Gentlemen Take Polaroids

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Annotation

Label: Victor Musical Industries - Catalog #: VIP-6969 - Format: LP (JPN)

Annotation last modified on 2007-12-30 12:10 UTC.

Tracklist

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#	Title	Rating	Length
1	Gentlemen Take Polaroids producer: John Punter recording of: Gentlemen Take Polaroids lyricist and composer: David Sylvian		7:07
2	Swing recording of: Swing lyricist and composer: David Sylvian		6:26
3	Burning Bridges recording of: Burning Bridges lyricist and composer: David Sylvian		5:21
4	My New Career violin: Simon House recording of: My New Career lyricist and composer: David Sylvian		3:52
5	Methods of Dance recording of: Methods of Dance lyricist and composer: David Sylvian		6:54
6	Ain’t That Peculiar cover recording of: Ain’t That Peculiar writer: Marv Tarplin, Robert Rogers, Warren Moore and William Robinson publisher: Jobete Music (UK) Ltd., Jobete Music Co., Inc., イーエムアイ音楽出版フジパシフィック事業部 (EMI Music Publishing Japan, Fujipacific Division) (until 2021-06-30) and ソニー・ミュージックパブリッシングフジパシフィック事業部 (Sony Music Publishing (Japan) Inc., Fujipacific Division) (from 2021-07-01 to present) part of: American Splendor recording of: Ain’t That Peculiar writer: Marv Tarplin, Robert Rogers, Warren Moore and William Robinson publisher: Jobete Music (UK) Ltd., Jobete Music Co., Inc., イーエムアイ音楽出版フジパシフィック事業部 (EMI Music Publishing Japan, Fujipacific Division) (until 2021-06-30) and ソニー・ミュージックパブリッシングフジパシフィック事業部 (Sony Music Publishing (Japan) Inc., Fujipacific Division) (from 2021-07-01 to present) part of: American Splendor		4:40
7	Nightporter recording of: Nightporter lyricist and composer: David Sylvian	3	6:58
8	Taking Islands in Africa recording of: Taking Islands in Africa lyricist: David Sylvian composer: 坂本龍一 (Ryūichi Sakamoto, Japanese composer, pianist, singer, songwriter) and David Sylvian		5:13

Credits

Release

mixer and producer:	John Punter
engineer:	Colin Fairley Steve Prestage John Punter Nigel Walker (UK producer/engineer/guitarist)
bass guitar, oboe, recorder and saxophone:	Mick Karn
ebow and guitar:	Rob Dean (UK guitarist for Japan)
electric guitar, piano and synthesizer:	David Sylvian
guest double bass:	Barry Guy (composer and double bass)
guest oboe:	Andrew Cauthery
guest synthesizer:	坂本龍一 (Ryūichi Sakamoto, Japanese composer, pianist, singer, songwriter)
membranophone, percussion and synthesizer:	Steve Jansen (member of Japan)
piano and synthesizer:	Richard Barbieri
vocals:	David Sylvian

Discogs:	https://www.discogs.com/release/55822 [info]
ASIN:	US: B000000HZZ [info]

Release group

associated singles/EPs:	Gentlemen Take Polaroids Nightporter

Discogs:	https://www.discogs.com/master/74165 [info]
lyrics page:	https://genius.com/albums/Japan/Gentlemen-take-polaroids [info]
other databases:	https://rateyourmusic.com/release/album/japan/gentlemen_take_polaroids/ [info] https://www.musik-sammler.de/album/76778/ [info]
Allmusic:	https://www.allmusic.com/album/mw0000190462 [info]
standalone website:	https://www.nightporter.co.uk/pages/polaroids_album.htm [info]
Wikidata:	Q250307 [info]

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Release information

Barcode:: 077778666127
Format:: CD
Length:: 46:32

Additional details

Type:: Album
Status:: Official
Language:: English
Script:: Latin
Data quality:: Normal

Labels

Virgin
CDV2180

Release events

United Kingdom
1988-06

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