
The Britons are a talented lot in terms of music. Japan Band is a group of British pop/rock group teen band that had been popular in the late 1960's and it became a household name during the 70's.
Original members:
- David Sylvian (original name David Batt): vocals, guitar, keyboards
- Mick Karn (original name Anthony Michaelides): bass guitar, saxophone, oboe
- Rob Dean: guitar
- Steve Jansen (Sylvian's brother, Steve Batt): drums and percussion
- Richard Barbieri: keyboards

lp vinyl, JAPAN: Assemblage, Hansa HAN LP 1/Germany/'81 M-/G+... Life In Tokyo remix/European Son remix/I Second That Emotion ext.remix/Quiet Life/Fall In Love With Me/In Vogue live in tokyo/Deviation live in tokyo/Obscure Alternatives live in tokyo.
Albums
- Adolescent Sex, March 1978
- Obscure Alternatives, November 1978
- Quiet Life, December 1979 (UK #53) — [Certified Gold in March 1984]
- Gentlemen Take Polaroids, November 1980 (UK #45) — [Certified Gold in November 1986]
- Tin Drum, November 1981 (UK #12) — [Certified Gold in March 1982]
- Rain Tree Crow, April 1991 (UK #24), Japan reformed under the RTC moniker




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