- electronic, new wave, synth-pop, art pop
- 47 min
- 8 tracks
- Virgin
Gentlemen Take Polaroids is the fourth studio album by the English new wave band Japan, released on 7 November 1980 by Virgin Records. It was certified gold in the UK and reached number 51 in the UK Album Charts.
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- cooloverwhelming
- sparerichly built
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Tracks
- A1Gentlemen Take Polaroids7:07
- A2Swing6:26
- A3Burning Bridges5:21
- A4My New Career3:52
- B1Methods of Dance6:54
- B2Ain’t That Peculiar4:40
- B3Nightporter6:58
- B4Taking Islands in Africa5:13
8 tracks, 47 minutes.
About the album
- Artist
- Japan
- Label
- Virgin
- Released
- November 15, 1980
- Type
- Album
- Format
- 12" Vinyl
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