Luxury (album)

Infobox Album |
Name = Luxury


Type = Album
Artist = Fantastic Plastic Machine
Released = September 18 1998
Recorded = 1997, 1998
Genre = Shibuya-kei/Electronica
Length = 64:26
Label = JP: Readymade Records
US: Emperor Norton
EU: Bungalow Records
Producer = Tomoyuki Tanaka
Masaki Tsurugi
Reviews =
* Discogs Rating|3.5|5 [http://www.discogs.com/release/3944 link]
* Allmusic Rating|4|5 [http://www.mp3.com/albums/350447/reviews.html link]
* Pitchfork Media (7.1) [http://www.pitchforkmedia.com/article/record_review/17652-luxury link]
Last album = "Summer Review EP"
(1998)
This album = "Luxury"
(1998)
Next album = "beautiful."
(2001)

"Luxury" is the second album from Fantastic Plastic Machine. It is the follow-up to his 1997 debut album. "Luxury" is a continuation of his previous work in Shibuya-kei, though in some tracks there are indications of a shift towards house music and '70s Philly soul, a path he would explore more in his next album, "beautiful." The track "There Must Be an Angel (Playing With My Heart)", is a cover version of a Eurythmics song. Vocals on the Luxury version are performed by Lorraine Bowen. Her vocals also appear on the track "Bossa for Jackie".

Track listing

Japanese, Korean and Taiwanese version

#"Theme of Luxury"
#"There Must Be an Angel (Playing With My Heart)"
#"Honolulu, Calcutta"
#"Electric Lady Land"
#"He Became a Beatnik"
#"Bossa for Jackie"
#"You Must Learn All Night Long"
#"Lotto"
#"Satellite Beats"
#"I've Forgotten My Fagotto"
#"The Green Door"
#"MPF"
#"Mr. Fantasy's Love"

US and European version

On the U.S. and European release, the tracks and the trackorder are different. - "There Must Be an Angel" is replaced with a different mix. - "The Green Door" is replaced with an instrumental version, "The Girl Next Green Door." - Track 4 is now an English version of "Electric Lady Land", while the original Japanese version comes as a bonus track. - The track "MPF" is now titled "mpf (Mezzo Pianoforte)", but the track remains the same.

# Theme of Luxury
# There Must Be an Angel (Playing With My Heart) (Mix for Mirror Ball)
# Honolulu, Calcutta
# Electric Lady Land (English Version)
# He Became a Beatnik
# Bossa for Jackie
# You Must Learn All Night Long
# Lotto
# Satellite Beats
# I've Forgotten My Fagotto
# The Girl Next Green Door
# mpf (Mezzo Pianoforte)
# Mr. Fantasy's Love
# Electric Lady Land (Japanese Version)*
# Bossa for Jackie (Summer Review EP Version)*

*Bonus track on the U.S. and European releases