Vicious Pink Phenomena - My Private Tokyo

12" single from 1982 - long version.

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Music

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• Vicious
• Pink
• Phenomena

[mfactor88]

I can't say no to Sanyo

I got you on the fax on the Datsun

I like the appliance and science

I love to listen to the wire go

I'm always playing onaticho (cant pick this word)

In my Akai Toshiba kimonos

Akido, Mishubushi and Sharp Corporation

Hitachi, Suzuki, Jujitsu

Sanyo, Tokyo, IMO, Tokyo

Kimono, Tokyo several more words too hard but try headphones the clip is quite clear :)

[sfsindee]

Its "I love to listen to the YMO" and "I'm always playing on a Taito". "YMO" being the band. "Taito" -a Japanese drum. Not sure who did the original transcription but these two lines are incorrect even on the Vicious Pink fan site.

[sfsindee]

That should be "Taiko" not "Taito" -didn't notice the mistake until bxymox left the comment. Thnx

[kram1221]

Odyssey!!!!

[sjofarthotellet3]

@ac26187 i always played this at 33 rpm. this is just a little too fast

[ac26187]

@mfactor88 The lyrics are "I've got all the facts of the Datsun" "I like the appliance of science (slogan for Zanusi)

This is an awesome track - i've heard it DJ'd at 33rpm before, sounds good either speed!

[fivershutch23]

I remember when KROQ used to play this on the air back in '83. I ran down to Poobahs in Pasadena and they had about 5 copies used for a buck a piece and I only picked up one. I'm scheuled to guest DJ a dark wave minimal electro set on KXLU 88.9 FM in a few weeks and I plan to play this along with some Fad Gadget, Polyphonic Size, Hohokam, early Soft Cell, Human League, Depeche Mode material.

[minniethe3rd]

Great tune that i use to listen to in the vey distant past. I still have it on disc. i think it should be aired soon.

[Sledhicket]

@kram1221 in los angeles, HUGE hit there, them were the DAYS!!!!!!!!

[jackamo23]

Many many thanks for sharing this, I have been revisiting the extended 12 inch mixes of (Vicious Pink Phenomena) tracks like Je T'Aime, Maniac & In The Swim and the later C-Cant You See and Fetish tracks but I have not been able to hunt this down till now! Sounds amazing and Dave Ball's production is so ahead of its time, some parts sound like dance tracks from 88/90 and the later Tony Mansfield mixes are pretty cool as well...anyone seen any MP3 copies for sale?

[northernhecklet]

I can never really remember these people's music but I know they were very much on the scene in Leeds in the new romantic period - and that they obviously knew soft cell well. We all went round trying to pretend we were so much more famous than the person next to us then. If only I'd talked to some of the stars I ignored !

Was Dave Ball ever part of Vicious Pink ? also were the two girls "Rats" & "Delicious" who were resident dancers at the Batley Frontier (then 'Crumpet') part of the band

[industrialone1982]

Absolutely adore this song.

[zombiecinema]

i love this thing!!!