Did you know Shigesato Itoi collaborated with Keiichi Suzuki on more than just the MOTHER games? The start of their relationship began with the release of Penguinism in 1980, nine years before MOTHER. Penguinism is an album written by Itoi and composed by a few different artists, including Suzuki!

If you’ve never heard of Penguinism, now’s your chance to see and listen to all it has to offer! Full scans of its vinyl cover with inserts, a video of all its music, and translations of its track list can be found below (but no lyrics from the songs have been translated online yet).

The following are scans of Penguinism and a translation of the album’s song titles. These scans and their translations are by Kody NOKOLO. Please credit Mother Forever and Kody NOKOLO if you report or repost these scans and translations.

Scans & Translations

Track Listing (and translations below each Japanese title)

• バイバイ・コロン by Keiichi Suzuki
  • BYE BYE COLON
• 孤独のローチ・ハント by Haruomi Hosono
  • LONELY ROACH HUNT
• HI-LITE by Keiichi Suzuki
• SLEEPING DUCK by Akiko Yano
• SUPER FOLK SONG by Akiko Yano
• 2匹のなにかのように by Shigeru Umebayashi
  • SOMETHING LIKE 2 ANIMALS
• 悲しみのレインボー男 by Shigeru Umebayashi
  • THE SORROWFUL RAINBOW MAN
• I BELONG TO YOU by Kunihiko Kase
• 今夜はララバイ by Kunihiko Kase
  • TONIGHT’S LULLABY
• I LOVE YOU, TOO – Kenji Sawada

Listen to it in the video below!