Japan Gentlemen Take Polaroids
1980 Vinyl Strawberry Cut, CBS Pressing
New Wave
Synth-pop

Main image
Virgin, Virgin
tracks a1 to b1, b3 composed by David Sylvian
design concept [cover concept] Stuart McLeod
engineer [assistant engineer] Renate Blauel
engineer [engineered by] Colin Fairley
engineer [engineered by] John Punter
engineer [engineered by] Nigel Walker
engineer [engineered by] Steve Prestage
hair Maneline
lacquer cut by Sean Davies
make-up Regis
mixed by John Punter
photography by Stuart McLeod
photography by [back cover photography assisted by] Steve Chivers
photography by [back cover photography] Nicola Tyson
producer [produced by] John Punter
Phonographic Copyright (p) Virgin Records Ltd.
Pressed By CBS Pressing Plant, Aston Clinton
Published By Chadwick Nomis Ltd.
Published By Virgin Music (Publishers) Ltd.
Published By Jobete Music Co. Ltd
Recorded At Air Studios
Recorded At The Town House
Lacquer Cut At Strawberry Mastering
℗ 1980 Virgin Records Limited.
Made in England.

First-edition pressings had track A3 printed as 'Some Kind Of Fool' on the back of the sleeve. An erratum sticker listed that track A3 was replaced with 'Burning Bridges'. Track A3 on side one plays 'Burning Bridges'.

Some first-edition copies come with a merchandise sheet.

This entry accommodates sleeves, including the erratum sticker and vinyl pressed by [l553982] with the lacquer cut by Sean Davies at [l266791]. It is not to be confused with Gentlemen Take Polaroids, which also has the erratum sticker, but the lacquer was not cut by Sean Davies at [l266791].

Recorded at Air Studios and The Townhouse Studios, London.
Publishers:
Chadwick-Nomis Ltd/Virgin Music (Publishers) Ltd
except track B2 Jobete Music Co Ltd

Runouts are etched apart from the ∴ / ⋀ CBS Aston Clinton stamper (partially formed A)
Matrix / Runout: V 2180-A (Side A label)
Matrix / Runout: V 2180-B (Side B label)
Matrix / Runout: V2180 A1 A STRAWBERRY - Sean (Side A runout, variant 1)
Matrix / Runout: V2180 B3 A (Side B runout, variant 1)
Matrix / Runout: V2180 A1 A STRAWBERRY - Sean (Side A runout, variant 2)
Matrix / Runout: V2180 B2 A (Side B runout, variant 2)
Matrix / Runout: V2180 A2 A STRAWBERRY - Sean (Side A runout, variant 3)
Matrix / Runout: V2180 B2 A (Side B runout, variant 3)



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