Japan ‎– Gentlemen Take Polaroids
Label:
Virgin ‎– VS 379
Format:
Vinyl, 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo, Single-Sleeve - Autographed
Country:
UK
Released:
Oct 1980
Genre:
Electronic
Style:
New Wave, Synth-pop
Tracklist
A    Gentlemen Take Polaroids
Engineer [Engineered By] – Nigel Walker, Steve Prestage
Producer [Produced By] – John Punter
Written-By – D. Sylvian*
3:28
B    The Experience Of Swimming
Engineer [Engineered By] – Nigel Walker, Steve Prestage
Producer [Produced By] – John Punter
Written-By – R. Barbieri*
4:06
Companies, etc.
Phonographic Copyright (p) – Virgin Records Ltd.
Pressed By – CBS Pressing Plant, Aston Clinton
Published By – Chadwick Nomis Ltd.
Published By – Virgin Music (Publishers) Ltd.
Credits
Lacquer Cut By – RAYS*
Photography By – Nicola Tyson
Photography By [Photography Assisted By] – Steve Shivers*
Notes
℗ 1980 Virgin Records Ltd.
This entry is for the single VS 379, supplied in a single-sleeve, not the double-pack version, Gentlemen Take Polaroids.
There are several inconsistencies around this release. Many copies of the record have labels where the A or B side label may have "Record One" included in the text; (a reference to the double-pack single).
About 100 fully autographed copies of this standard single were given away by the magazine 'Smash Hits' in a competition. This autographed single use the same catalogue number as the UK double pack. Further signed copies were sold at Virgin Record shops, making it easier to find than the unsigned version.
There are also Australian & German releases, supplied in single-sleeves, however, those are not limited autographed editions.
Barcode and Other Identifiers
Matrix / Runout (Side A, runout, etched, stamped): Λ VS 379 A5 RAYS
Matrix / Runout (Side B, runout, etched, stamped): Λ VS 379 B3 RAYS
Matrix / Runout (Side A, label): VS 379-A
Matrix / Runout (Side B, label): VS 379-B