Japan - Gentlemen Take Polaroids
| Genre: | Electronic, Pop |
| Singer: | Japan |
| Title: | Gentlemen Take Polaroids |
| Short-info: | Label:
Virgin – VIP-6969,
Virgin – VIRG-6969,
Virgin – V-2180
Type: Vinyl, LP, Album Country: Japan Date of released: 15 Nov 1980 Category: Electronic, Pop Style: Synth-pop |
| MP3 album size .rar: | 1672 mb |
| APE album size .rar: | 1758 mb |
| Digital formats: | MP3 FLAC AAC VOC MOD AHX VQF DTS MMF |
- 1672 downloads at 53 mb/s
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- 1758 downloads at 43 mb/s
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Tracklist Hide Credits
| A1 | Gentlemen Take Polaroids | 7:04 |
| A2 | Swing | 6:23 |
| A3 | Burning Bridges | 5:20 |
| A4 | My New Career | 3:52 |
| B1 | Methods Of Dance | 6:52 |
| B2 | Ain't That PeculiarComposed By – M. Tarplan*, R. Rogers*, S. Robinson*, W. Moore* |
4:36 |
| B3 | Nightporter | 6:54 |
| B4 | Taking Islands In AfricaComposed By – Sakamoto - Sylvian* |
5:10 |
Companies, etc.
- Licensed Through – Virgin Records Ltd.
- Made By – Victor Musical Industries, Inc.
- Recorded At – Air Studios
- Recorded At – The Town House
- Lacquer Cut At – Victor Company Of Japan, Ltd.
Credits
- Composed By – D. Sylvian* (tracks: A1 to B1, B3, B4)
- Design Concept [Cover Concept], Photography By [Photography] – Stuart McLeod
- Engineer [Assistant Engineer] – Renate*
- Engineer [Engineered By] – Colin Fairley, John Punter, Nigel Walker, Steve Prestage
- Liner Notes – Yoh-ichi Nakamura
- Mixed By – John Punter
- Other [Hair] – Maneline
- Other [Make-up] – Regis
- Photography By [Back Cover Photography Assisted By] – Steve Shivers
- Photography By [Back Cover Photography] – Nicola Tyson
- Producer [Produced By] – John Punter
Notes
Japanese LP with 4 Pages Japanese Insert & Obi.Made in Japan by Victor Musical Industries, Inc. Licensed by Virgin Records Ltd, England.
Recorded at Air Studios and The Townhouse Studios, London.
This version comes with a different obi strip compared with Gentlemen Take Polaroids.
Barcode and Other Identifiers
- Matrix / Runout (Side 1, Variant 1): G〄Ⓑ V 2180A 123✢✢D
- Matrix / Runout (Side 1, Variant 2): G 〄Ⓑ V 2180A 122✢✢ KLNOPQ
- Matrix / Runout (Side 2, Variant 1): V 2180B 123✢✢
- Matrix / Runout (Side 2, Variant 2): V 2180B 131✢
- Rights Society: JASRAC
- Other (Price): ¥2,500
Other versions
| Category | Artist | Title (Format) | Label | Category | Country | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| CAROL 1829-2 | Japan | Gentlemen Take Polaroids (CD, Album) | Caroline Blue Plate | CAROL 1829-2 | US | Unknown |
| V 2180, V2180 | Japan | Gentlemen Take Polaroids (LP, Album) | Virgin, Virgin | V 2180, V2180 | UK | 1980 |
| 202.968, 202 968-320 | Japan | Gentlemen Take Polaroids (LP, Album, M/Print, RP) | Virgin, Virgin | 202.968, 202 968-320 | Netherlands | 1983 |











