Half Machine Lip Moves
| Half Machine Lip Moves | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
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| Studio album by Chrome | ||||
| Released | March 15, 1979 | |||
| Recorded | Alamar Studios in San Francisco, California, United States | |||
| Genre | ||||
| Length | 35:55 | |||
| Label |
Siren (original release) Beggars Banquet (UK) Expanded Music (Italy) Dossier (1988 German release) Touch and Go (1990 US reissue) Cleopatra (2007/2012 US reissues) | |||
| Producer | Damon Edge | |||
| Chrome chronology | ||||
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| Professional ratings | |
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| Review scores | |
| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   |
| The Virgin Encyclopedia of Popular Music | |
Half Machine Lip Moves is the third studio album by American experimental rock band Chrome. It was released on March 15, 1979 by Siren Records. It was described as post-punk by music writer Simon Reynolds.[3]
Track listing
| Side A | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| No. | Title | Lyrics | Music | Length |
| 1. | "T.V. as Eyes" | Helios Creed | Damon Edge, Gary Spain | 2:19 |
| 2. | "Zombie Warfare (Can't Let You Down)" | Edge | Creed, Edge | 5:47 |
| 3. | "March of the Chrome Police (A Cold Clamey Bombing)" | Edge | Edge | 3:38 |
| 4. | "You've Been Duplicated" | Edge | Creed, Edge | 2:38 |
| 5. | "Mondo Anthem" | Creed, Edge | Edge, Spain | 3:33 |
| Side B | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| No. | Title | Lyrics | Music | Length |
| 1. | "Half Machine Lip Moves" | Creed, Edge | Creed, Edge | 5:21 |
| 2. | "Abstract Nympho" | Creed, Edge | Creed, Edge | 3:35 |
| 3. | "Turned Around" | Creed | Creed, Edge | 2:01 |
| 4. | "Zero Time" | Creed | Creed, Edge | 3:04 |
| 5. | "Creature Eternal" | Creed, Edge | Creed, Edge | 1:53 |
| 6. | "Critical Mass" | Edge | Creed, Edge | 2:00 |
Legacy
UK magazine The Wire included Half Machine Lip Moves on its list of "100 (130) Records That Set the World on Fire (While No One Was Listening)".[4]
Personnel
- Chrome
- Helios Creed – lead vocals, rhythm and lead guitar, bass guitar, bells, bowed guitar
- Damon Edge – lead vocals, keyboard guitar, organ, synthesizer, Moog synthesizer, percussion, drums, rhythm guitar ("Turned Around"), tape operation, production, engineering, art direction, sleeve photography
- Additional personnel
- Gary Spain – bass guitar ("T.V. as Eyes", "Mondo Anthem")
- Technical
- John L. Cyborg – electronics
- Bernie Grundman – mastering
- Amy James – sleeve photography, cover design
References
- ↑ Raggett, Ned. "Half Machine Lip Moves – Chrome : Songs, Reviews, Credits, Awards : AllMusic". AllMusic. AllRovi. Retrieved April 24, 2013.
- ↑ "Acclaimed Music – Half Machine Lip Moves". Acclaimed Music. Retrieved April 24, 2013.
- ↑ Reynolds, Simon (2009). Rip It Up and Start Again: Postpunk 1978—1984. Faber & Faber. Retrieved 26 December 2016.
- ↑ "rocklist.net...The Wire Lists..." rocklistmusic.co.uk. Retrieved April 24, 2013.
External links
- Half Machine Lip Moves at Discogs (list of releases)
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