Tin Drum
The fifth and last studio album, with fretless bass, programmed synthesizers and Linn drum computer.
Japan, 1981
- Released
- November 13, 1981
- Recorded
- June to September 1981
- Studio
- The Manor, Odyssey, AIR
- Label
- Virgin
- Producer
- Steve Nye, Japan
- Length
- 37:46
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Sylvian played vocals, guitar, keyboards and tapes, Karn fretless bass, African flute and dida, Jansen drums, electronic drums and angklung, and Barbieri keyboards, programming and tapes, with Yuka Fujii on backing vocals and Simon House on violin. "Canton" and "Visions of China" are credited to Sylvian and Jansen and "Sons of Pioneers" to Sylvian and Karn; John Punter is uncredited on "The Art of Parties", which kept parts of his earlier version. Sounds ranked it 22nd in its 1986 list of the top 100 albums of all time.
Track listing
- The Art of Parties4:09
- Talking Drum3:34
- Ghosts4:33
- Canton5:30
- Still Life in Mobile Homes5:32
- Visions of China3:37
- Sons of Pioneers7:07
- Cantonese Boy3:44
Personnel
- David Sylvian vocals, guitar, keyboards
- Mick Karn fretless bass, African flute
- Steve Jansen drums, Linn LM-1 programming
- Richard Barbieri keyboards, programming
- Steve Nye producer
Where to go next
Reference
- Tin Drum on Wikipedia Tracklist, personnel and charts.
Writing and criticism
- Sound On Sound on Tin Drum On the programming.
- PopMatters: Tin Drum at 40 An anniversary piece.
Sources
- Tin Drum (album), Wikipedia
- Japan: Tin Drum, Classic Pop
- Japan: Tin Drum, Sound On Sound