Japan | Exorcising Ghosts-Half Speed Master [Double Vinyl Album houses in Gatefold Sleeve, printed inner bags, Abbey Road certified w/ Obi Strip] 2LP

Japan were one of the most influential bands of the second to last decade of the 20th century, and echoes of their sound can be heard through the work of all the Eighties bands that followed in their footsteps. The band officially dissolved in 1982 following  a tour in support of their final album, the ground-breaking ‘Tin Drum’. However, they agreed to undertake a farewell tour, with accompanying live album, towards the end of 1983.
Exorcising Ghosts, a career-spanning best-of was compiled and produced in consultation with David Sylvian one year after Japan finally disbanded. This new edition has been mastered at half-speed by Miles Showell at Abbey Road Studios, London. The LPs are housed in a gatefold sleeve with printed inner bags, a print of the band, an Abbey Road Half Speed Master Certificate, and an Obi strip.
Exorcising Ghosts is the definitive compilation of an era-defining band. It features recordings from the albums ‘Quiet Life’, ‘Gentlemen Take Polaroids’ and ‘Tin Drum’ as well as a selection of rarities including ‘A Foreign Place’ and ‘Life Without Buildings’, the 1981 remix of ‘Taking Islands in Africa’, ‘Voices Raised in Welcome, Hands Held in Prayer’ from 1983’s live album ‘Oil On Canvas’ and the extended 12″ mix of the 1981 single ‘The Art Of Parties’.