HALF JAPANESE - "1/2 Gentlemen / Not Beasts" 3 LP Set original pressing -- RARE

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An underground cult classic!


Half Japanese's "1/2 Gentlemen / Not Beasts" 3LP
the original pressing released by Armageddon Records in 1980

Comes with a HUGE fold out poster, a beautifully printed book by David Fair titled "Becky the Monkey", and the original lyric sheet insert. The outer box packaging is pretty beat up (see photos) but still held together well. VINYL is all in EX+++ to NEAR MINT quality.

Track listing

All songs written and composed by David and Jad Fair, except where noted. 

No. Title Length
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 Come 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" (The Temptations) 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) 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" (The Modern Lovers) 1:57 32. "Bbbbbbbb/ Bbbbbbbbb"   1:36 33. "Funky Broadway Medley" (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, "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, "Fun, Fun, Fun" by The Beach Boys, "Md. Girls (California Girls)" by The Beach Boys, "Shakin' Street" by MC5, "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) 20:16 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 Millionare / Cool Millionare", "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









































Personnel

• Jad Fair — vocals, guitar, drums, illustrations
• David Fair — vocals, guitar, drums
• John Dreyfuss — saxophone
• Rick Dreyfuss — drums