Gentlemen Take Polaroids is a Electronic album by Japan, originally released in 1980. On Gatefold: 122 pressings tracked, owned by 8 collectors.
Sound DNA
- Electronic
- Synth-Pop / New Wave
- velvety
- detached
- nocturnal
About
Gentlemen Take Polaroids is the fourth (and penultimate) studio album by the English band Japan, released in 1980 by Virgin Records. Gentlemen Take Polaroids was the band's first album for the Virgin Records label after leaving Hansa-Ariola, which 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. In a 1982 interview, David Sylvian commented that by the time of this album, he had become a "paranoid perfectionist" and that he had come to dominate the band's recording sessions, forcing the other .
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Tracklist
- 1Gentlemen Take Polaroids7:09
- 2Swing6:26
- 3Burning Bridges5:22
- 4My New Career3:54
- 5Methods of Dance6:54
- 6Ain't That Peculiar4:41
- 7Nightporter6:59
- 8Taking Islands In Africa5:20
- 9The Experience of Swimming4:04
- 10The Width of a Room3:14
- 11Taking Islands In Africa (Steve Nye Remix)4:57
Credits
Performers
- Mick KarnBASS GUITAR SAXOPHONE VOCALS
- Steve JansenDRUMS PERCUSSION VOCALS
- Rob DeanGUITAR VOCALS
- Richard BarbieriSYNTHESIZER KEYBOARDS
- David SylvianVOCALS GUITAR
8 collectors on Gatefold own this · 122 pressings tracked on Gatefold