Assemblage by Japan

Assemblage is a compilation album by the British band Japan, released in 1981 by Hansa Records. Assemblage collects recordings from the band's early career and Hansa Records re-released no fewer than six singles from Assemblage and Japan's back catalogue between 1981 - 1983. Both "Life In Tokyo", a collaboration with renowned disco producer Giorgio Moroder, and "European Son" were remixed and re-issued twice. Assemblage was the first of numerous Japan compilations issued by Hansa Records/BMG Ariola/Sony BMG Music Entertainment but remains the only one originally released in consultation with the band members themselves. Coincidentally, the titles of six of the ten songs refer to geographical places (namely statelines, Communist China, Rhodesia, Berlin, Tokyo, and Europe). The compilation reached #26 in the UK and spent 46 weeks on the album chart, being certified Gold by the B.P.I. in January 1983. Assemblage was re-issued on CD by Sony BMG Music Entertainment in 2004, then including four bonus tracks as well as two videos. Initial pressings of this reissue accidentally omit the first bass note of "Adolescent Sex" and include an incorrect bonus version of "Life in Tokyo." Subsequent pressings correct these errors. ℗ 2004 BMG UK & Ireland Ltd.