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Japan - Gentlemen Take Polaroids 2-LP Half Speed Master SEALED Pre-order 25/08
Sold Date:
August 1, 2018
Start Date:
July 2, 2018
Final Price:
£28.99
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Catalogue# 6710412
Tracklist:
1. Gentlemen Take Polaroids
2. Swing
3. Burning Bridges
4. My New Career
5. Methods of Dance
6. Ain't That Peculiar
7. Nightporter
8. Taking Islands In Africa
Gentlemen Take Polaroids
Japan’s fourth and penultimate album, Gentlemen Take Polaroids was released in 1980. It was the group’s first album for Virgin Records, after leaving the Hansa-Ariola label, and the last to feature guitarist Rob Dean. It features the single "Gentlemen Take Polaroids" and the atmospheric, Satie-esque “Nightporter”, which was eventually released as a single in November 1982, shortly after the band announced they were to split. The album is widely considered as the one which consolidated Japan’s unique aesthetic approach and sound.
Additionally, the album is being released as a double 45 RPM half-speed mastered edition, the ultimate high quality reproduction as the faster the replay speed of the record, the higher the potential quality. The shorter side times also allow the level recorded to the master lacquer discs to be increased, thereby improving the signal to noise ratio.
Release date: 25th August 2018. Item will be despatched on or around release date in cruciform mailer with added card stiffener. Orders will be charged upon checkout.
