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Half Machine Lip Moves is the third studio album by American experimental rock band Chrome . It was released on March 15, 1979 by record label Siren. It was described as post-punk by music writer Simon Reynolds .[ 3]
Track listing
Side A Title Lyrics Music 1. "T.V. as Eyes" Helios Creed Damon Edge , Gary Spain2:19 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 Title Lyrics Music 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 "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
External links
Studio albums Extended plays Compilation albums