Album
Half Machine Lip Moves
1979 · Rock
12 collectors on Gatefold own this
Half Machine Lip Moves is an Electronic album by Chrome, originally released in 1979. On Gatefold: 26 pressings tracked, owned by 12 collectors.
About
Among the important groups that wrote the history of alternative or underground music in the '70s and ’80s, San Francisco’s Chrome have often been praised but also overlooked in comparison to many lesser lights. By the time of these sessions, Damon Edge and Helios Creed were no longer the only ones who'd found the next steps beyond Iggy & The Stooges. <i>Alien Soundtracks</i> broke Chrome through to the cognoscenti, and 1979’s <i>Half Machine Lip Moves</i> signaled they were here to stay. After Edge’s death in the mid-'90s, Creed took over the group’s legacy and eventually gained control of these completed sessions between <i>Half Machine</i> and 1980’s <i>Red Exposure</i>. The discovery is quite a shock, as is the catchy pop-like quality of some material. “Anything,” for example, sounds like a blueprint for David Bowie, and “Something Rhythmic (I Can’t Wait)” is so remarkably accessible that it could’ve been a hit single. “The Inevitable” is a psychedelic space piece that sounds like Joy Division and My Bloody Valentine were taking notes.
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Tracklist
Side A
- A1TV As Eyes2:16
- A2Zombie Warfare (Can't Let You Down)5:47
- A3March Of The Chrome Police (A Cold Clamey Bombing)3:36
- A4You've Been Duplicated2:37
- A5Mondo Anthem3:30
Side B
- B1Half Machine Lip Moves5:21
- B2Abstract Nympho3:34
- B3Turned Around1:58
- B4Zero Time3:02
- B5Creature Eternal1:52
- B6Critical Mass2:00
Sound DNA
- Electronic
- Industrial
- distorted
- menacing
- nocturnal
Credits
The people behind it.
Performers
- Damon EdgeLEAD VOCALS, GUITAR , ORGAN, SYNTHESIZER , PERCUSSION , DRUMS, TAPE RHYTHM GUITAR
- Gary SpainBASS, GUITAR, BACKING VOCALS, OTHER BASS
- Helios CreedLEAD VOCALS, RHYTHM GUITAR , BASS, LEAD GUITAR , BELLS, GUITAR LEAD VOCALS, RHYTHM GUITAR, BASS, LEAD GUITAR, BELLS, GUITAR
12 collectors on Gatefold own this · 26 pressings tracked on Gatefold
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