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Bridging their ’70s glam with the synth-powered sound that would rule the ’80s (a sound they’d already been exploring), 1979’s "Quiet Life" saw Japan emerge as synth-pop pioneers. As always, David Sylvain and his mates sounded like no one else; they merge stylistic elegance with strikingly original grooves as Sylvain’s idiosyncratic songwriting leads us through "Fall in Love with Me," "Halloween," a head-spinning cover of Velvet Underground’s "All Tomorrow Parties," the title song and more. It’s all been remastered for CD, which includes a 12-page booklet—or, go with the heavyweight vinyl, half-speed remastered, including a four-page insert with exclusive liner notes and available on standard black or limited-edition red vinyl. Japan super-fans, though, will need the box: the remastered album on CD and heavyweight vinyl, the "Live in Japan" EP ("Deviation," "Obscure Alternatives," "In Vogue," "Sometimes I Feel So Low"), their unreleased March 27, 1980 Budokan show ("Alien," "Quiet Life," "Deviation," "In Vogue," "Automatic Gun," their cover of "I Second That Emotion" and more) and a CD of rarities: "A Foreign Place," 7" and 12" remix versions of "I Second That Emotion," 12" remixes of "Life in Tokyo," "European Son" and "All Tomorrow’s Parties" and more. The box comes in a hot-lookin’ slipcase with matt laminated finish and spot UV gloss and features exclusive liner notes and rare and unseen photos! BMG.