by Japan
Release Date: 24 August 2018
Format: LP Double Vinyl
Label: Virgin EMI
£24.99
Japan Gentlemen Take Polaroids Limited 45RPM Half Speed Mastered 180gram Vinyl 2LP Set
Overview:
Japan’s fourth and penultimate album, Gentlemen Take Polaroids was released in 1980. It was the group’s first album for Virgin Records, after leaving the Hansa-Ariola label, and the last to feature guitarist Rob Dean. It features the single "Gentlemen Take Polaroids" and the atmospheric, Satie-esque “Nightporter”, which was eventually released as a single in November 1982, shortly after the band announced they were to split. The album is widely considered as the one which consolidated Japan’s unique aesthetic approach and sound.
A Half Speed Mastered edition of Japan's fourth album from 1980. Mastered by Miles Showell at Abbey Road. Features the single "Gentlemen Take Polaroids". This record was cut using a specialist technique known as half-speed mastering.
This artisan process results in cuts that have superior high frequency response (treble) and solid and stable stereo images.
In short, a very high quality master that helps to create a very high quality record.
In addition to this, we will release this album as a double 45 RPM half-speed mastered edition. This is the ultimate for high quality reproduction as the faster the replay speed of the record, the higher the potential quality. Also, the shorter side times allow the level recorded to the master lacquer discs to be increased thereby improving the signal to noise ratio
Featured Tracks:
1. Gentlemen Take Polaroids
2. Swing
3. Burning Bridges
4. My New Career
5. Methods of Dance
6. Ain't That Peculiar
7. Nightporter
8. Taking Islands In Africa
Release Date: 25 February 2023
Format: LP Vinyl
Label: Virgin EMI
£18.99
Release Date: 07 October 2022
Format: LP Double Vinyl
Label: UMC
£36.99
Release Date: 24 August 2021
Format: LP Double Vinyl
Label: Music On Vinyl
£39.99
Release Date: 06 August 2021
Format: LP Vinyl
Label: Virgin EMI
£19.99
