Tin Drum (album)

Tin Drum
Tin Drum
Studio album by Japan
Released	13 November 1981
Recorded	June – September 1981
Studio	The Manor, Shipton-on-Cherwell; Odyssey, London; Regents Park, London; AIR, London;
Genre	Art pop; new wave; post-punk; avant-pop; synth-pop; art rock; electronica;
Length	37:46
Label	Virgin
Producer	Steve Nye; Japan; John Punter;
Japan chronology
Singles from Tin Drum
	"The Art of Parties"; Released: 1 May 1981; "Visions of China"; Released: 30 October 1981; "Ghosts"; Released: 12 March 1982; "Cantonese Boy"; Released: 13 May 1982;

Tin Drum is the fifth and final studio album by English band Japan, released in November 1981 by Virgin Records. It peaked at No. 12 on the UK charts, and featured the top 5 single "Ghosts".^[9] It has received acclaim as the band's best and most original work.

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^ Fisher, Mark (2014). Ghosts of My Life: Writings on Depression, Hauntology and Lost Futures. Zero Books. ISBN 978-1-78099-226-6.
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^ ^a ^b "The 50 Best Albums of 1981". Spin. 12 April 2021. Retrieved 7 June 2021.
^ "New 33 1/3 Title Coming Spring 2018: Tin Drum". 333sound. 23 November 2015. Archived from the original on 7 August 2016. Retrieved 7 September 2016.
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^ Galens, David (1998). "Japan/Rain Tree Crow/Mick Karn/Polytown". In Graff, Gary; Durchholz, Daniel (eds.). MusicHound Rock: The Essential Album Guide. Detroit: Visible Ink Press. p. 594.
^ Evans, Richard (6 August 2024). "1981.5". Listening to the Music the Machines Make: Inventing Electronic Pop 1978-1983. Omnibus Press. p. 320. ISBN 978-1-915841-45-2.
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[2] Fisher, Mark (2014). Ghosts of My Life: Writings on Depression, Hauntology and Lost Futures. Zero Books. ISBN 978-1-78099-226-6.

[paste-3] "The 50 Best New Wave Albums". Paste. 8 September 2016. Retrieved 16 April 2017.

[spin-4] "The 50 Best Albums of 1981". Spin. 12 April 2021. Retrieved 7 June 2021.

[5] "New 33 1/3 Title Coming Spring 2018: Tin Drum". 333sound. 23 November 2015. Archived from the original on 7 August 2016. Retrieved 7 September 2016.

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[7] Galens, David (1998). "Japan/Rain Tree Crow/Mick Karn/Polytown". In Graff, Gary; Durchholz, Daniel (eds.). MusicHound Rock: The Essential Album Guide. Detroit: Visible Ink Press. p. 594.

[Evans_2024-8] Evans, Richard (6 August 2024). "1981.5". Listening to the Music the Machines Make: Inventing Electronic Pop 1978-1983. Omnibus Press. p. 320. ISBN 978-1-915841-45-2.

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