Tracklist

1-1	Station	0:44
1-2	Open The Door	2:58
1-3	1st Coronation	1:45
1-4	Armo	2:36
1-5	Demo Guns	2:41
1-6	Mouse	1:32
1-7	Cut My Queue	2:44
1-8	The Gate	2:21
1-9	Tension	2:54
1-10	Rain (I Want A Divorce)	3:42
1-11	Manchukuo Party	3:40
1-12	Manchukuo Waltz	2:39
1-13	The Baby (Was Born Dead)	0:58
1-14	Russian Army	1:18
1-15	The Last Emperor - Theme	6:20
2-1	Merry Christmas Mr. Lawrence - Theme	4:55
2-2	Germination	2:54
2-3	The Seed And The Sower	3:54
2-4	Ride Ride Ride (Celliers' Brother's Song)	2:08
2-5	The Fight	1:40
2-6	Beyond Reason	2:09
2-7	The Seed	1:27
2-8	The Last Emperor - The End Theme	5:21
2-9	Before Long	3:21
2-10	Replica	5:01
2-11	Daikokai	7:04

Companies, etc.

• Record Company – Toshiba EMI Ltd
• Manufactured By – Toshiba EMI Ltd
• Phonographic Copyright (p) – Virgin Records America, Inc.
• Copyright (c) – Virgin Records America, Inc.

Credits

• Artwork [Art Works By] – Shojiro Shimaoka
• Co-producer – Shinichi Tanaka
• Conductor [Conducted By] – Naoto Ohtomo
• Mixed By – Ryuichi Sakamoto, Shinichi Tanaka
• Orchestra, Performer [Performed By] – The Tokyo Symphony Orchestra
• Other [Special Thanks To] – Yazoo
• Performer [Performed By] – Bernard Fowler, Jiang Jian Hua, Jiang Xiao Ching, Ryuichi Sakamoto, Tao Jin Ying
• Producer – Aki Ikuta, Ryuichi Sakamoto

Notes

Japanese reissue in jewel case of Playing The Orchestra, catalogue # 2-91002.

℗ 1988 Virgin Records America Inc
© 1988 Virgin Records America Inc

Made in Japan
Manufactured in Japan by Toshiba EMI Ltd

Recorded live at Beacon Theatre, New York, June 24th, 1988.

Produced by Ryuichi Sakamoto & Aki Ikuta aka The Dehydrators.

Barcode and Other Identifiers

• Mastering SID Code (Disc 1): IFPI L152
• Mastering SID Code (Disc 2): IFPI L153
• Mould SID Code (SID Code): iƒpi 2872
• Matrix / Runout (Disc 1): VJCP-36040 5 A1
• Matrix / Runout (Disc 2): VJCP-36041 5 A1
• Rights Society (Japan Rights Society): JASRAC
• Other (Catalogue # - Disc 1): VJCP-36040
• Other (Catalogue # - Disc 2): VJCP-36041

Other versions

Category	Artist	Title (Format)	Label	Category	Country	Year
91002-2	Ryuichi Sakamoto	Playing The Orchestra ‎(CD, Ltd, Album + CD, Mini)	Virgin, Virgin Records America, Inc.	91002-2	US	1988
VJD-200/201/202	Ryuichi Sakamoto	Playing The Orchestra ‎(CD, Album + 2xCD, Mini + Box, Ltd)	Virgin, Virgin Japan	VJD-200/201/202	Japan	1988
SAKCD 1	Ryuichi Sakamoto	Playing The Orchestra ‎(CD, Ltd, Album + CD, Mini)	Virgin, Virgin Japan	SAKCD 1	UK	1989

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