Plastics (group)
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'''Plastics''' or, alternately, '''The Plastics''' were a short-lived [[Japan]]ese [[pop music|pop]] group prominent in the late 1970s and early 1980s. Though they were short lived, their music was a major influence on Japanese pop music and have been covered by many bands, most notably [[Polysics]], and [[Pizzicato Five]] (covering the song "Good" from Origato Plastico). The bands [[Talking Heads]], [[B-52s]], [[Devo]] were big fans of Plastics, and may have helped get their albums released in the US. Their mainstream exposure began when [[Toshio Nakanishi]] designed a tour program book for [[Talking Heads]] and slipped [[David Byrne (musician)|David Byrne]] a tape of Plastics demos. Byrne promptly sent it to the [[B-52s]]' manager who offered to represent them internationally.
==Lineup==
*[[Chica Sato]] - vocal
*[[Toshio Nakanishi]] - vocal, guitar & percussion
*[[Hajime Tachibana]] - guitar & vocal
*[[Masahide Sakuma]] - keyboards, guitar & bass programming
*[[Takemi Shima]] - rhythm box
==Discography==
*1979 Copy/Robot (45)
*1979 Welcome Plastics (LP) Originally came with a 7" flexi disc of "Last train to Clarksville" by the Monkees
*1980 Origato Plastico (LP)
*1980 Welcome Back (US Released as "Plastics")
*1980 All Across the USA 80 Live
*1981 Diamond Head (45 and [[flexi disc]])
*1988 Forever Plastico (CD)
==External links==
*[http://www.technopop.info/plas.html Discography with notes by Nicholas D. Kent]
*[http://www.rockofjapan.com/plastics.html Band overview]
*[http://nippop.com/artist/artist_id-31/artist_name-the_plastics/ Nippop profile]
*[http://www.trouserpress.com/entry.php?a=plastics Trouser Press bio]
[[Category:Japanese musical groups]]
[[Category:New Wave groups]]
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