Japan - Gentlemen Take Polaroids (1980) [ALAC]

Japan - Gentlemen Take Polaroids (1980) [ALAC]



Gentlemen Take Polaroids is the fourth studio album by English band Japan. It was released on 24 October 1980 by record label Virgin.

Gentlemen Take Polaroids was the band's first album for the Virgin Records label, after leaving Hansa-Ariola, who had released their first three albums, some months earlier. It continued in the vein of their previous album Quiet Life, utilising a combination of electronic elements coupled with more traditional instruments. This was the last Japan album to feature guitarist Rob Dean, who left the band in spring 1981.

Gentlemen Take Polaroids was released on 24 October 1980. It was moderately successful in the UK, where it peaked at number 45. The album was later certified Gold by the BPI in 1986 for 100,000 copies sold.

1. "Gentlemen Take Polaroids" 7:08
2. "Swing" 6:23
3. "Burning Bridges" 5:23
4. "My New Career" 3:52
1. "Methods of Dance" 6:53
2. "Ain't That Peculiar" 4:40
3. "Nightporter" 6:57
4. "Taking Islands in Africa"