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

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 Peculiar
Composed By – M. Tarplan*, R. Rogers*, S. Robinson*, W. Moore*
4:36
B3 Nightporter 6:54
B4 Taking Islands In Africa
Composed 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

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