BMG will reissue Quiet Life by Japan on March 5th 2021 featuring a brand new Abbey Road half-speed remaster of the original album, alt mixes, b-sides, singles, rarities and live material – including the sought after ‘lost’ Live at Budokan show from March 1980 previously only available as the 4 track EP Live in Japan.
The album is available for pre-order from Rough Trade in LP or CD and in a LP and CD package.
CD2 – A Quieter Life: Alternative Mixes and Rarities European Son (Steve Nye 7” Remix 1982)* (10/02/21) Life In Tokyo (Steve Nye 7” Special Remix 1982) Quiet Life (Original German 7” Mix 1980) I Second That Emotion (Steve Nye 7” Remix 1982) All Tomorrow’s Parties (Steve Nye 7” Remix Version 1983) European Son (John Punter 12” Mix 1980) Life In Tokyo (Steve Nye 12” Special Remix Version 1982) I Second That Emotion (Steve Nye 12” Remix Version 1982) All Tomorrow’s Parties (Steve Nye 12” Remix Version 1983) European Son (Steve Nye 12” Remix Version 1982) Quiet Life (Japanese 7” Mix 1980) [18/01/21] A Foreign Place All Tomorrow’s Parties (John Punter 7” Mix 1979) Life In Tokyo (Theme Giorgio Moroder Version 1979) [05/03/21] Deviation (Live In Japan) Obscure Alternatives (Live In Japan) In Vogue (Live In Japan) Sometimes I Feel So Low (Live In Japan)
CD3 – LIVE AT THE BUDOKAN 27/03/1980 Intro Alien …Rhodesia Quiet Life Fall In Love With Me Deviation All Tomorrow’s Parties Obscure Alternatives In Vogue Life In Tokyo Halloween Sometimes I Feel So Low Communist China Adolescent Sex I Second That Emotion Automatic Gun