Album
Gentlemen Take Polaroids
1980 · Electronic, Rock
14 collectors on Gatefold own this
Gentlemen Take Polaroids is an Electronic album by Japan, originally released in 1980. On Gatefold: 122 pressings tracked, owned by 14 collectors.
About
Gentlemen Take Polaroids is the fourth (and penultimate) studio album by the English band Japan, released in 1980 by Virgin Record. Gentlemen Take Polaroids was the band's first album for the Virgin Records label after leaving Hansa-Ariola, which had released their first three album. It continued in the vein of their previous album Quiet Life, drawing on its elegant Euro-disco stylings coupled with more ambitious arrangement. 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 session, forcing the other members to comply with his vision which ultimately led to the band's break up - a situation he took some responsibility for (he considers 1979's Quiet Life to be the only album which the band worked on in a truly collaborative manner). This was the last Japan album to feature guitarist Rob Dean, who left the band in spring 1981. .
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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
Sound DNA
- Electronic
- Synth-Pop / New Wave
- velvety
- detached
- nocturnal
Credits
The people behind it.
Performers
- David SylvianVOCALS, GUITAR
- Mick KarnBASS GUITAR, SAXOPHONE, VOCALS
- Richard BarbieriSYNTHESIZER , KEYBOARDS
- Rob DeanGUITAR, VOCALS
- Steve JansenDRUMS, PERCUSSION, VOCALS
14 collectors on Gatefold own this · 122 pressings tracked on Gatefold
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