Half-Mute
1980 studio album by Tuxedomoon
Half-Mute | ||||
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Studio album by Tuxedomoon | ||||
Released | March 15, 1980 (1980-03-15) | |||
Recorded | December 1979 | |||
Studio | Audios Amigos (San Francisco, California) | |||
Genre | Post-punk, experimental rock | |||
Length | 40:04 | |||
Label | Ralph | |||
Producer | Tuxedomoon | |||
Tuxedomoon chronology | ||||
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Half-Mute is the debut studio album by American post-punk band Tuxedomoon, released on March 15, 1980, by Ralph Records.[4] It was their first long-form record, after two EPs, 1978's No Tears and 1979's Scream with a View.[5] Half-Mute was reissued on CD in 1985 by Cramboy, bundled together with Scream with a View. The album's cover art is by Patrick Roques.
Track listing
All tracks are written by Steven Brown, Peter Dachert and Blaine L. Reininger
No. | Title | Length |
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1. | "Nazca" | 3:07 |
2. | "59 to 1" | 3:58 |
3. | "Fifth Column" | 2:55 |
4. | "Tritone (Musica Diablo)" | 2:50 |
5. | "Loneliness" | 2:56 |
No. | Title | Length |
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1. | "James Whale" | 2:42 |
2. | "What Use?" | 4:01 |
3. | "Volo Vivace" | 2:48 |
4. | "7 Years" | 3:08 |
5. | "KM/Seeding the Clouds" | 11:39 |
No. | Title | Music | Lyrics/Vocals | Length |
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11. | "Nervous Guy" (from Scream with a View) | Reininger | Reininger | 5:11 |
12. | "Where Interests Lie" (from Scream with a View) | Dachert | Brown | 4:07 |
13. | "(Special Treatment for the) Family Man" (from Scream with a View) | Brown | Brown | 5:10 |
14. | "Midnite Stroll" (from Scream with a View) | Michael Belfer | Belfer | 3:21 |
Personnel
Adapted from the Half-Mute liner notes.[6]
Tuxedomoon
- Steven Brown – alto saxophone, soprano saxophone, keyboards, synthesizer, drum programming, lead vocals
- Peter Dachert (as Peter Principle) – bass guitar, guitar, synthesizer, drum programming
- Blaine L. Reininger – violin, guitar, bass guitar, keyboards, synthesizer, drum programming, spoken word (A2)
Production and additional personnel
- Jim Renney – engineering
- Patrick Roques – cover art
- Tuxedomoon – production, arrangement
Charts
Chart (1980) | Peak position |
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UK Independent Albums (Record Business)[7] | 10 |
Chart (2016) | Peak position |
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Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)[8] | 198 |
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia)[9] | 135 |
Release history
Region | Date | Label | Format | Catalog |
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United States | 1980 | Ralph | LP | TX8004 |
France | Celluloid | 529806 | ||
Belgium | 1985 | Cramboy | CBoy 1010 | |
CD | CBoy 1040 | |||
United States | 1988 | Ralph | 80042 | |
Belgium | 2016 | Cramboy | CBoy 1011 |
References
- ^ Mills, Ted. "Half-Mute – Tuxedomoon". AllMusic. Retrieved May 26, 2016.
- ^ Shirley, Ian (June 2016). "Tuxedomoon – Half-Mute/Give Me New Noise". Record Collector. No. 454. Retrieved November 22, 2018.
- ^ Lowy, Kenn (1983). "Tuxedomoon". In Marsh, Dave; Swenson, John (eds.). The New Rolling Stone Record Guide (2nd ed.). Random House/Rolling Stone Press. p. 520. ISBN 0-394-72107-1.
- ^ Gimarc, George (2005). Punk Diary: The Ultimate Trainspotter's Guide to Underground Rock, 1970–1982. Hal Leonard Corporation. p. 306. ISBN 9780879308483. Retrieved May 26, 2016.
- ^ Payes, Robert; Sheridan, David. "Tuxedomoon". Trouser Press. Retrieved May 26, 2016.
- ^ Half-Mute (sleeve). Tuxedomoon. San Francisco, California: Ralph Records. 1980.
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: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link) - ^ Lazell, Barry (1997). "Tuxedomoon". Indie Hits 1980–1989: The Complete U.K. Independent Charts (Singles & Albums). Cherry Red Books. ISBN 0-95172-069-4. Archived from the original on June 8, 2011. Retrieved September 5, 2014.
- ^ "Ultratop.be – Tuxedomoon – Half-Mute / Give Me New Noise: Half-Mute Reflected" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved December 19, 2020.
- ^ "Ultratop.be – Tuxedomoon – Half-Mute / Give Me New Noise: Half-Mute Reflected" (in French). Hung Medien. Retrieved December 19, 2020.
External links
- Half-Mute at Discogs (list of releases)
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- Half-Mute
- Desire
- Divine
- Holy Wars
- Ship of Fools
- You
- The Ghost Sonata
- Joeboy in Mexico
- Cabin in the Sky
- Vapour Trails
- No Tears
- Scream with a View
- Time to Lose
- Suite en sous-sol
- Short Stories
- Ten Years in One Night
- Live in St. Petersburg
- Discography
- Cramboy
- Ralph Records
- Les Disques du Crépuscule
- Gareth Jones