| Product Code: | V2209 |
| Artist: | Japan |
| Origin: | UK |
| Label: | Virgin (1981) |
| Format: | LP |
| Availability: | Enquire Now |
| Condition: |
Cover: VG
Record: NM (M-)
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| Genre: | Pop , Rock U |
Pristine UK pressed vinyl, nice clean cover.
Tin Drum is the fifth and final studio album by English band Japan, released in November 1981 by record label Virgin. It peaked at No. 12 on the UK charts, and featured the top 5 single "Ghosts." It has received acclaim as the band's best work.
Tin Drum continued the band's now-established mix of electronic elements with traditional instrumentation, but leans far more towards Far Eastern influences than any of their previous albums. Guitarist Rob Dean had left by this point and vocalist David Sylvian had taken on his duties, which had been very greatly reduced by the band's change of musical direction.
The opening track "The Art of Parties" is a re-recording of the song which had been released as a single in April that year.[3]
