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A1	Gentlemen Take Polaroids	7:07
A2	Swing	6:26
A3	Burning Bridges	5:20
A4	My New Career	3:52
B1	Methods Of Dance	6:53
B2	Ain't That Peculiar Written-By – Tarplan*, Rodgers*, Robinson*, Moore*	4:40
B3	Nightporter	6:57
B4	Taking Islands In Africa Written-By – Sakamoto / Sylvian*	5:13

Companies, etc.

• Phonographic Copyright (p) – Virgin Records Ltd.
• Manufactured By – Virgin Japan Ltd
• Recorded At – Air Studios
• Recorded At – The Town House
• Published By – Chadwick Nomis Ltd.
• Published By – Virgin Music (Publishers) Ltd.
• Published By – Jobete Music Co., Inc.

Credits

• Design [Cover Concept], Photography – Stuart McLeod
• Engineer [Assistant Engineer] – Renate*
• Engineer [Engineered By] – Colin Fairley, John Punter, Nigel Walker, Steve Prestage
• Mixed By – John Punter
• Other [Hair] – Maneline
• Other [Make-up] – Regis
• Photography By [Back Cover Photography Assisted By] – Steve Shivers
• Photography By [Back Cover Photography] – Nicola Tyson
• Producer [Produced By] – John Punter
• Written-By – D. Sylvian* (tracks: 1 to 5, 7)

Notes

℗ 1980 Virgin Records Ltd
Made in Japan by "Virgin Japan Ltd" ℗ 1988

Recorded at Air Studios and The Townhouse Studios, London.

Published By Chadwick Nomis Ltd / Virgin Music (Publishers) Ltd, except for Track B2 Jobete Music Co Ltd.

1988 Japanese Virgin label 'Final Vinyl' issue white label promo sample 8-track Vinyl LP, housed in a full colour promo stickered picture sleeve complete with discography/ lyric insert and 'Big Artist Collection' Obi-Strip.

In 1988 in Japan this promo album was also released in other formats:

* Promo CD: VJD-28017

Barcode and Other Identifiers

• Barcode: T4988 037 00245 6

Other versions

Category	Artist	Title (Format)	Label	Category	Country	Year
V 2180, V2180	Japan	Gentlemen Take Polaroids ‎(LP, Album)	Virgin, Virgin	V 2180, V2180	UK	1980
VV 33.067 y, VV-33.067 Y	Japan	Gentlemen Take Polaroids ‎(LP, Album)	Virgin, Virgin	VV 33.067 y, VV-33.067 Y	Portugal	1980
V 2180, V2180	Japan	Gentlemen Take Polaroids ‎(LP, Album)	Virgin, Virgin	V 2180, V2180	UK	1980
202.968, 202 968-320	Japan	Gentlemen Take Polaroids ‎(LP, Album, M/Print, RP)	Virgin, Virgin	202.968, 202 968-320	Netherlands	1983
5373701	Japan	Gentlemen Take Polaroids ‎(SACD, Hybrid, Album, Ltd, Num, RE, RM)	Virgin, Universal Music Hong Kong	5373701	Hong Kong	2016

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