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Image: 1983-1998 is a compilation of electronic music by Japan
Japan
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ese artist Susumu Yokota
Susumu Yokota
Susumu Yokota is a prolific Japanese composer.Yokota is well known in the English-speaking independent music scene for his albums of experimental ambient music...

. It was released in 1998 on Skintone
Skintone
Skintone were an Irish musical duo during the 1990s. They were based in Bray. They released one album, In Slow Motion and their best-known track, Lennox Avenue Butterfly featured on several contemporary ambient and chill-out compilations, along with artists like The Orb, Soundlab, Röyksopp and...

 in Japan, and on September 13, 1999 by The Leaf Label
The Leaf Label
The Leaf Label is an independent record label based in Yorkshire, United Kingdom. Initially known as an electronic music label, releasing mainly instrumental music, the company's approach has broadened over the last few years and now features an eclectic range of artists, with a focus on strong...

 in the United Kingdom
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.

The album includes tracks created between 1983 and 1998 and originally on Yokota's own Skintone
Skintone
Skintone were an Irish musical duo during the 1990s. They were based in Bray. They released one album, In Slow Motion and their best-known track, Lennox Avenue Butterfly featured on several contemporary ambient and chill-out compilations, along with artists like The Orb, Soundlab, Röyksopp and...

 label. The album runs semi-chronologically, the first five tracks being from the years 1983 and 1984, whilst the remainder consists of tracks made in 1997 and 1998. The CD version also includes a fold-out of visual art created by Yokota in 1987 and 1988.

In the United Kingdom
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The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandIn the United Kingdom and Dependencies, other languages have been officially recognised as legitimate autochthonous languages under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages...

, the album was released both on CD and on vinyl. Tracks one through seven are included on side A, while the latter six tracks are on side B.

Track listing

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