Japan - Tin Drum

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.

• Phonographic Copyright (p) – Virgin Records Ltd.
• Copyright (c) – Virgin Records Ltd.
• Pressed By – CBS Pressing Plant, Aston Clinton
• Published By – Chadwick Nomis Ltd.
• Published By – Virgin Music (Publishers) Ltd.
• Lacquer Cut At – Utopia Studios

Credits

• Bass Guitar [Fretless Bass], Flute [African Flute], Suona [Dida] – Mick Karn
• 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
• Written-By – D. Sylvian*, M. Karn* (tracks: B3), S. Jansen* (tracks: A4, B2)

Notes

℗ + © 1981 Virgin Records Ltd.
℗ 1981 Virgin Records Ltd.

Publishers: Chadwick-Nomis Ltd. / Virgin Music (Publishers) Ltd.

Some Initial pressings included a limited edition free poster with slightly different matrix #s on the vinyl: Tin Drum. Furthermore, some copies were incorrectly manufactured with the A side label on both sides.

Barcode and Other Identifiers

• Matrix / Runout (Side A Variant 1): V·2209.A·3 ƱTOPIA Λ
• Matrix / Runout (Side B Variant 1): V·2209.B·3 ƱTOPIA Λ
• Matrix / Runout (Side A Variant 2): V·2209.A·3 ƱTOPIA Λ
• Matrix / Runout (Side B Variant 2): V·2209.B·4 ƱTOPIA Λ
• Matrix / Runout (Side A Variant 3): V·2209.A·3 ƱTOPIA Λ
• Matrix / Runout (Side B Variant 3): V·2209.B·5 Λ
• Matrix / Runout (Side A Variant 4): V·2209.A·3 ƱTOPIA Λ
• Matrix / Runout (Side B Variant 4): V·2209.B·6 Λ
• Matrix / Runout (Side A Variant 5): V·2209.A·6 ƱTOPIA Λ
• Matrix / Runout (Side B Variant 5): V·2209.B·4 ƱTOPIA Λ
• Matrix / Runout (Side A Variant 6): V·2209.A·6 ƱTOPIA Λ
• Matrix / Runout (Side B Variant 6): V·2209.B·5 Λ
• Matrix / Runout (Side A Variant 7): V·2209.A·6 ƱTOPIA Λ
• Matrix / Runout (Side B Variant 7): V·2209.B·6 Λ

Other versions

Category	Artist	Title (Format)	Label	Category	Country	Year
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
0946 3 63061 2 4, CDVR 2209	Japan	Tin Drum ‎(CD, Album, RE, RM, RP)	Virgin, Virgin	0946 3 63061 2 4, CDVR 2209	UK & Europe	Unknown

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