This came out in 1999 – or at least that’s when I got it. Here’s what I said about it back then (with some minor editing):
For a long time, Japan’s Pizzicato Five were content to live in their own little kitschy world of go-go beats, bossa nova romance and chilled martini lounge melodies.
Lately, though, they’ve discovered there’s a big world out there. And with The International Playboy & Playgirl Record, they’re out to conquer it, baby. Savour the candy-floss Beatle-pop of Magic Twin Candle Tale, marvel at the Mozart-goes-pop intricacy of Concerto, sip the cool jazz of Drinking Wine or soak in the soulful horns of Such A Beautiful Girl Like You and you too can expand your horizons with the fabulous Five.
