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Half-Mute
Studio album by Tuxedomoon
Released	March 15, 1980 (1980-03-15)
Recorded	December 1979
Studio	Audios Amigos (San Francisco, California)
Genre	Post-punk, experimental rock
Length	40:04
Label	Ralph
Producer	Tuxedomoon
Tuxedomoon chronology
Scream with a View (1979) Half-Mute (1980) Desire (1981)

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Record Collector
The Rolling Stone Album Guide

Half-Mute is the debut studio album by American post-punk band Tuxedomoon, released on March 15, 1980, by Ralph Records. It was their first long-form record, after two EPs, 1978's No Tears and 1979's Scream with a View. Half-Mute was reissued on CD in 1985 by Cramboy, bundled together with Scream with a View. The album's cover art is by Patrick Roques.

Track listing

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

Personnel

Adapted from the Half-Mute liner notes.

Tuxedomoon

• Steven Brown – alto saxophone, soprano saxophone, keyboards, synthesizer, drum programming, lead vocals
• Peter Dachert (as Peter Principle) – bass guitar, guitar, synthesizer, drum programming
• Blaine L. Reininger – violin, guitar, bass guitar, keyboards, synthesizer, drum programming, spoken word (A2)

Production and additional personnel

• Jim Renney – engineering
• Patrick Roques – cover art
• Tuxedomoon – production, arrangement

Charts

Release history

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. No. 454. Retrieved November 22, 2018.
3. Lowy, Kenn (1983). "Tuxedomoon". In Marsh, Dave; Swenson, John (eds.). The New Rolling Stone Record Guide (2nd ed.). Random House/Rolling Stone Press. p. 520. ISBN 0-394-72107-1.
4. Gimarc, George (2005). Punk Diary: The Ultimate Trainspotter's Guide to Underground Rock, 1970–1982. Hal Leonard Corporation. p. 306. ISBN 9780879308483. Retrieved May 26, 2016.
5. Payes, Robert; Sheridan, David. "Tuxedomoon". Trouser Press. Retrieved May 26, 2016.
6. Half-Mute (sleeve). Tuxedomoon. San Francisco, California: Ralph Records. 1980.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
7. Lazell, Barry (1997). "Tuxedomoon". Indie Hits 1980–1989: The Complete U.K. Independent Charts (Singles & Albums). Cherry Red Books. ISBN 0-95172-069-4. Archived from the original on June 8, 2011. Retrieved September 5, 2014.
8. "Ultratop.be – Tuxedomoon – Half-Mute / Give Me New Noise: Half-Mute Reflected" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved December 19, 2020.
9. "Ultratop.be – Tuxedomoon – Half-Mute / Give Me New Noise: Half-Mute Reflected" (in French). Hung Medien. Retrieved December 19, 2020.

External links

• Half-Mute at Discogs (list of releases)

• 1980 debut albums
• Tuxedomoon albums
• Celluloid Records albums
• Crammed Discs albums
• Ralph Records albums