Half Japanese

Half Japanese
Half Japanese @ SxSW, 2008
Opphav		Maryland, Baltimore
Periode		1975–-
Musikalsk karriere
Sjanger		Alternativ rock Post-punk Eksperimentell rock Noise rock
Aktive år		1975–
Plateselskap		50 Skidillion Watts, Safe House, Alternative Tentacles
Nettsted		www.halfjapanese.co.uk
Medlemmer
Jad Fair
Siste medlemmer
Jad Fair Jay Spiegel Jason Willett Gilles Reider
Tidligere medlemmer
David Fair John Sluggett Howard Wuelfing Don Fleming Ricky Dreyfuss John Dreyfuss Henry Beckmeyer
Half Japanese på Commons

Half Japanese er et amerikansk alternativ rock-band dannet i Maryland, Baltimore i 1975. Bandets originalmedlemmer var Jad Fair, David Fair, Ricky Dreyfuss og John Dreyfuss.

Diskografi

Studioalbum

• Half Gentlemen/Not Beasts (Armageddon, 1980)
• Loud (Armageddon, 1981)
• Our Solar System (Iridescence, 1985)
• Sing No Evil (Iridescence, 1985)
• Music To Strip By (50 Skidillion Watts, 1987)
• Charmed Life (50 Skidillion Watts, 1988)
• The Band That Would Be King (50 Skidillion Watts, 1989)
• We Are They Who Ache with Amorous Love (TEC Tones, 1990)
• Fire In The Sky (Paperhouse, 1992)
• Hot (Safe House, 1995)
• Bone Head (Alternative Tentacles, 1997)
• Heaven Sent (Emperor Jones, 1997)
• Hello (Alternative Tentacles, 2001)

Konsertalbum

• Half Alive (Cassette - live at DC Space and the Red Door, Baltimore - 50 Skidillion Watts, 1977)
• 50 Skidillion Watts Live (Calypso Now, 1984)
• Boo: Live in Europe 1992 (TEC Tones, 1994)

Samlealbum

• Best Of Half Japanese (Timebomb Japan, 1993)
• Greatest Hits 2 CDs / 3 LPs (Safe House, 1995)
• Best Of Half Japanese Vol. 2 (Timebomb Japan, 1995)

EP-er

• "Calling All Girls" (50 Skidillion Watts, 1977)
• Horrible (Press, 1982)
• Real Cool Time/What Can I Do/Monopoly EP (Overzealous Editions, 1989)
• Everybody Knows, Twang 1 EP (Seminal Twang, 1991)
• 4 Four Kids EP (Ralph, 1991)
• Postcard EP (Earl, 1991)
• Eye of the Hurricane/Said and Done/U.S. Teens are Spoiled Bums/Daytona Beach EP (1991)

Singler

• No Direct Line from my Brain to My Heart/(I Don't Want to Have) Mono (No More) 7" (50 Skidillion Watts, 1978)
• Spy (Armageddon, 1981)
• How Will I Know (Press, 1982)
• U.S. Teens Are Spoiled Bums (50 Skidillion Watts, 1988)
• T For Texas/Go Go Go Go (X.X.O.O. Fan Club, 1990)

Referanser

Kilder

• Bio Allmusic.com

Eksterne lenker

• (en) Half Japanese – kategori av bilder, video eller lyd på Commons
• (en) Half Japanese på Discogs
• (en) Half Japanese på MusicBrainz
• (en) Half Japanese på Spotify
• (en) Half Japanese på Songkick
• (en) Half Japanese på Last.fm
• (en) Half Japanese på AllMusic
• (en) Half Japanese på Bandcamp
• (en) www.halfjapanese.co.uk