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Half Japanese* - Greatest Hits

Label:
Catalog#:
SH 2118-1
Format:
3 x Vinyl, LP, Compilation, Blue, Trifold
Country:
US
Released:
1995
Genre:
Non-Music, Rock
Style:
Alternative Rock, Garage Rock, Punk

Tracklist

A1   Firecracker X
A2   Daytona Beach X
A3   Said And Done X
A4   Dance When I Say Dance X
A5   Postcard From Far Away X
A6   The Worst I'd Ever Do X
A7   Horseshoes X
A8   Open / Close Your Eyes X
A9   This Could Be The Night X
A10   Put Some Sugar On It X
A11   Calling All Girls X
B1   La Bamba X
B2   Love At First Sight X
B3   Rub Every Muscle X
B4   Silver And Katherine X
B5   My Sordid Past X
B6   Ride Ride Ride X
B7   Day And Night X
B8   Last Straw X
B9   Nicole X
B10   Miracles Happen Every Day X
B11   U.S. Teens X
B12   School Of Love X
C1   T. For Texas X
C2   Colleen X
C3   Red Dress X
C4   Charmed Life X
C5   Rosemary's Baby X
C6   I Know How It Feels...Bad X
C7   Roman Candles X
C8   Dream Date X
D1   Movin' On Up X
D2   No More Beatlemania X
D3   How Did You Know ? X
D4   Penny In The Fountain X
D5   King Kong X
D6   Secret X
D7   B. / C. Millionaires X
D8   Amazing Clock X
D9   Thick And Thin X
D10   1,000,000 Kisses X
D11   Big Mistake X
E1   Little Records X
E2   No Direct Line X
E3   The House I Live In X
E4   U.F.O. Expert X
E5   Identical Twins X
E6   Double Trouble X
E7   Evidence X
E8   Stripping For Cash X
E9   On The One Hand X
E10   Snakeline X
E11   Too Much Adrenalin X
E12   Trouble In The Water X
E13   Ball And Chain X
F1   Her Parents Came Home X
F2   Deadly Alien Spawn X
F3   Ancient Life X
F4   Poetic License X
F5   Uncertain Feelings X
F6   Something New... X
F7   Fire To Burn X
F8   Acupuncture X
F9   Salt And Pepper X
F10   Guitar Solo X
F11   A Little Bit More X
F12   Mono X
F13   Better Than Before X
F14   Everything Is Right X

Credits

Arranged By [Traditional] - 1/2 Japanese (tracks: B1)
Artwork By [Design, Lp Design] - Tammi Colichio
Artwork By [Lp Design] - Robbie Cavolina
Bass - Howard Wuelfing (tracks: A4, E11, F7, F14) , Jason Willett (tracks: D6, F11, F13) , Rob Kennedy (tracks: A2, A5, A7, A8, A10, B1, B4 to B6, B8, B11, C1, C2, D8, D9, E1, E5, E8, F2, F3)
Bass, Co-producer - Hank Beckmeyer (tracks: D11)
Bass, Keyboards - Kramer (2) (tracks: A2, A5, A7, A8, A10, B6)
Co-producer - 1/2 Japanese (tracks: A1, A3, B2, B3, B7, B9, B10, C3, C4, C6, C7, D4, D10, E6, E7, E9, E10, E12, E13, F4 to F6, F11, F13) , Don Zietara (tracks: A1, A3, B2, B3, B7, B9, B10, C3, C4, C6, C7, D4, D10, E6, E7, E9, E10, E12, E13, F4 to F6) , Eppo Krol (tracks: D11) , Gilles Rieder (tracks: D1, D5) , Momo (tracks: D1, D5)
Drums - Gilles Rieder (tracks: D1, D5, D6, F11, F13) , Jay Spiegel (tracks: A3, B2, B7, B10, C1, C3, C4, C7, D4, D8, D10, E5, E7, E10, E12, F4, F6) , Moe Tucker (tracks: A1, A9, B3, B9, E4, E6, E9, E13, F5, F8) , Pippen Barnett* (tracks: A1, B3, B9, E6, E9, E13, F5) , Richie Labrie* (tracks: A4, E11, F7, F14) , Rick Dreyfuss (tracks: A1, A4, B3, B9, C5, C6, E6, E9, E11, E13, F5, F7) , Scott Jarvis (tracks: B4, B5, B8, B11, C1, C2, D9, E1, E8, F2, F3)
Guitar - Don Fleming (tracks: A2 to A5, A7 to A10, B2, B6, B7, B10, C1, C3, C4, C7, D4, D8, D10, E4, E5, E7, E10 to E12, F4, F6, F7) , Fred Frith (tracks: A2, A5, A7, A8, A10, B6) , Hank Beckmeyer (tracks: A9, D3, E3, E4) , Jad Fair (tracks: A1 to A8, A10, A11, B1 to B12, C2 to C7, D2 to D4, D6, D7, D9 to D11, E1 to E3, E6 to E13, F1 to F10, F12, F14) , Joe Martinelli (tracks: D3, E3) , John Sluggett (tracks: A9, D1, D3, D5, D6, D11, E3, E4, F11, F13) , Kramer (2) (tracks: A2, A5, A7, A8, A10, B1, B4 to B6, B8, B11, C2, D9, E1, E8, F2, F3) , Mark Jickling (tracks: A1 to A5, A7, A8, A10, B1 to B11,C1 to C7, D3, D4, D6, D8 to D10, E1, E3, E5 to E13, F2 to F9, F14) , Mick Hobbs (tracks: D6, F11, F13) , Rebby Sharp (tracks: A1, B3, B9, E6, E9, E13, F5) , Steve Johnson (6) (tracks: B1, B4, B5, B8, B11, C2, D9, E1, E8, F2, F3) , Tim Foljahn (tracks: D1, D5, D11)
Harmonica - Jad Fair (tracks: C1)
Keyboards - Jad Fair (tracks: F14) , Kramer (2) (tracks: A2, A5, A7, A8, A10, B6) , Lisa Mednick (tracks: A1, B3, B9, E6, E9, E13, F5)
Organ - Kramer (2) (tracks: B1, B4, B5, B8, B11, C2, D9, E1, E8, F2, F3)
Other [Liner Notes] - Byron Coley , David Fair
Other [T-shirts] - Marc Baines (tracks: D11)
Percussion - David Fair (tracks: C1, D8, E5, F14)
Percussion [Conga] - David Licht (tracks: B1, B4, B5, B8, B11, C2, D9, E1, E8, F2, F3)
Photography - Axel Jansen
Piano - Terry Adams (2) (tracks: B4, B5, B8, B11, C2, D9, E1, E8, F2, F3)
Producer - Jad Fair (tracks: A4, A6, A11, B12, C1, C5, C8, D2, D3, D6 to D8, E2, E3, E5, E11, F1, F7, F10, F12, F14) , Kramer (2) (tracks: A2, A5, A7, A8, A10, B1, B4 to B6, B8, B11, C2, D9, E1, E8, F2, F3) , Moe Tucker (tracks: A9, E4)
Saxophone - Danny Finney (tracks: A1, B3, B9, E6, E9, E13, F5) , David Doris (tracks: A9, E4) , Gary Windo (tracks: B4, B5, B8, B11, C2, D9, E1, E8, F2, F3) , George Cartwright (tracks: A2, A5, A7, A8, A10, B6) , John Dreyfuss (tracks: A1, A3 to A4, B2 to B3, B7, B9 to B10, C3 to C7, D4, D10, E6, E7, E9 to E13, F4 to F7) , John Zorn (tracks: A2, A5, A7, A8, A10, B6) , Lana Zabko (tracks: A4, C5, C6, E11, F7)
Vocals - Don Fleming (tracks: A3, B2, B7, B10, C3, C4, C7, D4, D10, E7, E10, E12, F4, F6)
Vocals, Artwork By [Paper Cuttings, Inside Cover, Back Cover] - Jad Fair
Vocals, Guitar - David Fair (tracks: A1, A3, A4, A6, A11, B2, B3, B7, B9, B10, B12, C3 to C8, D2, D4, D7, D10, E2, E6, E7, E9 to E13, F1, F4 to F7, F10, F12)
Vocals, Guitar, Harmonica - Eugene Chadbourne (tracks: C1)
Written-By - W.M. Thorton* (tracks: E13) , David Fair (tracks: A4, A11, B3, C5 to C7, D2, D8, E1,E2, E5, E10 to E12, F1, F6, F7, F12) , Don Fleming (tracks: F14) , Jad Fair (tracks: A1 to B3, A5 to A10, B1, B2, B4 to B12, C2 to C4, C8, D3 to D7, D9 to D11, E3, E4, E6 to E9, F2 to F5, F8 to F11, F13)
Written-by [Uncredited] - Andrew Innes (tracks: D1) , Bobby Gillespie (tracks: D1) , Robert Young (2) (tracks: D1)

Notes

A carrier spaning compilation towards 1976-1993, from their debut single (A11) to "Boo!" album era with some unreleased tracks as well.
Housed in a three panel smells good shiny laminated cover.
Limited to 2,000 numbered copies.
Also released as a double CD.
D1: originally performed by Primal Scream.
Includes tracks from the following albums:
1/2 Gentlemen/Not Beast (rec.1976-79)
Loud (1982)
Horrible (1983)
Our Solar System (1984)
Sing No Evil (1985)
Charmed Life (1986)
Music To Strip By (1987)
We Are They Who Ache With Amourous Love (1987-89)
The Band That Would Be King (1988)
I Like It When You Smile (1990)
Fire In The Sky (1991)
Boo! (1992)

+ unreleased tracks from 1986 & 1993.