosdell / Y. Takahashi

  PRODUCED by YUKIHIRO TAKAHASHI

  ARRANGED by YUKIHIRO TAKAHASHI

  LYRICS by CHRIS MOSDELL

  ALL PROGRAMING OF SYNTHESIZERS AND

  "IRO IRO" PROFESSED by RYUICHI SAKAMOTO

  VOCALS, DRUMS, VOCODER AND PERCUSSION by YUKIHIRO TAKAHASHI

  SYNTHESIZER, VOCODER, ELECTRIC PIANO

  AND ACOUSTIC PIANO by RYUICHI SAKAMOTO

  ELECTRIC GUITAR AND ☆ ☆ by KENJI OMURA

  ELECTRIC BASS, ACOUSTIC GUITAR AND ☆ by HARUOMI MOSONO   2, 3, 4, 5

  ELECTRIC BASS by TAKESHI ASADA   2, 3

  ELECTRIC GUITAR by HAKOTO AYUKAWA   1, 2, 3

  ELECTRIC GUITAR by HAJIME TACHIBANA   7

  BACKGROUND VOCALS by SANDI   3, 8, 9

                                         MAKOTO KUBOTA   3

                                         CARMEN C. LÓPEZ   3, 9

                                         JOSÉ M. LÓPEZ   3, 9

                                         SHEENA   1

                                         MASAKAZU TOGO   5

  COMPUTER OPERATED by HIDEKI MATSUTAKE

  QUASIMUTANTIC VOICES performed by CHRIS MOSDELL

  SPECIAL THANKS to KAZUHIKO KATO for "YOUR SHOES"

  SPECIAL THANKS to SEIKO ŌMURA for "YOUR SEXY VOICE"

  SPECIAL THANKS to MIRROR SHOP "GLITTER"

  YUKIHIRO used TAMA "Super Star" Drums, ULT-SOUND Drum Synthesizer

  HARUOMI HOSONO by Courtesy of ALFA RECORDS

  RYUICHI SAKAMOTO by Courtesy of ALFA RECORDS

  TAKESHI ASADA by Courtesy of ALFA RECORDS

  MAKOTO AYUKAWA by Courtesy of ALFA RECORDS

  SHEENA by Courtesy of ALFA RECORDS

  SANDI by Courtesy of ALFA RECORDS

  HAJIME TACHIBANA by Courtesy of VICTOR INVITATION RECORDS

  DOMO ARIGATO to CHRIS THOMAS and MIKA

  DOMO ARIGATO to EITAN for "CŌ of NAIJO"

  RECORDING DIRECTOR ; KENJI ANDO

  RECORDING ENGINEER; SEIICHI CHIBA

  OPERATING ENGINEER ; TOSHIRO ITOH

                                    ; "TEPPEI" KASAI

  EQUIPMENT CO-ORDINATOR; "DONBAY" NAGATA

  PRODUCTION CO-ORDINATOR; YŌICHI ITOH

  RECORDING STUDIO; CBS/ SONY ROPPONGI STUDIO

  RECORDING DATE; 7, Feb. 1980〜2, Apr. 1980

  MANAGEMENT; HIROSHI ŌKURA for YOROSHITA MUSIC

  PHOTOGRAPHY; MASAYOSHI SUKITA

  ART DIRECTION; MITSURU TORII

  HAIR & MAKE UP; MIKIO HONDA from "CLIP"

  COSTUMED by "Bricks"'
organizations:
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  names:
    en: SEVEN SEAS
    ja: SEVEN SEAS
    ja-latn: SEVEN SEAS
  role: label
- link: org/1251
  names:
    en: King Record Co., Ltd.
    ja: キングレコード株式会社
    ja-latn: King Record Co., Ltd.
  role: manufacturer
performers: []
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publish_format: Commercial
publisher: *id001
related: []
release_date: '1980-06-21'
release_events: []
release_price:
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reprints: []
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vocals:
- link: artist/1642
  names:
    en: Yukihiro Takahashi
    ja: 高橋幸宏
votes: 0
