This album was first released in 1978, but I probably heard it a few years later. The band was formed in Tokyo (also in 1978) by Haruomi Hosono (bass, keyboards, vocals), Yukihiro Takahashi (drums, lead vocals, occasional keyboards) and Ryuichi Sakamoto (keyboards, vocals).
They were pioneers in their use of synthesizers, samplers, sequencers, drum machines, computers, and digital recording technology, and effectively anticipated the “electropop boom” of the 1980s.They are credited with playing a key role in the development of several electronic genres, including synthpop, J-pop, electro, and techno, while exploring subversive sociopolitical themes throughout their career.
This is the US version of the cover and the original artist for the illustration is Lou Beach.
Re-created on iPad using Affinity Designer.