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Liquid Liquid (EP)

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Liquid Liquid
EP by
Released1981
RecordedFebruary 13, 1981 at Hurrah, New York City; Man Made Studios
GenreDance-punk
Length13:07
Label99
ProducerEd Bahlman, Liquid Liquid, Bruce Tovsky
Liquid Liquid chronology
Liquid Liquid
(1981)
Successive Reflexes
(1981)

Liquid Liquid is the debut EP by the American no wave and dance-punk group Liquid Liquid. It was released in 1981, through the record label 99.

Background

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"New Walk", "Lub Dupe" and "Bell Head" were recorded live at Hurrahs in New York City on February 13, 1981 and were produced by Ed Bahlman. The other two tracks were recorded at Man Made Studios, and were produced by Liquid Liquid themselves along with Bahlman and Bruce Tovsky on the final track, "Rubbermiro".

Track listing

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Side A
No.TitleLength
1."Groupmegroup"3:18
2."New Walk"2:07
3."Lub Dupe"1:49
Side B
No.TitleLength
1."Bell Head"2:19
2."Rubbermiro"3:34

Critical reception

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Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Pitchfork Media(9.2/10) [1]

Trouser Press classified the EP as "impressive".[2]

Personnel

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Liquid Liquid
  • Salvatore Principato – vocals, percussion
  • Richard McGuire – bass guitar, percussion, guitar, melodica, cover design, production ("Groupmegroup", "Rubbermiro")
  • Bill Kleinsmith – congas, production ("Groupmegroup", "Rubbermiro")
  • Scott Hartley – drums, percussion, production ("Groupmegroup", "Rubbermiro")
  • Dennis Young – marimba, percussion, production ("Groupmegroup", "Rubbermiro")
  • Al Diaz – percussion
  • R. Edson (Richard Edson) – trumpet
Technical
  • Ed Kahlman – production ("New Walk", "Lub Dupe", "Bell Head")
  • Bruce Tovsky – production ("Rubbermiro")
  • HW (Howie Weinberg) – mastering

References

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  1. ^ "Liquid Liquid - Liquid Liquid EP". Pitchfork. April 2, 2017.
  2. ^ Flashner, Graham; Robbins, Ira. "trouserpress.com :: Liquid Liquid". trouserpress.com. Retrieved May 4, 2013.
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