Japan (band)
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Japan was an English new wave band formed in 1974 in Catford, South London by David Sylvian, Steve Jansen and Mick Karn, joined the following year by Richard Barbieri and Rob Dean. Initially a glam ro
Japan in summer 1981: Sylvian, Jansen, Karn, Barbieri
Japan perform in 1979 (Karn, left, and Sylvian).
Japan in November 1982
Tin Drum (album)
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Tin Drum is the fifth and final studio album by the English new wave band Japan, released on 13 November 1981 by Virgin Records. It peaked at No. 12 on the UK Albums Chart, and featured the top 5 sing
Japan (band)
…singles. After leaving Hansa-Ariola, the band signed with Virgin Records who released their last studio albums, Gentlemen Take Polaroids (1980) and Tin Drum (1981). The albums continued to expand their audience as the band refined its new sound, although the combination of their newer sound and the band's…
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