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The VaporsThe Vapors were a New Wave band from England that existed between 1979 and 1981. They had a hit with the song "Turning Japanese". Based in Guildford in Surrey, their members were David Fenton (songwriter, guitar and vocals), Howard Smith (drums), Edward Bazalgette (lead guitar) and Steve Smith (bass guitar and vocals). Their early musical style owed a great deal to New Wave and Mod influences such as The Jam, Secret Affair and The Jags. Indeed, they were discovered and managed by The Jam's Bruce Foxton. Remembered principally for their song "Turning Japanese", they had two albums: New Clear Days (the pun on "nuclear" being intentional) and Magnets. The first was more clearly in the "traditional" New Wave style of music, while touching on social issues such as the nuclear threat as well as love themes. The second album dealt more extensively with themes of alienation, with many dark lyrics about apparently psychotic characters, including the opening track, Jimmie Jones, about cult leader Jim Jones. "Turning Japanese" is a euphemism for masturbation, which is the subject of the song. A magazine reported that this had caused some embarrassment for David Fenton when his mother found out about the real subject matter. The song was used on the soundtrack of the 2000 movie Charlie's Angels. See also External link * Secret Noise - Vapors fan site
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