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JAPAN
&
Rain Tree Crow
Remastered, Repackaged, Revisited
'Gentlemen Take Polaroids'
'Tin Drum'
'Oil On Canvas'
'Rain Tree Crow'
15 September 2003
Virgin Records are very pleased to announce an outstanding series of
Japan releases being made available from the 15th September
this year.
For the first time, the band members and the record company have got
together to revisit four classic albums which have until this
date, been
kept in their original format.
'Gentlemen Take Polaroids', 'Tin Drum', 'Oil On Canvas' and Rain Tree
Crow's eponymously titled Japan 'reformation' album, are all to be
remastered and lavishly repackaged to create a beautiful
matching series.
The albums are being repackaged with additional tracks, some
of which are CD first-timers, and a plethora of rare photos
by artistic legends such as Fin Costello (who documented the
band from the very start of their career), the Douglas Brothers
and Steve Jansen's own personal pictures.
This project has been a long time coming, and each release has
been put together with hands-on artistic direction from Sylvian
and Jansen. At last, one of the most intriguing, sophisticated
and imaginative bands of the 80s are deservedly brought back to
the fore.
All tracks marked with * and in bold are extra tracks or
changes made to original.
Gentlemen Take Polaroids
Packaging
6 panel Digipak, 4 colour disc, non-standard black glossy CD tray.
Extra photos include alternative cover from original session. New
typeface.
Tracklisting
1. Gentlemen Take Polaroids
2. Swing
3. Burning Bridges
4. My New Career
5. Methods Of Dance
6. Ain't That Peculiar
7. Nightporter
8. Taking Islands In Africa
9. The Experience of Swimming * (B-side from Gentlemen Take
Polaroids double 7")
10. The Width Of A Room * (B-side from Gentlemen Take Polaroids
double 7")
11. Taking Islands In Africa (Steve Nye Remix) (B-side
from Visions Of China single)
CDVX 2180
Tin Drum
Extra Special Packaging!
Packaging
Clamshell Box containing 6 panel digipak, 24 page booklet and extra
gatefold 'single'.
Clamshell box will have a completely different Fin Costello
front cover and back cover photo. The main digipak will
have original front and back cover of 'Tin Drum'. The booklet
will have alternative front and back cover from original 'Tin
Drum' photo session plus 22 pages of photos by Fin Costello, Yuka
Fujii and Steve Jansen.
Gatefold single will have photos from 'The Art of Parties' single
session.
Clamshell box, booklet cover and main CD body will use 5 colour
silver with non-standard grey gloss CD tray. This edition will
be an absolute photographic treat for Japan fans.
Tracklisting
1. The Art Of Parties
2. Talking Drum
3. Ghosts
4. Canton
5. Still Life In Mobile Homes
6. Visions Of China
7. Sons Of Pioneers
8. Cantonese Boy
*EXTRA GATEFOLD SINGLE - New extra disc
1. The Art Of Parties (Single Version) *
2. Life Without Buildings *(B-side to The Art Of Parties)
3. The Art Of Parties (Live) *(B-side to Ghosts)
4. Ghosts (Single Version) *
CDVX 2209
Oil On Canvas
(Double CD Live album) *CD version previously only available as
single
disc
Packaging
Double CD - 8 panel digipak.
Original Auerbach painting / front cover changed to black and white /
full bleed. Extra new images by Fin Costello plus new typeface
and logo.
White CD, non-standard gloss black CD tray.
Tracklisting
CD 1
1. Oil On Canvas
2. Sons Of Pioneers
3. Gentlemen Take Polaroids
4. Swing
5. Cantonese Boy
6. Visions Of China
7. Ghosts
8. Voices Raised In Welcome, Hands Held In Prayer
CD 2
1. Nightporter
2. Still Life In Mobile Homes
3. Methods Of Dance
4. Quiet Life
5. The Art Of Parties
6. Canton
7. Temple Of Dawn
CDVDX 2513
Rain Tree Crow
Packaging
6 panel digipak using copper or silver foil blocking font (front and
back). Extra Shinya Fujiwara photo (originally only used in Japanese
release) to be included plus, Douglas Brothers photos of individual
band members. 4 or 5 colour CD + non-standard black glossy
CD tray. Fold-out poster booklet (gloss art paper) included
with more Douglas Brothers photos.
Tracklisting
1. Big Wheels In Shanty Town
2. Every Colour You Are
3. Rain Tree Crow
4. Red Earth (As Summertime Ends)
5. Pocket Full Of Change
6. Boat's For Burning
7. New Moon At Red Deer Wallow
8. Blackwater
9. A Reassuringly Dull Sunday
10. Blackcrow Hits Shoe Shine Citys
11. Scratchings On The Bible Belt
12. Cries And Whispers
13. I Drink To Forget *(B-side to Blackwater)
CDVX 2659
DAVID SYLVIAN SOLO ALBUMS - REMASTERED AND REPACKAGED
David Sylvian's solo work will be given the same quality
treatment and released on the 29th September.
'Brilliant Trees', 'Alchemy - An Index of Possibilities', 'Gone
To Earth' and 'Secrets of the Beehive' will all feature
highly original new packaging, extra tracks and never before
seen photos.