Oil on Canvas is a live album by the English band Japan, released in June 1983 by Virgin Records. It was released six months after the band had broken up, and became their highest charting album in the UK, peaking at number 5. a rare feat for a live album. The album was certified "Gold" by the BPI in 1988 for 100,000 copies sold.
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Reviewing for Record Mirror, Betty Page described the album as "elegiac; very 'remember us this way', but also very 'Sunday Times colour supplement special offer'." "The visuals you can get elsewhere, of course, but you don't miss them. The aural ambience is perfectly sufficient to wallow in the privacy of your own home environment. It's all very Habitat: elegant but with simple curves, très ergonomic, adding a touch of sophistication to any colour scheme. It's not intended to make any converts, thank God, but it'll surely make a sad but satisfying memorial for the ever present ranks of devotees".
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