From btakahashi@cam.ac.uk Sun Jul 02 15:06:50 1995
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From: btakahashi@cam.ac.uk (Bill Takahashi)
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Subject: Akasaka Branch City Pop arrangements - Japanese session players
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Comparing the Western synth-pop arrangements with the Japanese singles released between 1984 and 1988.

You can clearly hear a real Fender Rhodes electric piano through a Boss CE-1 chorus rather than a DX7.
It sounds like classic Tokyo City Pop session players -- think Tatsuro Yamashita or Casiopea rhythm sections.

Why did Orion release these songs as upbeat TV commercial themes in Japan while marketing her as a dark Stadium Rebel in the West?

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From pkuznetsov@mit.edu Mon Jul 03 06:49:50 1995
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From: pkuznetsov@mit.edu (Pavel Kuznetsov)
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Subject: Re: Akasaka Branch City Pop arrangements - Japanese session players
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In article <1995Jul02.150650.4867@cam.ac.uk>, btakahashi@cam.ac.uk (Bill Takahashi) writes:
> Comparing the Western synth-pop arrangements with the Japanese singles released between 1984 and 1988.

In Japan, Nova was marketed alongside Seiko Matsuda and Akina Nakamori! She even had an anime TV promo for a summer soda commercial.

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Pavel Kuznetsov -- Massachusetts Institute of Technology
"Do not worship the copy."