Half-Mute

Half-Mute is the debut studio album of Tuxedomoon, released on March 15, 1980 by Ralph Records.[3] It was their first long-form record, after two EPs, 1978's No Tears and 1979's Scream with a View.[4] The album was issued on CD in 1985 by Cramboy, bundled together with Scream with a View. Cover art is by Patrick Roques.

Half-Mute
Studio album by
Tuxedomoon
ReleasedMarch 15, 1980 (1980-03-15)
RecordedDecember 1979 (1979-12)
StudioAudios Amigos Studios
(San Francisco, CA)
GenrePost-punk, experimental rock
Length40:04
LabelRalph
ProducerTuxedomoon
Tuxedomoon chronology
Scream with a View
(1979)		 Half-Mute
(1980)		 Desire
(1981)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]
Record Collector[2]

Track listing

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

Side one
No.TitleLength
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
Side two
No.TitleLength
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
No.TitleMusicLyrics/VocalsLength
11."Nervous Guy" (from Scream with a View)Blaine L. ReiningerBlaine L. Reininger5:11
12."Where Interests Lie" (from Scream with a View)Peter DachertSteven Brown4:07
13."(Special Treatment for The) Family Man" (from Scream with a View)Steven BrownSteven Brown5:10
14."Midnite Stroll" (from Scream with a View)Michael BelferMichael Belfer3:21

Charts
Chart (1980) Peak
position
UK Indie Chart[5] 10

Personnel

Adapted from the Half-Mute liner notes.[6]

Tuxedomoon

Production and additional personnel

Release history
Region Date Label Format Catalog
United States 1980 Ralph LP TX8004
France Celluloid 529806
Netherlands 1985 Cramboy CBoy 1010
CD CBoy 1040
United States 1988 Ralph 80042
Netherlands 2016 Cramboy CBoy 1011
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References
  1. Mills, Ted. "Half-Mute – Tuxedomoon". AllMusic. Retrieved May 26, 2016.
  2. Shirley, Ian (June 2016). "Tuxedomoon – Half-Mute/Give Me New Noise". Record Collector (454). Retrieved November 22, 2018.
  3. Gimarc, George (July 11, 2005). Punk Diary. Hal Leonard Corporation. p. 306. Retrieved May 26, 2016.
  4. Payes, Robert; Sheridan, David (2007). "Tuxedomoon". Trouser Press. Retrieved May 26, 2016.
  5. Lazell, Barry (1997). Indie Hits 1980-1989. Cherry Red Books. Archived from the original on June 8, 2011. Retrieved September 5, 2014.
  6. Half-Mute (sleeve). Tuxedomoon. San Francisco, California: Ralph Records. 1980.CS1 maint: others (link)
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