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Gentlemen Take Polaroids
Studio album by
Japan
Released7 November 1980
Recorded2 July – 2 October 1980
Studio
  • AIR (London)
  • Townhouse (London)
  • The Barge (London)
Genre
  • Avant-pop[1]
  • synth-pop[1]
  • electropop[2]
  • eurodisco[3]
Length46:26
LabelVirgin
ProducerJohn Punter
Japan chronology
Quiet Life
(1979)
Gentlemen Take Polaroids
(1980)
Tin Drum
(1981)
Singles from Gentlemen Take Polaroids
  1. "Gentlemen Take Polaroids"
    Released: 10 October 1980
  2. "Nightporter"
    Released: 12 November 1982

Gentlemen Take Polaroids is the fourth studio album by the English band Japan, released in November 1980 by Virgin Records.

  1. ^ a b Cite error: The named reference quietusjapan was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  2. ^ Ham, Robert (9 March 2021). "Japan - Quiet Life". Pitchfork. Retrieved 6 August 2023. ...their glam-influenced early years into the experimental electronic pop of their final two LPs.
  3. ^ Cite error: The named reference AllMusic was invoked but never defined (see the help page).

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