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Japan – Oil On Canvas (VG+/VG+) – 2xLP, AU 1983
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Oil On Canvas is an LP by Japan from 1983 released on the Virgin label.
About this album
Oil On Canvas is a striking live document from Japan, capturing the band’s sleek art-rock and synth-pop at full strength just as their career was approaching its end. Issued in 1983, the album drew on recordings from the final phase of the band’s evolution and presents refined versions of key songs from Gentlemen Take Polaroids, Tin Drum and Quiet Life. Japan’s controlled dynamics, Michael Brook and co-production polish, and David Sylvian’s detached vocal style helped turn their elegant new wave into something singular and influential. More than a routine concert set, it stands as a vivid summary of one of the most distinctive British bands of the era.
Genre: Pop & Rock
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A1 Oil On Canvas
A2 Sons Of Pioneers
A3 Gentlemen Take Polaroids
A4 Swing
B1 Cantonese Boy
B2 Visions Of China
B3 Ghosts
B4 Voices Raised In Welcome, Hands Held In Prayer
C1 Nightporter
C2 Still Life In Mobile Homes
C3 Methods Of Dance
D1 Quiet Life
D2 The Art Of Parties
D3 Canton
D4 Temple Of Dawn