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A	Forbidden Colours Written-By – R. Sakamoto • D. Sylvian*	4:43
B	The Seed And The Sower Written-By – Ryuichi Sakamoto	5:01

Companies, etc.

• Made By – Victor Musical Industries, Inc.
• Licensed From – Virgin Records Ltd.

Credits

• Design – Tsuguya Inoue
• Music By – Ryuichi Sakamoto
• Photography [Photo] – Kenji Miura
• Words By – David Sylvian

Notes

Early stock sleeves and promos have a variation of the back sleeve that includes a picture of David Bowie. This was removed for subsequent printings.

Release date taken from the Media Bahn Live tour book that includes a detailed illustrated Sakamoto discography up to the end of 1985.

Track A:
© copyright 1983 by Yano Music Publ. Co., Ltd and Opium Publishing / Chadwick Nomis Ltd.
Track B:
© copyright 1983 by Yano Music Publ. Co., Ltd.

℗ 1983 Made in Japan by Victor Musical Industries Inc & licensed by Virgin Records Ltd, England.

禁じられた色彩, デイヴィッド・シルヴィアン
(Vocal version of the theme from the film 'Merry Christmas Mr Lawrence')

This Japanese release is printed with a thick cardboard sleeve which has the lyrics written on the back in David Sylvian's handwriting; 16 Feb 1983.

Barcode and Other Identifiers

• Matrix / Runout (Side 1, Stamped): VIRG-1697A 111
• Matrix / Runout (Side 2, Stamped): VIRG-1697B 121
• Rights Society: JASRAC
• Other: VIRG-1697
• Matrix / Runout (Side A Label): VIRG-1697-A
• Matrix / Runout (Side B Label): VIRG-1697-B

Other versions

Category	Artist	Title (Format)	Label	Category	Country	Year
VS601	David Sylvian / Riuichi Sakamoto*	Forbidden Colours ‎(7", Single)	Virgin	VS601	UK	1983
105.513, 105513	David Sylvian, Riuichi Sakamoto*	Forbidden Colours ‎(7", Single, RE)	Virgin, Virgin	105.513, 105513	France	1983
B-105.513, B∙105 513	David Sylvian, Riuichi Sakamoto*	Forbidden Colours ‎(7", Single)	Virgin, Virgin	B-105.513, B∙105 513	Spain	1983
VS601	David Sylvian / Riuichi Sakamoto*	Forbidden Colours ‎(7", Single, Promo, W/Lbl)	Virgin	VS601	UK	1983
105 438, 105 438-100	David Sylvian, Riuichi Sakamoto*	Forbidden Colours ‎(7", Single)	Virgin, Virgin	105 438, 105 438-100	Germany	1983