BGM (album)

BGM is the fourth studio album by Yellow Magic Orchestra, released on March 21, 1981. The electronic music album, whose title stands for "Background music", was produced by Haruomi Hosono. Recording started on January 15, 1981, in an effort to release the album by March 21, 1981. It was one of the first albums to feature the Roland TR-808, the most influential early programmable drum machine, along with YMO member Ryuichi Sakamoto's solo album B-2 Unit (1980).