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Music to Strip By

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Music to Strip By
Studio album by
Released1987
GenreIndie rock, punk rock, lo-fi
Length38:38
Label50 Skidillion Watts
ProducerKramer[1]
Half Japanese chronology
Sing No Evil
(1985)
Music to Strip By
(1987)
Charmed Life
(1988)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[2]
Robert ChristgauB+[3]
Pitchfork8.4/10[4]
Spin Alternative Record Guide7/10[5]

Music to Strip By is an album by the Maryland rock group Half Japanese.[1][6][7] It was the first album released on their label, 50 Skidillion Watts.[5]

Critical reception

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The Quietus wrote that "Music To Strip By [is] a rag bag of musical influences tied to tall tales with a verisimilitude to Jad's own beguiling, charmed life."[8] The Spin Alternative Record Guide singled out the cover of Fats Domino's "Blue Monday" for praise.[5]

Track listing

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No.TitleLength
1."Stripping for Cash"1:20
2."Thick and Thin"1:11
3."Diary"2:45
4."Big Mistake"1:33
5."Hot Dog and Hot Damn"0:44
6."The Price Was Right But the Door Was Wrong"2:05
7."Blue Monday"1:23
8."U.S. Teens Are Spoiled Bums"1:10
9."Point/Counterpoint"1:43
10."Sex at Your Parents' House"1:27
11."The Last Straw"1:20
12."Gator Bait"1:17
13."La Bamba"1:55
14."Colleen"2:32
15."Ouija Board Summons Satan"1:00
16."You Must Obey Me"2:20
17."Salt and Pepper"2:05
18."Ancient Life"1:37
19."Silver and Katherine"3:12
20."Money to Burn"2:03
21."Hidden Charms"1:19
22."How"1:05
23."My Sordid Past"1:32

References

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  1. ^ a b "Half Japanese". Trouser Press. Retrieved 18 July 2020.
  2. ^ "Music to Strip By". AllMusic. Retrieved 18 July 2020.
  3. ^ "Robert Christgau: CG: Half Japanese". www.robertchristgau.com.
  4. ^ "Half Japanese: Music to Strip By/Charmed Life/The Band That Would Be King". Pitchfork.
  5. ^ a b c Spin Alternative Record Guide. Vintage Books. 1995. pp. 174–175.
  6. ^ "Half Japanese: Volume Two: 1987-1989 Review". pastemagazine.com. January 27, 2015.
  7. ^ Buckley, Peter (July 18, 2003). The Rough Guide to Rock. Rough Guides. ISBN 9781843531050 – via Google Books.
  8. ^ "The Quietus | Reviews | Half Japanese".