Tracklist Hide Credits

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. Rogers*, S. 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.
• Copyright (c) – Virgin Records Ltd.
• Pressed By – Mediamotion
• Published By – Chadwick Nomis Ltd.
• Published By – Virgin Music (Publishers) Ltd.
• Published By – Jobete Music Co. Ltd
• Published By – Copyright Control
• Recorded At – Air Studios
• Recorded At – The Town House
• Glass Mastered At – EMI Swindon

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, 8)

Notes

℗ 1980 Virgin Records Ltd.
© 1984 Virgin Records Ltd.

Recorded at Air Studios & The Townhouse Studios London. All songs published by Chadwick Nomis Ltd. / Virgin Music (Publishers) Ltd., Except 6 - Jobete Music Co. Ltd and 8 - Chadwick Nomis Ltd. / Virgin Music (Publishers) Ltd. / Copyright Control.

Track 5: Methods of Dance listed as "Method Of Dancing" on the CD.

Printed in the U.K.
Manufactured in EU

Pressed By: Mediamotion = Mould SID Code: IFPI AAH**
Glass Mastered At: EMI Swindon = Indicates glass master was made at Swindon, UK.

Another pressing of this CD reissue exists where the CD disc was manufactured in the UK, with different matrix #s etched into the disc: CDV 2180, 0777 7 86661 2 7.

Barcode and Other Identifiers

• Barcode (Text): 0 77778 66612 7
• Barcode (Scanned): 077778666127
• Label Code: LC 3098
• Matrix / Runout: 786661 2.1 EMI SWINDON 010201-NL
• Mastering SID Code: none
• Mould SID Code: ifpi AAH16
• Price Code: PM 500
• SPARS Code: AAD
• Rights Society: BIEM STEMRA
• Other: UK: CDV2180

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
CAROL 1829-2	Japan	Gentlemen Take Polaroids ‎(CD, Album)	Caroline Blue Plate	CAROL 1829-2	US	Unknown
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

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