Half Machine Lip Moves

Half Machine Lip Moves
Studio album by Chrome
Released	March 15, 1979
Recorded	Alamar Studios in San Francisco, California
Genre	Experimental rock, post-punk, industrial rock
Length	35:55
Label	Siren
Producer	Damon Edge
Chrome chronology
Alien Soundtracks (1977) Half Machine Lip Moves (1979) Read Only Memory (1979)

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[1]
The Virgin Encyclopedia of Popular Music	[2]

Half Machine Lip Moves is the third studio album by American experimental rock band Chrome. It was released on March 15, 1979 by record label Siren.

Track listing

Side A
No.	Title	Lyrics	Music	Length
1.	"T.V. as Eyes"	Helios Creed	Damon Edge, Gary Spain	2:19
2.	"Zombie Warfare (Can't Let You Down)"	Edge	Creed, Edge	5:47
3.	"March of the Chrome Police (A Cold Clamey Bombing)"	Edge	Edge	3:38
4.	"You've Been Duplicated"	Edge	Creed, Edge	2:38
5.	"Mondo Anthem"	Creed, Edge	Edge, Spain	3:33

Side B
No.	Title	Lyrics	Music	Length
1.	"Half Machine Lip Moves"	Creed, Edge	Creed, Edge	5:21
2.	"Abstract Nympho"	Creed, Edge	Creed, Edge	3:35
3.	"Turned Around"	Creed	Creed, Edge	2:01
4.	"Zero Time"	Creed	Creed, Edge	3:04
5.	"Creature Eternal"	Creed, Edge	Creed, Edge	1:53
6.	"Critical Mass"	Edge	Creed, Edge	2:00

Legacy

UK magazine The Wire included Half Machine Lip Moves on its list "100 (130) Records That Set the World on Fire".^[3]

Personnel

Chrome

• Helios Creed – lead vocals, rhythm and lead guitar, bass guitar, bells, bowed guitar
• Damon Edge – lead vocals, keyboard guitar, organ, synthesizer, Moog synthesizer, percussion, drums, rhythm guitar ("Turned Around"), tape operation, production, engineering, art direction, sleeve photography

Additional personnel

• Gary Spain – bass guitar ("T.V. as Eyes", "Mondo Anthem")

Technical

• John L. Cyborg – electronics
• Bernie Grundman – mastering
• Amy James – sleeve photography, cover design

References

1. Raggett, Ned. "Half Machine Lip Moves – Chrome : Songs, Reviews, Credits, Awards : AllMusic". AllMusic. AllRovi. Retrieved April 24, 2013.
2. "Acclaimed Music – Half Machine Lip Moves". acclaimedmusic.net. Retrieved April 24, 2013.
3. "rocklist.net...The Wire Lists...". rocklistmusic.co.uk. Retrieved April 24, 2013.

External links

• Half Machine Lip Moves at Discogs (list of releases)