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Petition - Release Japan's 'Some Kind of Fool'

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Sat Aug 15, 2015 5:33 am
by discoginfo
I call this News because it's an opportunity to have an unreleased Japan track released. "In 1980, Japan (David Sylvian, Steve Jansen, Richard Barbieri, Robert Dean and Mick Karn) released the album Gentlemen Take Polaroids. A song which was meant to appear on the album was called 'Some Kind Of Fool'. Instead, it was replaced by 'Burning Bridges'. So many fans have wanted to hear the original 1980 Japan version of the song since they saw that it wasn't on the original LP, resorting to a audience recording on YouTube of an event where the song was played." Read more here. 250 needed to reach 500. (No money involved)
https://www.change.org/p/david-sylvian-steve-jansen-richard-barbieri-rob-dean-release-some-kind-of-fool-the-unreleased-japan-masterpiece
Re: Petition - Release Japan's 'Some Kind of Fool'

Posted:
Sat Aug 15, 2015 8:59 am
by omar
Signed. Thanks for the link. Also is there a way we could get a petition rolling to have an ultimate Japan 2cd compilation that will include every 7"/12", rarities etc ? The Singles (1996) and the Very Best Of (2006) were good, but i still think there's stuff missing.
Re: Petition - Release Japan's 'Some Kind of Fool'

Posted:
Sat Aug 15, 2015 9:28 am
by discoginfo
Good point. I guess it's mostly up to David Sylvian. Maybe the upcoming Japan Biography 1974-1984 will kickstart new releases...?
Re: Petition - Release Japan's 'Some Kind of Fool'

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Sat Aug 15, 2015 11:39 am
by omar
I don't think David is too keen on Japan stuff being reissued especially after the Virgin remasters. But if this upcoming biography prompts him and the others , who knows?
Re: Petition - Release Japan's 'Some Kind of Fool'

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Mon Aug 17, 2015 5:25 pm
by hypnohighball
David released this song on the 2 cd comp "Everything & Nothing" in 2000.
http://www.discogs.com/David-Sylvian-Ev ... ster/32803
Re: Petition - Release Japan's 'Some Kind of Fool'

Posted:
Mon Aug 17, 2015 10:24 pm
by omar
Is that the original version?
Re: Petition - Release Japan's 'Some Kind of Fool'

Posted:
Mon Aug 17, 2015 10:59 pm
by discoginfo
No, that's a re-recorded version.
Re: Petition - Release Japan's 'Some Kind of Fool'

Posted:
Tue Aug 18, 2015 9:11 am
by omar
Ok thanks. If this autobiography is successful I hope there'd be plans to reissue Mick Karn's early solo stuff as well as a remastered version of the Dolphin Brothers album.