Plastics (group) 3583595 223957464 2008-07-06T18:14:46Z Lightbot 7178666 Units/dates/other {{otheruses2|Plastic}} '''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]] {{Japan-band-stub}} [[ja:プラスチックス]]