Half-Mute

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

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[1]

Half Mute is the debut studio album of Tuxedomoon, released on March 15, 1980 by Ralph Records.^[2] It was their first long-form record, after two EPs, 1978's No Tears and 1979's Scream with a View.^[3] The album was issued on CD in 1985 by Cramboy, bundled together with Scream with a View. Cover art is by Patrick Roques.

Track listing

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

Side one
No.	Title	Length
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.	Title	Length
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.	Title	Music	Lyrics/Vocals	Length
11.	"Nervous Guy" (from Scream with a View)	Blaine L. Reininger	Blaine L. Reininger	5:11
12.	"Where Interests Lie" (from Scream with a View)	Peter Dachert	Steven Brown	4:07
13.	"(Special Treatment for The) Family Man" (from Scream with a View)	Steven Brown	Steven Brown	5:10
14.	"Midnite Stroll" (from Scream with a View)	Michael Belfer	Michael Belfer	3:21

Charts

Chart (1980)	Peak position
UK Indie Chart[4]	10

Personnel

Adapted from the Half-Mute liner notes.^[5]

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

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

References

1. Mills, Ted. "Tuxedomoon: Half-Mute > Review". Allmusic. Retrieved May 26, 2016.
2. Gimarc, George (July 11, 2005). Punk Diary. Hal Leonard Corporation. p. 306. Retrieved May 26, 2016.
3. Payes, Robert; Sheridan, David (2007). "Tuxedomoon". Trouser Press. Retrieved May 26, 2016.
4. Lazell, Barry (1997). Indie Hits 1980-1989. Cherry Red Books. Retrieved September 5, 2014.
5. Half-Mute (sleeve). Tuxedomoon. San Francisco, California: Ralph Records. 1980.

External links

• Half-Mute at Discogs (list of releases)