1980 studio album by Tuxedomoon
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
Side two Title 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
1985 CD issue bonus tracks Title Music Lyrics/Vocals 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
Charts
Release history
Region
Date
Label
Format
Catalog
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.{{cite AV media notes }}
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^ 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.
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