Japan - Ghosts (Virgin)

Japan are a mystery to me. After being a standing joke for years they came right into fashion in 1981, built up a large following (witness the polls) but still didn't sell very many records. And all the while they sounded awfully like Roxy Music. That cannot be said of "Ghosts" and it's arguably the best thing they've done - slow, spare and mesmerising. (Tim De Lisle, Smash Hits, March 18, 1982)