Yukihiro Takahashi (高橋 幸宏 ) is a Japanese musician,singer,record producer & actor,who is best known internationally as the drummer and lead vocalist of the Yellow Magic Orchestra,& as the former drummer of the Sadistic Mika Band.He is currently a member of the group METAFIVE.Takahashi first came to prominence as the drummer of the Sadistic Mika Band in the early 1970s & became known to western audiences after this band (led by Kazuhiko Katō, formerly of The Folk Crusaders) toured and recorded in the United Kingdom.After the Sadistic disbanded,some of the members (including Takahashi)formed another band called The Sadistics,who released several albums.Takahashi recorded his first solo album,Saravah, in 1977.In 1978, joined Ryuichi Sakamoto & Haruomi Hosono to form the Yellow Magic Orchestra.After the YMO disbanded in the mid 1980s, Takahashi went solo and released a large number of solo albums.This is a selection from his early solo years.Take a look at the Comment for detailed playlist
