The Fantastic Plastic Machine (album)

The Fantastic Plastic Machine is the debut studio album by Japanese musician Fantastic Plastic Machine. It was released on October 10, 1997 by Readymade Records.[2] The album was subsequently released in Germany on April 24, 1998 by Bungalow Records[3] and in the United States on September 15, 1998 by Emperor Norton Records.[4]

The Fantastic Plastic Machine
Studio album by
Fantastic Plastic Machine
ReleasedOctober 10, 1997 (1997-10-10)
Genre
Length49:23
LabelReadymade
Producer
Fantastic Plastic Machine chronology
The Fantastic Plastic Machine
(1997)		 Summer Review EP
(1998)
Singles from The Fantastic Plastic Machine
  1. "L'Aventure fantastique"
    Released: August 30, 1997[1]

The music on The Fantastic Plastic Machine draws from styles such as baroque pop, bossa nova, and British and French pop, as well as Fantastic Plastic Machine's dance music roots.[5] The album's cover art was illustrated by French cartoonist and illustrator Edmond Kiraz.[6]

Critical reception
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[5]

Steve Huey of AllMusic described The Fantastic Plastic Machine as "a delightful, infectious album that's not only hooky as all get-out, but also rewards repeated listening", deeming it "one of the best albums to come out of the Japanese club-pop movement".[5]

In 2007, Rolling Stone Japan placed The Fantastic Plastic Machine at number 67 on its list of the "100 Greatest Japanese Rock Albums of All Time".[7] In 2011, the album was included in LA Weekly's "beginner's guide" to Shibuya-kei music.[8] Tokyo Weekender writer Ed Cunningham later cited it as a "groundbreaking" Shibuya-kei release, noting: "Some post-Shibuya-kei artists would follow in the footsteps of the guitar-driven indie pop of Flipper's Guitar, but many more significant acts, in genres such as picopop and electropop, would expand upon the electronica initiated by [Fantastic Plastic Machine]."[9]

Track listing
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Bon Voyage"Tomoyuki Tanaka0:42
2."L'Aventure fantastique"
  • Tanaka
  • Takeo Sasada
3:03
3."Steppin' Out"Joe Jackson5:30
4."Bachelor Pad" (F.P.M. edit)
4:47
5."Fantastic Plastic World"
  • Tanaka
  • Laila France
  • Mikado Koyanagi
5:51
6."Dear Mr. Salesman"
  • Tanaka
  • Sasada
  • Tetsushi Hiruma
  • Toshiyuki Yasuda
4:14
7."Allen Ginsberg"
3:58
8."First Class '77"
6:44
9."Philter (In viaggio attraverso l'Australia)"Piero Piccioni5:19
10."Please, Stop!"
  • Tanaka
  • Yukihiro Fukutomi
4:41
11."Pura saudade (Nova bossa nova)"
  • Tanaka
  • Sasada
  • Pat Cerqueira
4:34
Total length:49:23
German CD edition
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Bon Voyage"Tanaka0:42
2."L'Aventure fantastique"
  • Tanaka
  • Sasada
3:03
3."Steppin' Out"Jackson5:30
4."Bachelor Pad" (F.P.M. edit)
  • Tanaka
  • Cameron
4:47
5."Fantastic Plastic World (Voice 'n' Baroque)"
  • Tanaka
  • France
  • Koyanagi
5:51
6."Dear Mr. Salesman"
  • Tanaka
  • Sasada
  • Hiruma
  • Yasuda
4:14
7."Allen Ginsberg"
  • Tanaka
  • Shimizu
3:58
8."First Class '77"
  • Tanaka
  • Sunahara
6:44
9."Philter (In viaggio attraverso l'Australia)" (vocal version)Piccioni5:50
10."Please, Stop!"
  • Tanaka
  • Fukutomi
4:41
11."Pura saudade (Nova bossa nova)"
  • Tanaka
  • Sasada
  • Cerqueira
4:34
12."L'Aventure fantastique (Recycled Soft Rock)"
  • Tanaka
  • Sasada
4:49
13."Pura saudade (Nova bossa nova) (Laxmikant)"
  • Tanaka
  • Sasada
  • Cerqueira
6:32
Total length:61:15

The German LP edition (total length: 45:25) follows the track order of the original Japanese edition, but substitutes "Fantastic Plastic World" with "Fantastic Plastic World (Voice 'n' Baroque)" and omits "Allen Ginsberg".

US edition
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Bon Voyage"Tanaka0:42
2."L'Aventure fantastique"
  • Tanaka
  • Sasada
3:03
3."Dear Mr. Salesman"
  • Tanaka
  • Sasada
  • Hiruma
  • Yasuda
4:14
4."Bachelor Pad" (F.P.M. edit)
  • Tanaka
  • Cameron
4:47
5."Fantastic Plastic World (Voice 'n' Baroque)"
  • Tanaka
  • France
  • Koyanagi
5:51
6."Steppin' Out"Jackson5:30
7."Allen Ginsberg"
  • Tanaka
  • Shimizu
3:58
8."First Class '77"
  • Tanaka
  • Sunahara
6:44
9."Philter (In viaggio attraverso l'Australia)"Piccioni5:19
10."Please, Stop!"
  • Tanaka
  • Fukutomi
4:41
11."Pura saudade (Nova bossa nova)"
  • Tanaka
  • Sasada
  • Cerqueira
4:34
12."Dear Mr. Salesman (Remix 4 Ya by DJ Me DJ You)"
  • Tanaka
  • Sasada
  • Hiruma
  • Yasuda
3:45
13."Pura Saudade" (Optiganally mix)
  • Tanaka
  • Sasada
  • Cerqueira
5:02
Total length:58:10

References
  1. "L'aventure Fantastique | Fantastic Plastic Machine" (in Japanese). Oricon. Retrieved December 10, 2020.
  2. "the Fantastic Plastic Machine | Fantastic Plastic Machine" (in Japanese). Oricon. Retrieved December 10, 2020.
  3. "The Fantastic Plastic Machine". fpmnet.com. Retrieved December 10, 2020.
  4. Hanks, Matt (October 1998). "Fantastic Plastic Machine: Fantastic Plastic Machine". CMJ New Music Monthly. No. 62. p. 48. Retrieved December 10, 2020.
  5. Huey, Steve. "Fantastic Plastic Machine – Fantastic Plastic Machine". AllMusic. Retrieved March 5, 2018.
  6. The Fantastic Plastic Machine (liner notes). Fantastic Plastic Machine. Emperor Norton Records. 1998. EMN 7008.CS1 maint: others (link)
  7. Lindsay, Cam (November 14, 2007). "Finally! 'The 100 Greatest Japanese Rock Albums of All Time' Listed". Exclaim!. Retrieved June 22, 2019.
  8. Ohanesian, Liz (April 13, 2011). "Japanese Indie Pop: The Beginner's Guide to Shibuya-Kei". LA Weekly. Retrieved May 4, 2018.
  9. Cunningham, Ed (March 31, 2020). "A Complete Guide to Shibuya-kei: Tokyo's '90s Music Revival". Tokyo Weekender. Retrieved December 10, 2020.
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