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Yellow Magic Orchestra, Behind The Mask (1979)

One of YMO’s most recognisable tunes, was originallythe group’s second album. An electro-pop classic, it runs poet Chris Mosdell’s dystopian lyrics (sung by Sakamoto) through a vocoder, most likely the Roland VP-330. Such was the track’s appeal that both Eric Clapton and Michael Jackson recorded cover versions, the latter almost making it onto

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