Desire (Tuxedomoon album)

Desire is the second studio album by American post-punk band Tuxedomoon, released in 1981 by Ralph Records.[1] The album was issued on CD in 1987 by Cramboy, bundled together with No Tears.

Desire
Studio album by Tuxedomoon
Released	1981 (1981)
Recorded	November 1980 (1980-11)
Studio	Jacobs Studios (Farnham, UK)
Genre	Post-punk, experimental rock
Length	49:31
Label	Ralph
Producer	Gareth Jones, Tuxedomoon
Tuxedomoon chronology
Half-Mute (1980) Desire (1981) Divine (1982)

Critical reception

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[2]

By the critics who reviewed it, Desire was less favourably received than the group's first album, Half-Mute.[2] A critic at Last Sigh Magazine gave the album a positive review and said "this is an example of a band who explore the music they compose -- they play their own original style of music that can't be compared to any specific style of music."[3]

Track listing

All tracks are written by Steven Brown, Peter Dachert, Blaine L. Reininger and Winston Tong.

Side one

No.	Title	Length
1.	"East"	4:28
2.	"Jinx"	5:34
3.	"• • •"	1:05
4.	"Music #1"	3:47
5.	"Victims of the Dance"	5:48
6.	"Incubus (Blue Suit)"	3:50

Side two

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Desire"	7:06
2.	"Again"	6:20
3.	"In the Name of Talent (Italian Western Two)"	6:02
4.	"Holiday for Plywood (Holiday for Strings)"	5:38

1987 CD issue bonus tracks

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
8.	"New Machine" (from No Tears)	Steven Brown, Peter Dachert, Blaine L. Reininger	4:22
9.	"Litebulb Overkill" (from No Tears)	Steven Brown, Peter Dachert, Blaine L. Reininger	3:12
10.	"Nite & Day (Hommage à Cole Porter)" (from No Tears)	Steven Brown, Peter Dachert, Blaine L. Reininger	5:11
11.	"No Tears" (from No Tears)	Steven Brown, Peter Dachert, Blaine L. Reininger	5:40

Personnel

Adapted from the Desire liner notes.[4]

Steven Brown – alto saxophone, soprano saxophone, keyboards, lead vocals Peter Dachert (as Peter Principle) – bass guitar, guitar, synthesizer, drum programming Blaine L. Reininger – violin, guitar, keyboards, arrangement, lead vocals Winston Tong – lead vocals, backing vocals

Additional musicians Vicky Aspinall – violin (B4) Al Robinson – cello (A1-A3, B4) Production and design Gareth Jones – production, engineering Stefano Paolillo – photography Patrick Roques – cover art, design Tuxedomoon – production

Release history

Region	Date	Label	Format	Catalog
United States	1981	Ralph	LP	TX8004
Australia		Missing Link		LINK 15
France		Celluloid		529809
Germany		Charisma		6302 102
Greece		Virgin		EX 01
Italy		Expanded Music		EX 01
Netherlands	1985	Cramboy		Cboy 3030
	1987		CD	CBoy 3070

References

1. Payes, Robert; Sheridan, David (2007). "Tuxedomoon". Trouser Press. Retrieved May 26, 2016.
2. Mills, Ted. "Tuxedomoon: Desire > Review". Allmusic. Retrieved May 26, 2016.
3. Alexander, Kim Ann (March 13, 1999). "Tuxedomoon: Desire". Last Sigh Magazine. Archived from the original on March 25, 2008. Retrieved July 26, 2020.
4. Desire (sleeve). Tuxedomoon. San Francisco, California: Ralph Records. 1981.CS1 maint: others (link)

External links

• Desire at Discogs (list of releases)