Tracklist

A1	The Art Of Parties	4:09
A2	Talking Drum	3:34
A3	Ghosts	4:33
A4	Canton	5:30
B1	Still Life In Mobile Homes	5:32
B2	Visions Of China	3:37
B3	Sons Of Pioneers	7:07
B4	Cantonese Boy	3:44

Companies, etc.

• Manufactured By – Virgin Japan Ltd
• Phonographic Copyright (p) – Virgin Japan Ltd
• Made By – Virgin Japan Ltd

Credits

• Bass Guitar [Fretless Bass], Flute [African Flute], Suona [Dida] – Mick Karn
• Composed By – D. Sylvian*, M. Karn* (tracks: B4), S. Jansen* (tracks: A4, B2)
• Cover [Cover Concept] – D. Sylvian*
• Design – Steve Joule
• Drums, Percussion, Percussion [Electronic & Keyboard Percussion] – Steve Jansen
• Engineer [Engineered By] – Steve Nye
• Keyboards, Programmed By [Keyboard Programming], Tape [Tapes] – Richard Barbieri
• Keyboards, Programmed By [Keyboard Programming], Tape [Tapes], Guitar, Vocals – David Sylvian
• Photography By – Fin Costello
• Producer [Produced By] – Japan, Steve Nye
• Violin – Simon House
• Vocals – Yuka Fujii

Notes

Made in Japan by "Virgin Japan Ltd" ℗ 1988 JASRAC.

1988 Japanese Virgin label 'Final Vinyl' Promo Issue of the 1981 8-Track Vinyl LP, housed in a full colour picture sleeve complete with discography/ lyric insert and Obi branded with "Big Artist Collection" priced at ¥2,200.

Barcode and Other Identifiers

• Barcode: T4988 037 00247 0
• Matrix / Runout (Side A): OVED-158A 1 1
• Matrix / Runout (Side B): OVED-158B 1 1
• Rights Society: JASRAC

Other versions

Category	Artist	Title (Format)	Label	Category	Country	Year
V2209	Japan	Tin Drum ‎(LP, Album)	Virgin	V2209	UK	1981
CDV 2209, 0777 7 86697 22	Japan	Tin Drum ‎(CD, Album, RE)	Virgin, Virgin	CDV 2209, 0777 7 86697 22	UK & Europe	Unknown
204169	Japan	Tin Drum ‎(LP, Album, M/Print)	Virgin	204169	France	1981
204 169, 204 169-320	Japan	Tin Drum ‎(LP, Album, M/Print)	Virgin, Virgin	204 169, 204 169-320	Netherlands	1981
2473 830, V2209	Japan	Tin Drum ‎(LP, Album)	Virgin, Virgin	2473 830, V2209	Greece	1982