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1/2 Japanese

1/2 Gentlemen / Not Beasts (3LP box)

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Eye-popping and ear-splitting first monumental 1980 album on Armageddon by the Jad and David Fair under the 1/2 Japanese moniker, a generous 3LP box set with inserts including booklet and poster. One of the bravest releases ever.

condition (records/box/inserts): NM / EX- (light edges wear) / NM Includes 24 page, 6"x9" booklet with black and white photos printed on yellow paper + 20"x40" black and white poster with drawings of dinosaurs by David + 11"x11" two-sided black and white lyric sheet with an illustration by Jad. The Fair brothers' 1980 debut unleashed on Armageddon remains one of the most fearless statements in experimental music. Jad and David Fair carved out a unique space where primitive punk energy collides with avant-garde sensibility, operating on pure instinct rather than traditional musicianship. Guitars scrape and feedback, drums tumble without orthodox rhythm, yet somehow songs emerge from the chaos. This monumental 3LP box captures their unfiltered vision with complete documentation: 24-page booklet printed on yellow paper with black and white photos, massive 20"x40" black and white poster featuring David's dinosaur drawings, and 11"x11" two-sided lyric sheets adorned with Jad's illustrations. The packaging itself is an artwork that mirrors the music's handmade aesthetic. The vinyl is pristine, the box shows only light edge wear. Essential artifact from the underground that influenced everyone from Sonic Youth to contemporary noise-pop.

Details
Cat. number: A BOX 1
Year: 1980

Format

Recorded: 1977 - 1979 Comes with: A 24 page, 6" x 9¼" booklet with additional black and white photos of cover models printed on yellow paper.

Release notes

Recorded: 1977 - 1979 Comes with: A 24 page, 6" x 9¼" booklet with additional black and white photos of cover models printed on yellow paper. The booklet cover is black and white leopard print on hot pink card stock. A 20" X 40" black and white poster with drawings of dinosaurs by David An 11¾ x 11¾", two-sided, black and white lyric sheet with an illustration by Jad. Some copies had additional inserts and some came with David Fair's book "Becky the Monkey" instead of the photo…

Tracklist
A1No Direct Line From My Brain To My Heart
A210th Ave. Freezeout
A3Ta Sheri Ta Ta
A4My Girlfriend Lives Like A Beatnik
A5Her Parents Came Home
A6Shhh/ Shhh/ Shhh
A7Girls Like That
A8RRRRRRRR
A9No More Beatle Mania
B1Tangled Up In Blue
B2Patti Smith
B3School Of Love
B4Jodi Foster
B5Shy Around Girls
B6Grrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr
B7Bogue Millionaires/ Cool Millionaires
B8TN TN TN TN KI
C1I Can't Stand It Any More
C2I Love Oriental Girls
C3Dream Date
C4Du Du Du / Du Du Du
C5Ain't Too Proud To Beg
C6Ann Arbor, Mi.
C7I'm Going To The Zoo
C8Shi Yi Yi
C9Rave On
C10I Ta Na Si Na Mi Eee
C11Till Victory
C12Rip My Shirt To Shreds
D1I Don't Want To Have Mono No More
D2She Cracked
D3BBBBBBBB / BBBBBBBB / BBBBBBBB
Funky Broadway Medley
D4.1Funky Broadway
D4.2Pappa's Got A Brand New Bag
D4.3I Got My Mojo Working
D5I'm Sorry
D6T / T / T / T / T / T
D7The Worst I'd Ever Do
ELive
FLive
Credits
Rück Dreyfuss
Drum (E, F)
David Fair
Guitar, Vocals [Singer], Drum, Written-By (A1, A3 to A9, B2 to B8, C2 to C4, C6 to C8, C10 to D1, D3, D5 to F)
Jad Fair
Guitar, Vocals [Singer], Drum, Written-By (A1, A3 to A9, B2 to B8, C2 to C4, C6 to C8, C10 to D1, D3, D5 to F)
Max
Plated By
John Dreyfuss
Saxophone (E, F)