Yellow Magic Orchestra World Tour '80 From Tokyo to Tokyo

Tokyo: Yoroshita Music Co., 1980. First edition. Small 4to. Perfect-bound in illustrated French flap wrappers. 64pp.; illus. Very good, with light rubbing and wear to edges. Lacking the original obi.

Attractively designed and heavily illustrated book celebrating the 1980 world tour, "From Tokyo to Tokyo," of iconic Japanese synth-pop band Yellow Magic Orchestra (YMO). With brief biographies featuring members Haruomi Hosono, Yukihiro Takahashi, and Ryuichi Sakamoto (d. 2023), a chronology of the band, photos of and information about the tour, etc. Most text in Japanese only, but with headings and sporadic translations (including biographies) into English.