Adolescent Sex Explained

Adolescent Sex is the debut album by the English band Japan, released in March 1978 by record label Hansa.^[4]

Notes and References

1. Web site: 10 Essential New Romantic Albums. Terich. Jeff. 22 February 2012. Treble. 4 December 2019. Having begun life as a trashy glam rock band with Adolescent Sex (a name we should all feel guilty Googling),.
2. Web site: Japan - Quiet Life. . March 9, 2021 . August 6, 2023 . Ham . Robert.
3. Book: Galens, David . Gary . Graff . Daniel . Durchholz . 1998 . MusicHound Rock: The Essential Album Guide . Japan/Rain Tree Crow/Mick Karn/Polytown. . Detroit . 594.
4. Book: Oricon Album Chart Book: Complete Edition 1970–2005. Oricon Entertainment. Roppongi, Tokyo. 2006. 4-87131-077-9.
5. Web site: Nederlandse Top 40 – week 10, 1979 (Dutch) . 21 July 2010.
6. Web site: Top 100.
7. Web site: Japan - Adolescent Sex. ultratop.be. 2019-04-03.
8. Web site: Adolescent Sex – Japan | Songs, Reviews, Credits, Awards | AllMusic |last=Hanson |first=Amy |website=AllMusic] |accessdate=20 July 2015}} To avoid controversy over the title, the album was renamed simply as Japan in some countries.

   Content

   According to AllMusic, Adolescent Sex "snarls with leftover punk intent, a few glam rock riffs, and a wealth of electronics that not only reach back to the band's youth, but also predate much of what would explode out of the next wave of British underground."

   Release

   Though not a commercial success in their native UK, the album was better received abroad, particularly in Japan itself, where it peaked at No. 20,^[4] and in the Netherlands where the single "Adolescent Sex" reached number 27 in the Dutch Top 40 in 1979.^[5]

   The Japanese release contained several mistranslations of song titles. "Transmission" became "Invitation to Fascination", "Suburban Love" became "Carousel of Love", and "Television" became "Temptation Screen".

   The album was remastered and re-released as a digipak CD in April 2004, with four videos as bonus material.

   Reception and aftermath

   Trouser Press wrote that the album "introduces Japan in all its guitar-rock misery, playing such Bowie-influenced tripe as 'Wish You Were Black' with less style than a sense of urgency". AllMusic retrospectively gave the album a 4.5 out of 5 grade, writing: "A more exciting album than just about anything else they'd ever record, Japan were young, hungry, and more than a little rough around the edges."

   Within a couple of years of its release, the band publicly denounced the album.

   David Sylvian also said in 1982:

   Personnel

   Japan

   • David Sylvian – lead vocals, rhythm guitar
   • Rob Dean – lead guitar, backing vocals
   • Richard Barbieri – keyboards, backing vocals
   • Mick Karn – bass, backing vocals
   • Steve Jansen – drums, backing vocals, percussion

   Additional personnel

   • Ray Singer – production, additional backing vocals
   • Pete Silver – engineering
   • Dick Whitbread – cover design and artwork
   • Graham Hughes – cover photo

   Charts

   Singles

   Year	Single	Chart	Peak position
   1979	Adolescent Sex	Dutch Top 100	21[6]
   		Belgium (Flanders) Ultratop	28[7]

   External links

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