Gentlemen Take Polaroids
by Japan
- Type: Album
- Released: 7 November 1980
- Label: Virgin
- Country: United Kingdom
- Length: 59:06
- Community rating: 4.01/5 from 7 ratings
Artists on this release: Barry Guy, 鍧傛湰榫嶄竴, Steve Jansen, 鍧傛湰榫嶄竴, Richard Barbieri, Mick Karn, Andrew Cauthery, Rob Dean
Album Notes & Community Reviews
Japan reached full creative maturity on this incredibly lush, remarkably sophisticated triumph of atmospheric art-pop. Driven by Mick Karn's pioneering fretless bass work and Richard Barbieri's intricate synthesizers, 'Gentlemen Take Polaroids' is a deeply nocturnal, beautifully sombre, and highly rhythmic cinematic masterpiece of the New Romantic era.
Genres
Descriptors: atmospheric, rhythmic, rain, synth, experimental, synthesizers, guitars, melodic, sophisticated
Tracklist
- Gentlemen Take Polaroids (7:09)
- Swing (6:26)
- Burning Bridges (5:22)
- My New Career (3:54)
- Methods Of Dance (6:54)
- Ain't That Peculiar (4:41)
- Nightporter (6:59)
- Taking Islands In Africa (5:20)
- The Experience Of Swimming (4:04)
- The Width Of A Room (3:14)
- Taking Islands In Africa (4:57)
Credits
- Japan - primary artist
- Ray Staff - lacquer cut by
- Nicola Tyson - photography by
- Steve Chivers - photography by [photography assisted by]
- Nigel Walker - engineer [engineered by], engineer
- Steve Prestage - engineer [engineered by], engineer
- John Punter - producer [produced by], engineer, mix, producer
- David Sylvian - written-by, producer [produced by], electric guitar piano synthesizer, vocal
- Richard Barbieri - written-by, piano synthesizer
- Rob Dean - written-by, ebow guitar
- Colin Fairley - engineer
- Andrew Cauthery - guest oboe
- Barry Guy - double bass guest
- Steve Jansen - membranophone percussion synthesizer
- Mick Karn - bass guitar oboe recorder saxophone
- 鍧傛湰榫嶄竴 - guest synthesizer