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1	Gentlemen Take Polaroids	7:06
2	Swing	6:25
3	Burning Bridges	5:20
4	My New Career	3:54
5	Methods Of Dance	6:53
6	Ain't That Peculiar Written-By – M. Tarplan*, R. Rodgers*, W. Robinson*, W. Moore*	4:40
7	Nightporter	6:57
8	Taking Islands In Africa Written-By – Sakamoto/ Sylvian*	5:15

Companies, etc.

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

Credits

• Engineer [Assistant Engineer] – Renate*
• Engineer [Engineered By] – Colin Fairley, John Punter, Nigel Walker, Steve Prestage
• Mixed By – John Punter
• Photography By [Back Cover Photo] – Nicola Tyson
• Photography By [Front Cover Photo] – Stuart McLeod
• Producer [Produced By] – John Punter
• Written-By – D. Sylvian* (tracks: 1 to 5, 7)

Notes

℗ 1980 Virgin Records Ltd
℗ 1984 Virgin Records Ltd
Made in Japan by "Virgin Japan Ltd" ℗ 1988

1988 Japanese CD of LP originally released in 1980. This is the first edition priced at ¥2,800. This CD was also reissued priced at ¥2,627 & ¥2,550 which has a revised Obi and different markings on the sleeve. Comes with a folded front cover together with an inserted A5 lyric page which is printed on a shiny white, folded single sheet.

Recorded at Air Studios & The Townhouse Studios London.

All songs published by Chadwick-Nomis Ltd/ Virgin Music (Publishers) Ltd., Except:

Track 6: Jobete Music Co. Ltd
Track 8: Chadwick-Nomis Ltd / Virgin Music (Publishers) Ltd / Copyright Control.

Barcode and Other Identifiers

• Barcode: T4988 037 00244 9
• Matrix / Runout: VJD-28017-1-A2E
• Rights Society: JASRAC

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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