WORLD TOUR 1980 is a live album by Yellow Magic Orchestra. It was recorded during the band's 1980 international tour (their second after the 1979 Trans Atlantic Tour). This is the only YMO live album to include songs originally released on X∞Multiplies; it also features six songs from YMO members made for other projects and two covers. It was released, with a book with photographs taken during the tour, as both a 2-CD set and a 3-LP set (with 3–5 songs spread over 5 sides), which had a bonus track. "Jiseiki Hirake Kokoro" was originally made for a Fujifilm cassette commercial. It was included in Snakeman Show's self-titled album in mono so that the lyrics, which reference Fujifilm cassettes, could not be understood properly; it was presented here in stereo, and was included in the UC YMO compilation.
Track listing
All tracks arranged by YMO, except "Maps" & "Jiseiki Hirake Kokoro" by YMO with Kenji Omura, "Zai Kung Tong Boy" & "Tong Poo" by Akiko Yano and "Invention" by the Roland Corporation and Hideki Matsutake.
Yukihiro Takahashi – Drums, Electronic drums (Ult-Sound DS-4 Custom, Pollard Syndrum 477), Lead vocals on "Nice Age", "The Core of Eden", "Citizens of Science", "La Femme Chinoise", "Solid State Survivor", "Radio Junk" and "All You Need is Love"
Akiko Yano – Keyboards (Prophet-5, Oberheim Eight Voice), Backing vocals on "Nice Age", "Solid State Survivor", "Radio Junk" and "All You Need is Love", Lead Vocals on "Zai Kung Tong Boy"
Kenji Omura – Guitar (Fender Stratocaster), Lead vocals on "Maps", Backing vocals on "Nice Age", "Solid State Survivor", "Radio Junk" and "All You Need is Love"
Tomoko Ebe Nunoi – Sampled Sexy Voice on "La Femme Chinoise"
Technical personnel
Kimitoshi Sato – Supervising, Planning, Selection, Compilation
Mitsuo Koike – Mixing
Yukimasa Okumura – Art Direction
Masaki Yoshimi, Nobuo Yoshida/THE STUDIO TOKYO JAPAN INC. – Design
Yukihiro Takahashi/BRICKS-MONO – Costume Design
Nobuo Yoshida – Copy Coordination
Kenji Narukawa – Coordination Support
Shiro Tsubata/ALFA MUSIC – Manager
Mikio Honoda, Kenji Miura, Toshi Yajima, Hiro Ito, Junichi Takahashi, Tetsuo Tanaka, Tomoaki Sato/FUJIHOUSE, Hiroshi Tanaka/NHK, Miki Tayama, Kazuhiko Naruze/TIGHTEN UP and ALL BEAUTIFUL YMO FREAKS – Special Thanks