1/2 Gentlemen/Not Beasts Half Japanese . Originally released in 1980 by Armageddon Records as a triple record, it was re-released in 1992 on CD on T.E.C. Tones with additional material. Fire Records reissued it again in 2013 on three-CD and four-LP sets on Record Store Day 2013 with further additional material, limited to 1,000 copies in each format.
1/2 Gentlemen/Not Beasts Released 1980 Recorded 1977–1979 Genre
Length 132 :42 Label Armageddon
1/2 Gentlemen/Not Beasts Loud
The music has a sound more raw than garage rock , and has a very low fidelity recording. Most of the songs are originals with covers of a few of the band's influences interspersed. Most tracks are very loud and have an almost no wave sound, though some tracks are very meditative Krautrock -influenced instrumentals.
Half Japanese have since played with many important artists of the experimental or alternative persuasion, such as Sonic Youth and Nirvana . Daniel Johnston has made a record with Half Japanese's vocalist, Jad Fair .
All tracks are written by David and Jad Fair, except where noted
Title Writer(s) 1. "No Direct Line from My Brain to My Heart" 2:00 2. "10th Ave. Freezeout " Bruce Springsteen 1:49 3. "Ta Sheri Ta Ta" 4:32 4. "My Girlfriend Lives Like a Beatnik" 1:04 5. "Her Parents Came Home" 0:58 6. "Shhh / Shhh / Shhh" 2:12 7. "Girls Like That" 2:12 8. "Rrrrrrrrrrrrrrr" 1:26 9. "No More Beatle Mania" 1:52 10. "Tangled Up in Blue " Bob Dylan 3:44 11. "Patti Smith" 2:22 12. "School of Love" 1:07 13. "Jodi Foster" 2:15 14. "Shy Around Girls" 1:36 15. "Grrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr" 2:24 16. "Bogue Millionaires / Cool Millionaires" 2:10 17. "Tn Tn Tn Tn Ki" 3:10 18. "I Can't Stand It Any More" Lou Reed 2:23 19. "I Love Oriental Girls" 1:44 20. "Dream Date" 1:32 21. "Du Du Du / Du Du Du" 7:22 22. "Ain't Too Proud to Beg " Norman Whitfield , Eddie Holland 1:10 23. "Ann Arbor. MI." 0:32 24. "I'm Going to the Zoo" 1:13 25. "Shi Yi Yi" 0:58 26. "Rave On " Sonny West , Bill Tilghman, Norman Petty 1:42 27. "I Ta Nasi Si Na Mi Eee" 1:02 28. "Till Victory" 2:16 29. "Rip My Shirt to Shreds" 0:19 30. "I Don't Want to Have Mono No More" 1:40 31. "She Cracked" Jonathan Richman 1:57 32. "Bbbbbbbb/ Bbbbbbbbb" 1:36 33. "Funky Broadway Medley" Dyke Christian, James Brown , Johnny Rivers ; incl. "Funky Broadway " by Dyke and the Blazers , "Papa's Got a Brand New Bag " by James Brown and "Got My Mojo Working " by Ann Cole and the Suburbans 4:12 34. "I'm Sorry" 1:36 35. "T / T / T / T / T / T" 6:43 36. "The Worst I'd Ever Do" 0:43 37. "Live in Baltimore MD" (incl. "Caroline Says" by Lou Reed , "Lisa Says" by Lou Reed, "I Saw Her Standing There " by The Beatles , "10th Ave. Freezeout " by Bruce Springsteen, "You're Gonna Miss Me " by 13th Floor Elevators , "I'm Going to the Zoo", "Femme Fatale " by The Velvet Underground , "John Jacob Jingleheimer Schmidt", "Wake Up Sleepyheads" by The Modern Lovers , "She Cracked" by The Modern Lovers, "Foggy Notion" by The Velvet Underground, "Farmer John, "Funtime " by Iggy Pop , "No Fun" by The Stooges , "Little Doll" by The Stooges, "I'm a Believer " by The Monkees , "Fun, Fun, Fun " by The Beach Boys , "Md. Girls (California Girls) " by The Beach Boys, "Shakin' Street" by MC5 , "School of Love," "Patti Smith," "Battle of the Bands," "Mono," "Rip My Shirt to Shreds," "Oriental Girls," "Her Parents Came Home," "Rock & Roll Nurse" by Bo Diddley , "My Generation " by The Who , "Rock & Roll Heart" by Lou Reed) 20:19 38. "Live in Washington DC" (incl. "Who Do You Love? " by Bo Diddley, "Rocket Reducer No. 62 (Rama Lama Fa Fa Fa)" by MC5, "You're Gonna Miss Me " by 13th Floor Elevators, "Live with Me " by The Rolling Stones , "Bogue Millionaires / Cool Millionaires," "Tangled Up in Blue " by Bob Dylan, "Femme Fatale " by The Velvet Underground, "John Jacob Jingleheimer Schmidt," "Almost Grown " by Chuck Berry , "College Psychology on Love" by Armand Schaubroeck Steals and "Nadine " by Chuck Berry) 18:16
1992 T.E.C. Tones CD reissue Title 39. "Battle of the Bands" 1:59 40. "Worst I'd Ever Do" 0:42 41. "Ann Arbor, MI" 0:53 42. "School of Love" 1:31 43. "Her Parents Came Home" 0:56 44. "Shy Around Girls" 1:10 45. "Dream Date" 1:43 46. "Bogue Millionaires / Cool Millionaires" 3:29 47. "Knock on Wood" 1:43 48. "Top Secret" 0:47 49. "Guitar Solo" 0:41 50. "Calling All Girls" 1:04
2013 Fire Records reissue Title Writer(s) 51. "Fool's Paradise" 1:22 52. "Don't You Know That" 1:29 53. "Foggy Notion" 3:19 54. "If You're So Smart" 1:16 55. "Interview" 2:11 56. "Wildman" 1:24 57. "Lo and Behold" 2:26 58. "UFO" 0:48 59. "Anything I Can Do" 0:59 60. "Hey Romeo" 1:05 61. "10th Ave. Freezeout " Bruce Springsteen 1:48 62. "Downdududown" 0:34 63. "Man of Mystery" 1:30 64. "One More Day" 2:11 65. "Nobody" 0:53 66. "Stooges Medley" (incl. "Funtime," "T.V. Eye," "Down On the Street," "Loose ," "No Fun," "Not Right" and "Dirt." Written by David Alexander , Ronald Asheton , Scott Asheton , David Robert Jones , James Osterberg ) 3:41 67. "Wild Party" 3:03 68. "Babylon" 2:38
Half Japanese Jad Fair – vocals, guitar, drums, illustrationsDavid Fair – vocals, guitar, drums
John Dreyfuss – saxophone
Rick Dreyfuss – drums
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