▁expl ores ▁electronic ▁music , ▁especially ▁of ▁a ▁dance ▁music ▁bent , ▁continu ing ▁the ▁dance ▁them es ▁of ▁Mot iv ation ▁Radio . ▁Most ▁of ▁the ▁guitar ▁and ▁some ▁of ▁the ▁keyboard ▁parts ▁on ▁Green ▁were ▁played ▁by ▁Hill age ▁with ▁a ▁Roland ▁GR ▁ 5 0 0 – an ▁early ▁guitar ▁synth es izer . ▁Hill age ▁enjoyed ▁" the ▁hy brid ▁sounds " ▁he ▁achieved ▁on ▁the ▁album ▁with ▁the ▁instrument , ▁but ▁would ▁ret ire ▁the ▁instrument ▁as ▁it ▁was ▁too ▁problem atic ▁to ▁use . ▁ ▁The ▁album ▁was ▁released ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 8 ▁by ▁Virgin ▁Records , ▁originally ▁as ▁a ▁limited ▁edition ▁transl uc ent ▁green ▁vin yl ▁before ▁the ▁standard ▁version ▁replaced ▁it ▁shortly ▁afterwards . ▁The ▁album ▁cover ▁features ▁a ▁distinct ive ▁" py ram id ▁fish " ▁design ▁by ▁English ▁writer ▁John ▁Mich ell . ▁Green ▁pe aked ▁at ▁number ▁ 3 0 ▁on ▁the ▁UK ▁Albums ▁Chart ▁and ▁was ▁a ▁critical ▁success . ▁Hill age ▁purs ued ▁a ▁more ▁electronic ▁direction ▁after ▁its ▁release . ▁Green ▁was ▁rem aster ed ▁for ▁CD ▁release ▁in ▁both ▁ 1 9 9 0 ▁and ▁ 2 0 0 7 . ▁ ▁Background ▁and ▁writing ▁Hill age ' s ▁second ▁album ▁L ▁( 1 9 7 6 ) ▁had ▁been ▁a ▁surprise ▁success , ▁gar ner ing ▁critical ▁pra ise ▁and ▁reaching ▁number ▁ 1 0 ▁on ▁the ▁UK ▁Albums ▁Chart ▁and ▁stay ing ▁on ▁the ▁chart ▁for ▁twelve ▁weeks . ▁As ▁a ▁result ,