Japan - Gentlemen take polaroids in Paris - 1982 

RIP Mick Karn...love that shuffle he does....man what a talent.

those synths, that bass, that voice, japan

Thank you to upload this rare clip. Trust David Sylvian was in good mood as can see him smiled a lot and dancing.

Mick Karn…My Hero. I miss him.

The best live band I've ever seen.

This is brilliant. Japan at the height of their powers!

Like watching a work of art come to life … god these guys were good: thankfully some of the magic got captured on video, however imperfectly …

ohhh the karn shuffle brilliant love it great track great band

This is absolutely beautiful. Thanks so much for uploading this!

Super ! Moi aussi, j'y étais. Très grand souvenir ! Mon meilleur concert avec Simple Minds à l'époque. J'étais avec des amis juste en face de David Sylvian. Impressionnée également par la prestation de Mick Karn qui hélas nous a quitté. I miss him.

So lovely to see David so animated and bopping around really charismatic and the song sounded so fresh. Thanks for uploading - happy happy!

Wonderful,good old days and good old music! Thanks for memory's.. Nice to hear this ..

he is soooooo gorgeous here

Never heard this version before, thanks.

David's giving it the ol' Bryan Ferry here ;) Great track.

Would love the see/hear the whole show - actually live unlike Oil on Canvas - and with the synths and guitars much more up front

I m glad you like it. I ll try to put one french interview of David Sylvian later on...

This is rare, thx for posting.

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Incredible, you're a legend for uploading this.

Thanks for your comments. As it's a french video (system secam) it was not simple to upload. I ll put more videos in the future as I am not living in Paris for the moment,. Be patient. Sophie

super !! j'y étais ! j'y étais ! it was great ! not on front, on balcony on the left side, up to the stage, in fact ; 30years ago, oups! ça fait très longtemps,, i'm big fan since,

beautiful!

Great! thanks for posting looking forward to you other uploads.

Quelle chanse de les avoir vus en live !!! Je donnerais ma chemise pour revenir dans le passé !!

wow this is great! Thanks a lot for this! Hope for much more...

David seems more animated, perhaps knowing the Hammersmith concert was to be recorded affected his performance? Was this broadcast on tv? Great find!!

ah..David and Japan :)) ah....:D

Who's the guitarist? Really nice.

would love to see the full show from this. It must exist somewhere? Wonder if YSL was in the audience...

musically untopable / optically a step too far towards decadence ... I begin to understand why Sylvian wanted to change direction and began starting a solo career

not one mention of Mick Karn, sad..

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Bon souvenir !