Hai! (Live in Japan) is a 1982 live album by the U.K. industrial band Cabaret Voltaire.[5] It was recorded at the Tsubaki House in Tokyo, Japan on 23 March 1982, and was released on CD in 1991 by Mute Records Ltd.[6][7] The original master tapes being lost, the CD was transferred from a vinyl copy (unfortunately, a US pressing was used, with significantly poorer sound and more surface noise than a Japanese original).[citation needed]
| Hai! (Live in Japan) | ||||
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| Live album by | ||||
| Released | 1982 | |||
| Recorded | March 23, 1982 | |||
| Venue | Tsubaki House, Tokyo | |||
| Genre | Industrial | |||
| Length | 45:27 | |||
| Label | Rough Trade Deutschland RTD-1 | |||
| Producer | Cabaret Voltaire | |||
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| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| The Encyclopedia of Popular Music |   [1] |
| The Rolling Stone Album Guide |  [2] |
| Sounds | [3] |
| Spin Alternative Record Guide | 6/10[4] |
The performance on the album reflected the band's move towards a more funk-oriented sound.[8] Alan Fish had joined the band by this time on drums and percussion, replacing Chris Watson.[8]
The album reached number five in the UK Indie Chart in 1982.[9]
Track listing
editSide A:
- "Walls of Kyoto" - 7:50
- "3 Days Monk" - 7:03
- "Yashar" (Version) - 6:59
Side B:
- "Over & Over" - 4:53
- "Diskono" - 7:01
- "Taxi Music" (Version) - 11:41
Personnel
edit- Cabaret Voltaire
- Stephen Mallinder - vocals, bass guitar
- Richard H. Kirk - guitar, clarinet, synthesizer, tapes
- Alan Fish - drums, percussion
References
edit- ^ Larkin, Colin (27 May 2011). The Encyclopedia of Popular Music. Omnibus Press. ISBN 9780857125958. Retrieved 23 September 2024.
- ^ Considine, J. D. (2004). "Cabaret Voltaire". In Brackett, Nathan; Hoard, Christian (eds.). The New Rolling Stone Album Guide (4th ed.). Simon & Schuster. pp. 128–29. ISBN 0-7432-0169-8.
- ^ Opposition, John (30 October 1982). "Cabaret Voltaire: Hai!". Sounds. p. 39.
- ^ Sinker, Mark (1995). "Cabaret Voltaire". In Weisbard, Eric; Marks, Craig (eds.). Spin Alternative Record Guide. Vintage Books. pp. 67–68. ISBN 0-679-75574-8.
- ^ Ira A. Robbins. The Trouser Press guide to new wave records. C. Scribner's Sons, 1983. ISBN 0684179431.
- ^ "Cabaret Voltaire Official Website: Hai!". Retrieved 22 January 2010.
- ^ Christie Moore. The Unultimate Rockopedia. AuthorHouse, 2006. ISBN 1425964745.
- ^ a b Neate, Wilson "Hai! Review", Allmusic, retrieved 2012-05-20
- ^ Lazell, Barry (1998) Indie Hits 1980-1989, Cherry Red Books, ISBN 0-95172-069-4, p. 35
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