Japan – Tin Drum

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Label:	Virgin – VL 2226
Format:	Vinyl , LP, Album , DJ
Country:	Canada
Released:	Nov 28, 1981
Genre:	Electronic
Style:	Synth-pop

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 – PolyGram Inc.
Distributed By – Polygram Distribution Inc.
Phonographic Copyright ℗ – Virgin Records Ltd.
Copyright © – Virgin Records Ltd.
Lacquer Cut At – Disques SNB Ltée.
Mastered At – Columbia Records Pressing Plant, Don Mills, ON
Pressed By – Columbia Records Pressing Plant, Don Mills, ON
Printed By – DJ (2)

Credits

Cover [Cover Concept] – D. Sylvian*
Design – Steve Joule
Drums, Percussion, Percussion [Electronic & Keyboard Percussion] – Steve Jansen
Engineer [Engineered By] – Steve Nye
Fretless Bass, Flute [African Flute], Suona [Dida] – Mick Karn
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] – Steve Nye
Violin – Simon House
Vocals – Yuka Fujii
Written-By – S. Jansen* (tracks: A4, B2)

Notes

[Vinyl - labels]:
Virgin [logo]

TIN DRUM
JAPAN
VL 2226
℗ 1981 Virgin
Records Ltd.
MANUFACTURED BY POLYGRAM INC. AND DISTRIBUTED BY POLYGRAM DISTRIBUTION INC. 6000 COTE DE LIESSE, ST. LAURENT, QUEBEC, H4T 1E3 ─ MADE IN CANADA

[Cover - spine]:
VL 2226 JAPAN TIN DRUM VIRGIN RECORDS LTD VIL 2226

[Cover - back]:
℗ 1981 VIRGIN RECORDS LTD.
© 1981 VIRGIN RECORDS LTD.
MANUFACTURED BY POLYGRAM INC. AND DISTRIBUTED BY POLYGRAM
DISTRIBUTION INC., 6000 COTE DE LIESSE, ST-LAURENT, QUEBEC H4T 1E3 ─ MADE IN CANADA

Virgin [logo]
VL 2226

DISTRIBUTION
polyGram [logo] DJ [logo]

Runouts are etched, except for numbers following DM, which are stamped.

Note: Another Canadian pressing DJ (2).

Barcode and Other Identifiers

Matrix / Runout (Side A runout, variant 1): VL 2226-A SNB 230 DM-3
Matrix / Runout (Side B runout, variant 1): VL 2226-B SNB 230 DM-3
Matrix / Runout (Side A runout, variant 2): VL 2226-A SNB 230 DM-1
Matrix / Runout (Side B runout, variant 2): VL 2226-B SNB 230 DM-3

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	Title (Format)	Label	Cat#	Country	Year
	Tin Drum (LP, Album, Stereo)	Virgin	V2209	UK	1981
Recently Edited	Tin Drum (Cassette, Album, Durations, Black Text, Grey/White Shell)	Virgin	TCV 2209	UK	1981
Recently Edited	Tin Drum (LP, Album, Stereo)	Virgin	204 169, 204 169-320	Netherlands	1981
Recently Edited	Tin Drum (LP, Album)	Virgin	V-2209, V2209	Scandinavia	1981
Recently Edited	Tin Drum (LP, Album, Stereo)	Virgin	204 169, 204 169-270	Europe	1981