Japan & Ryuichi Sakamoto on The Old Grey Whistle Test, March 1982 - ‘Ghosts’ and ‘Cantonese Boy’ HD 

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The Old Grey Whistle Test, March 1982
The first of these was notable for a number of reasons. Firstly, Ryuichi Sakamoto supplements the band, playing Prophet 5 synthesizer. Recording for his then-wife Akiko Yano’s album Ai Ga Nakucha Ne had taken place at Air Studios in London the previous month, sessions in which Mick and Steve had participated. David also appears on that album, although it’s unclear whether his vocal was laid down in London or elsewhere. This was also the time when Ryuichi and David collaborated on their debut joint release, the pair entering the studio directly after the TV appearance to begin crafting the double A-side single ‘Bamboo Houses’/’Bamboo Music. Also part of the band for OGWT was David Rhodes on electric guitar. Rhodes had been Japan’s guest musician on the Visions of China tour in late 1981, taking the place of the now-departed Rob Dean; his involvement for …Whistle Test was logical as he too had just been working with Sakamoto on the sessions for Akiko Yano’s album.