Tracklist

A1	Thousand Knives	9:35
A2	Island Of Woods	9:45
A3	Grasshoppers	5:15
B1	Das Neue Japanische Elektronische Volkslied	8:03
B2	Plastic Bamboo	6:28
B3	The End Of Asia	6:17

Companies, etc.

• Recorded At – Nippon Columbia Studio
• Made By – Nippon Columbia Co., Ltd.

Credits

• Castanets – Tatsuro Yamashita (tracks: B1)
• Composed By – Ryuichi Sakamoto
• Computer [Operation] – Hideki Matsutake
• Coordinator [Fashion] – Yukihiro Takahashi
• Cover – Sign
• Drum [Syn-Drum Solo] – Motoya Hamaguchi (tracks: A1), Pecker (tracks: B2)
• Finger Cymbals – Harry Hosono* (tracks: A1)
• Guitar [Alembic] – Kazumi Watanabe (tracks: A1), Kazumi Watanabe (tracks: B3)
• Liner Notes – Harry Hosono*, Hikaru Hayashi, Ryuichi Sakamoto
• Management – A. Ikuta*
• Marimba – Ryuichi Sakamoto
• Orchestrated By – Ryuichi Sakamoto
• Performer – Ryuichi Sakamoto
• Photography By [Cover] – Makoto Iida
• Piano [Acoustic] – Ryuichi Sakamoto (tracks: A3), Yuji Takahashi (tracks: A3)
• Producer – Ryuichi Sakamoto
• Programmed By – Hideki Matsutake
• Recording Supervisor [Management] – Akira Ikuta
• Rhythm Guitar – Kazumi Watanabe (tracks: B3)
• Synthesizer – Ryuichi Sakamoto
• Whistle [Brazillian Bird] – Motoya Hamaguchi (tracks: A2)

Notes

Ryuichi Sakamoto plays:
Moog III-C w. Roland MC-8 Micro Composer
Poly Moog
Mini Moog
Micro Moog
Oberheim Eight Voice Polyphonic w. Digital Programmer
ARP Odyssey
KORG PS-3100 Polyphonic
KORG VC-10 Vocoder
KORG SQ-10 Analog Sequencer
Syn-Drums
Acoustic Piano
Marimba

Recorded from 4/10 to 7/27, 1978 at Columbia Studio No.1, No.2, & No.4, Tokyo

Special Thanks to...
Mr. Matsutake, Mr. Kawaguchi, Mr. Ueno & The staffs of "KORG" for their great cooperations
Kazumi, Motsu, Tatsuro, Pecker & Yuji for their beautiful performance
Yukihiro+Eitan Takahashi & Harry Hosono (Yellow Magic Orchestra) for good vibrations and encouragement
Exclusive Management: A. Ikuta c/o Bam-Voo Co. 045-421-4889

Tatsuro Yamashita appears through courtesy of RCA Records
Harry Hosono appears through courtesy of ALFA Records

R.S. wears...
Jacket by Georgio Armani; Shirt, Tie and Belt by Bricks; Levis 501 jeans;
Shoes - "Zapata" by Manolo Blahnik

Barcode and Other Identifiers

• Barcode (JAN (Japanese Barcode)): 4988001786672

Other versions

Category	Artist	Title (Format)	Label	Category	Country	Year
YX-7586-ND	Ryuichi Sakamoto	Thousand Knives Of ‎(LP, Album)	Better Days	YX-7586-ND	Japan	1978
DC-8571	Ryuichi Sakamoto	Thousand Knives Of ‎(CD, Album, RE)	Denon	DC-8571	US	1990
COCA-9206	Ryuichi Sakamoto	Thousand Knives Of ‎(CD, Album, RE)	Columbia	COCA-9206	Japan	1991
COGQ-87	Ryuichi Sakamoto	Thousand Knives Of Ryuichi Sakamoto ‎(SACD, Hybrid, Album, RE, RM)	Columbia	COGQ-87	Japan	2016
COCB-53330	Ryuichi Sakamoto	Thousand Knives Of ‎(CD, Album, Ltd, RE, RM)	Jroom Jazz, Columbia Music Entertainment	COCB-53330	Japan	2005

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