Japan
Originally a glam rock outfit of minor renown, Japan hit it big when they crossed over to new romantic/art rock in the recent vein of Roxy Music and David Bowie. Quiet Life, Gentlemen Take Polaroids and Tin Drum built up a loyal following who soon found themselves without a band to follow as David Sylvian went solo. The band's exotic soundscapes, Mick Karn's fretless bass and Sylvian's Ferry-cum-Bowie voice place this music at the head of a class that would include Ultravox, Icehouse, Gary Numan and Duran Duran.
| Date | ALBUMS / Singles |
|---|---|
| 1978 March | Don't Rain On My Parade |
| 1978 April | ADOLESCENT SEX |
| 1978 August | The Unconventional |
| 1978 November | OBSCURE ALTERNATIVES |
| 1978 November | Sometimes I Feel So Low |
| 1978 | Deviation |
| 1979 May | Life In Tokyo |
| 1980 January 4 | QUIET LIFE |
| 1980 February | I Second That Emotion |
| 1980 October | Gentlemen Take Polaroids |
| 1980 October | GENTLEMEN TAKE POLAROIDS |
| 1980 | SPECIAL EDITION FIVE SONG EXTENDED PLAY (EP) |
| 1980 | LIVE IN JAPAN (EP) |
| 1981 April | The Art of Parties |
| 1981 August | Quiet Life |
| 1981 September | ASSEMBLAGE |
| 1981 October | Visions of China |
| 1981 November | TIN DRUM |
| 1981 | THE SINGLES (EP) |
| 1982 January | European Son |
| 1982 May | Cantonese Boy |
| 1982 June | I Second That Emotion (Remix) |
| 1982 November | Nightporter |
| 1982 | JAPAN |
| 1983 February | All Tomorrow's Parties |
| 1983 May | Visions of China (Live) |
| 1983 June | OIL ON CANVAS |
| 1984 November | EXORCISING GHOSTS |
| 1989 December | SOUVENIR FROM JAPAN |
| 1991 October | THE OTHER SIDE OF JAPAN |
| 1993 | PROPHETIQUE 1978-1980 |
| 1994 | BEST SELECTION |
| 1996 | JAPAN IS THE MASTERPIECE, BUT NEW, TOO |
| 2002 | THE BEST OF JAPAN |
| 2009 | THE COLLECTION |
SEE ALSO...
Gary Numan: Dance
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