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Japan - Gentlemen Take Polaroids album flac Performer: Japan
Title: Gentlemen Take Polaroids
Style: Synth-pop
Country: UK
MP3 album: 1981 mb
FLAC album: 1248 mb
Rating: 4.1
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Genre: Electronic

Gentlemen Take Polaroids is the fourth studio album by the English band Japan, released on 24 October 1980 by Virgin Records. Gentlemen Take Polaroids was the band's first album for the Virgin Records label, after leaving Hansa-Ariola who had released their first three albums. It continued in the vein of their previous album Quiet Life, drawing on its elegant Euro-disco stylings coupled with more ambitious arrangements

The last album with Rob Dean, Gentlemen Take Polaroids was also unquestionably the album in which Japan truly found its own unique voice and aesthetic approach. The glam influences still hung heavy, particularly from Roxy Music, but now the band found itself starting to affect others in turn. Even the back cover photo says as much - looking cool in glossy, elegant nightwear, the quintet had a clear impact on Duran Duran, to the point where Nick Rhodes obviously was trying to be Sylvian in appearance.

Gentlemen Take Polaroids" is the fourth studio album of Japan and was released in 1980. It continued in the same vein of their previous third album, "Quiet Life", using the combination of the electronic elements with the traditional musical elements. The final result was an album with a more sophisticated and atmospheric ambient than its predecessor. The album was well received by the critics and it was said if Brian Eno, rather than Bryan Ferry, had rerouted the original direction of Roxy Music, this might well have been the final result.

Gentlemen Take Polaroids. Released October 24, 1980. Gentlemen Take Polaroids Tracklist. 1. Gentlemen Take Polaroids Lyrics. Like Quiet Life, Gentlemen Take Polaroids is a mainly electronic album characterised by the distinctive playing of its members, particularly Sylvian and Karn, but it is much moodier than its predecessor, with much of the pop and dance factors removed. The arrangements are much more intricate and dense, and the production is a lot slicker and cleaner; for all these reasons the album has been compared to Low (1977) by David Bowie, whom Japan have cited as an influence on a number of occasions.

Features Song Lyrics for Japan's Gentlemen Take Polaroids album. Gentlemen Take Polaroids - 2003 Digital Remaster Lyrics. 2. Nightporter Lyrics. 3. Taking Islands in Africa (Steve Nye remix) Lyrics. 4. Taking Islands in Africa Lyrics. Список групп New-Wave Japan (UK) Gentlemen Take Polaroids. Добавить тексты песен альбома. Band Name Japan (UK). Album Name Gentlemen Take Polaroids. Дата релиза Ноябрь 1980. Музыкальный стильNew-Wave. Владельцы этого альбома2. Gentlemen Take Polaroids.

Продавец: Интернет-магазин Ozon. Адрес: Россия, Москва, Пресненская набережная, 10. ОГРН: 1027739244741

Tracklist Hide Credits

A1 Gentlemen Take Polaroids 7:06
A2 Swing 6:25
A3 Burning Bridges 5:20
A4 My New Career 3:54
B1 Methods Of Dance 6:53
B2 Ain't That Peculiar
Written-By – M. Tarplan*, R. Rodgers*, W. Robinson*, W. Moore*
4:40
B3 Nightporter 6:57
B4 Taking Islands In Africa
Written-By – Sakamoto/Sylvian*
5:15

Companies, etc.

  • Phonographic Copyright (p) – Rock Records & Tape
  • Phonographic Copyright (p) – Virgin Records Ltd.
  • Copyright (c) – Rock Records & Tape

Credits

  • Producer – John Punter
  • Written-By – D. Sylvian* (tracks: A1 to B1, B3)

Notes

Cassette Album released by Taiwan's most prominent Independent Record Label; Rock Records & Tape 滾石唱片

℗ Virgin Records Limited/ Rock Records & Tape
© Rock Records & Tape

No date of release is printed either on the sleeve or cassette tape.

The Cassette Tape comes with a folded A4 Sheet has a synopsis written in Mandarin Chinese. It includes song lyrics written in English and two photo's; one of David Sylvian, the other of the band in the Studio. However, Rob Dean is missing from the photo.

Other versions

Category Artist Title (Format) Label Category Country Year
V 2180, V2180 Japan Gentlemen Take Polaroids ‎(LP, Album, M/Print) Virgin, Virgin V 2180, V2180 UK 1980
V 2180, V2180 Japan Gentlemen Take Polaroids ‎(LP, Album) Virgin, Virgin V 2180, V2180 UK 1980
VV 33.067 y, VV-33.067 Y Japan Gentlemen Take Polaroids ‎(LP, Album) Virgin, Virgin VV 33.067 y, VV-33.067 Y Portugal 1980
OVEDK 7138 Japan Gentlemen Take Polaroids ‎(Cass, Album) Virgin OVEDK 7138 Italy 1980
V 2180, V2180 Japan Gentlemen Take Polaroids ‎(LP, Album) Virgin, Virgin V 2180, V2180 UK 1980

Tracklist Hide Credits

1 Gentlemen Take Polaroids 7:06
2 Swing 6:25
3 Burning Bridges 5:20
4 My New Career 3:54
5 Methods Of Dance 6:53
6 Ain't That Peculiar
Written-By – M. Tarplan*, R. Rodgers*, W. Robinson*, W. Moore*
4:40
7 Nightporter 6:57
8 Taking Islands In Africa
Written-By – Sakamoto / Sylvian*
5:15

Companies, etc.

  • Distributed By – Virgin Records Canada Inc.
  • Phonographic Copyright (p) – Virgin Records Ltd.
  • Copyright (c) – Virgin Records Ltd.
  • Published By – Chadwick Nomis Ltd.
  • Published By – Virgin Music (Publishers) Ltd.
  • Published By – Jobete Music Co. Ltd
  • Published By – Copyright Control
  • Pressed By – Disque Americ
  • Recorded At – Air Studios
  • Recorded At – The Town House

Credits

  • Engineer [Assistant Engineer] – Renate*
  • Engineer [Engineered By] – Colin Fairley, John Punter, Nigel Walker, Steve Prestage
  • Mixed By – John Punter
  • Photography By [Back Cover Photo] – Nicola Tyson
  • Photography By [Front Cover Photo] – Stuart McLeod
  • Producer [Produced By] – John Punter
  • Written-By – D. Sylvian* (tracks: 1 to 5, 7)

Notes

℗ 1980 Virgin Records Ltd
© 1984 Virgin Records Ltd

Recorded at Air Studios & The Townhouse Studios London. All songs published by Chadwick Nomis Ltd. / Virgin Music (Publishers) Ltd., Except 6 - Jobete Music Co. Ltd. and 8 - Chadwick Nomis Ltd. / Virgin Music (Publishers) Ltd. / Copyright Control.

Cover has Virgin Value printed.

Distributed by Virgin Records Canada Inc., 30 Park Road., Toronto, Ontario M4W 2N4. Made in Canada.

Barcode and Other Identifiers

  • Barcode (Text): 0 6674-62180-2 4
  • Barcode (Scanned): 066746218024
  • Label Code: none
  • Matrix / Runout: 6RW/CDVM 2180
  • Matrix / Runout: made by/fabriqué par DISQUE AMERIC CANADA
  • Price Code (PRICE CODE INDICATIF DE PRIX): M
  • SPARS Code: AAD
  • Rights Society: none

Other versions

Category Artist Title (Format) Label Category Country Year
V 2180, V2180 Japan Gentlemen Take Polaroids ‎(LP, Album, M/Print) Virgin, Virgin V 2180, V2180 UK 1980
V 2180, V2180 Japan Gentlemen Take Polaroids ‎(LP, Album) Virgin, Virgin V 2180, V2180 UK 1980
VV 33.067 y, VV-33.067 Y Japan Gentlemen Take Polaroids ‎(LP, Album) Virgin, Virgin VV 33.067 y, VV-33.067 Y Portugal 1980
OVEDK 7138 Japan Gentlemen Take Polaroids ‎(Cass, Album) Virgin OVEDK 7138 Italy 1980
V 2180, V2180 Japan Gentlemen Take Polaroids ‎(LP, Album) Virgin, Virgin V 2180, V2180 UK 1980

Tracklist Hide Credits

1 Gentlemen Take Polaroids 7:04
2 Swing 6:23
3 Burning Bridges 5:20
4 The Experience Of Swimming
Written-By – R. Barbieri*
4:05
5 My New Career 3:53
6 Methods Of Dance 6:51
7 Ain't That Peculiar
Written-By – M. Tarplan*, R. Rodgers*, W. Robinson*, W. Moore*
4:36
8 Nightporter 6:56
9 The Width Of A Room
Written-By – R. Dean*
3:12
10 Taking Islands In Africa
Written-By – R. Sakamoto/ D. Sylvian*
5:12

Companies, etc.

  • Manufactured By – Toshiba EMI Ltd
  • Phonographic Copyright (p) – Virgin Records Ltd.
  • Copyright (c) – Virgin Records Ltd.
  • Published By – Chadwick Nomis Ltd.
  • Published By – Virgin Music (Publishers) Ltd.
  • Published By – 10 Music Ltd.
  • Published By – Jobete Music Co., Inc.
  • Published By – Copyright Control
  • Recorded At – Air Studios
  • Recorded At – The Town House

Credits

  • Engineer [Assistant Engineer] – Renate*
  • Engineer [Engineered By] – Colin Fairley, John Punter, Nigel Walker, Steve Prestage
  • Mixed By – John Punter
  • Photography By [Back Cover Photo] – Nicola Tyson
  • Photography By [Front Cover Photo] – Stuart McLeod
  • Producer [Produced By] – John Punter
  • Written-By – D. Sylvian* (tracks: 1 to 3, 5, 6, 8)

Notes

℗ 1980 Virgin Records Ltd
© 1984 Virgin Records Ltd

Made in Japan
Manufactured by Toshiba EMI Limited, Japan
www.toshiba.emi.co.jp

1999 Japanese promo CD edition of LP originally released in 1980. It comes with two extra tracks which were not on the original LP. Track 4 'The Experience of Swimming' and Track 9 'The Width of a Room'. This promo CD is marked with 'SAMPLE NOT FOR SALE'. The release comes with an Obi with the words 'Rock The 100' written in English.

All songs published by Chadwick Nomis Ltd./ Virgin Music (Publishers) Ltd., except:

Tracks 4 & 9 by 10 Music Ltd
Track 7 by Jobete Music Co Ltd
Track 10 by Chadwick Nomis Ltd. / Virgin Music (Publishers) Ltd. / Copyright Control.

Recorded at Air Studios & The Townhouse Studios, London.

Barcode and Other Identifiers

  • Barcode (Text): 4 988006 770997
  • Barcode (Scanned): 4988006770997
  • Matrix / Runout: TOCP-53038 1 A1
  • Mastering SID Code: IFPI L152
  • Rights Society: JASRAC
  • Other (Secondary catalogue # on CD): CDV-2180
  • Other (Promo markings on CD): Sample Not For Sale

Other versions

Category Artist Title (Format) Label Category Country Year
V 2180, V2180 Japan Gentlemen Take Polaroids ‎(LP, Album, M/Print) Virgin, Virgin V 2180, V2180 UK 1980
V 2180, V2180 Japan Gentlemen Take Polaroids ‎(LP, Album) Virgin, Virgin V 2180, V2180 UK 1980
VV 33.067 y, VV-33.067 Y Japan Gentlemen Take Polaroids ‎(LP, Album) Virgin, Virgin VV 33.067 y, VV-33.067 Y Portugal 1980
OVEDK 7138 Japan Gentlemen Take Polaroids ‎(Cass, Album) Virgin OVEDK 7138 Italy 1980
V 2180, V2180 Japan Gentlemen Take Polaroids ‎(LP, Album) Virgin, Virgin V 2180, V2180 UK 1980