The Yellow Monkey
The Yellow Monkey, often abbreviated as Yemon (イエモン, Iemon), is a Japanese rock band originally active from 1988 to 2001, before officially disbanding in 2004. They announced their reformation in 2016.
The band's name was derived from the ethnic slur that Japanese people look like monkeys, and that Asian people are said to be "yellow" in skin color. The Yellow Monkey is considered an important rock group of Japan, having achieved major success selling 10 million records, including 6.2 million singles. The group has had three consecutive number one albums, 18 top ten singles and in 2003 were ranked number 81 on HMV Japan's list of the 100 most important Japanese pop acts. Outside Japan the band is best known for their song "Tactics", one of the many ending themes of the Rurouni Kenshin anime.
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Tracklist: The Yellow Monkey Vinyl Album Collection -Major Debut 30th Anniversary Edition-
| No. | Title | Runtime |
|---|---|---|
| The Night Snails And Plastic Boogie (夜行性のかたつむり達とプラスチックのブギ―) | ||
| A1 | Song For Night Snails | |
| A2 | Subjective Late Show | |
| A3 | Oh! Golden Boys | |
| B1 | Neurotic Celebration | |
| B2 | Chelsea Girl | |
| B3 | 不愉快な6番街へ (Unpleasant 6th Avenue) | |
| C1 | This Is For You | |
| C2 | Foxy Blue Love | |
| C3 | 真珠色の革命時代 (Pearl Light Of Revolution) | |
| D1 | Romantist Taste | |
| D2 | Walkin' In Sunshine | |
| Experience Movie (未公開のエクスペリエンスムービー) | ||
| E1 | Morality Slave | |
| E2 | Drastic Holiday | |
| E3 | Love Is Zoophilia | |
| E4 | 仮面劇 | |
| F1 | Vermilion Hands | |
| F2 | Donna | |
| F3 | 審美眼ブギ | |
| G1 | 4000粒の恋の唄 | |
| G2 | アバンギャルドで行こうよ | |
| G3 | フリージアの少年 | |
| H1 | Suck Of Life | |
| H2 | Puff Puff | |
| H3 | シルクスカーフに帽子のマダム | |
| Jaguar Hard Pain 1944-1994 | ||
| I1 | Second Cry | |
| I2 | Fine Fine Fine | |
| I3 | A Henな飴玉 | |
| J1 | Rock Star | |
| J2 | 薔薇娼婦麗奈 | |
| J3 | 街の灯 | |
| K1 | Red Light | |
| K2 | セルリアの丘 | |
| K3 | 悲しきAsian Boy | |
| L1 | 赤裸々Go! Go! Go! | |
| L2 | 遥かな世界 | |
| L3 | Merry X'Mas | |
| Smile | ||
| M1 | Smile | |
| M2 | マリーにくちづけ | |
| M3 | Love Communication | |
| N1 | サイケデリック・ブルー | |
| N2 | See-Saw Girl | |
| N3 | 争いの街 | |
| O1 | エデンの夜に | |
| O2 | イエ・イエ・コスメティック・ラヴ | |
| O3 | ヴィーナスの花 | |
| O4 | "I" | |
| P1 | Hard Rain | |
| P2 | 嘆くなり我が夜のFantasy | |
| P3 | 熱帯夜 | |
| Four Seasons | ||
| Q1 | Four Seasons | |
| Q2 | Overture～太陽が燃えている | |
| Q3 | I Love You Baby | |
| R1 | Tactics | |
| R2 | ピリオドの雨 | |
| R3 | Love Sauce | |
| S1 | Sweet & Sweet | |
| S2 | 月の歌 | |
| S3 | 追憶のマーメイド [Album Version] | |
| T1 | Father | |
| T2 | 空の青と本当の気持ち | |
| Sicks | ||
| U1 | Rainbow Man | |
| U2 | I Can Be Shit, Mama | |
| U3 | 楽園 | |
| V1 | TVのシンガー | |
| V2 | 紫の空 | |
| V3 | 薬局へ行こうよ | |
| V4 | 天国旅行 | |
| W1 | 創生児 | |
| W2 | Hotel宇宙船 | |
| W3 | 花吹雪 | |
| X1 | 淡い心だって言ってたよ | |
| X2 | 見てないようで見てる | |
| X3 | 人生の終わり (For Grandmother) | |
| Punch Drunkard | ||
| AA1 | パンチドランカー | |
| AA2 | 球根 | |
| AA3 | 間違いねえな | |
| AA4 | ゴージャス | |
| AB1 | 見して 見して | |
| AB2 | クズ社会の赤いバラ | |
| AB3 | セックスレスデス | |
| AC1 | エヴリデイ | |
| AC2 | Sea | |
| AC3 | Burn (Album Version) | |
| AD1 | 甘い経験 | |
| AD2 | 離れるな | |
| AD3 | Love Love Show (Album Version) | |
| 8 | ||
| AE1 | ジュディ | |
| AE2 | サイキック No.9 | |
| AE3 | Girlie | |
| AF1 | Dear Feeling | |
| AF2 | Heart Break | |
| AF3 | 人類最後の日 | |
| AF4 | Shock Hearts | |
| AG1 | 聖なる海とサンシャイン | |
| AG2 | カナリヤ | |
| AG3 | パール | |
| AG4 | Stone Butterfly | |
| AH1 | メロメ | |
| AH2 | バラ色の日々 | |
| AH3 | 峠 | |
| 9999 | ||
| AI1 | この恋のかけら | |
| AI2 | 天道虫 | |
| AI3 | Love Homme | |
| AJ1 | Stars (9999 Version) | |
| AJ2 | Breaking The Hide | |
| AJ3 | ロザーナ | |
| AJ4 | Changes Far Away | |
| AK1 | 砂の塔 | |
| AK2 | Balloon Balloon | |
| AK3 | Horizon | |
| AL1 | Titta Titta | |
| AL2 | Alright | |
| AL3 | I Don't Know | |
| Bunched Birth | ||
| AM1 | Bunched Birth | |
| AM2 | Welcome To My Doghouse | |
| AM3 | Fairy Land | |
| AM4 | Lovers On Backstreet | |
| AN1 | Hang Onto Yourself | |
| AN2 | Sleepless Imagination | |
| AN3 | Tears Of Chameleon (Mr. Paper Moon) |