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Desire (Tuxedomoon album)

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Desire
Studio album by
Tuxedomoon
Released1981 (1981)
RecordedNovember 1980
StudioJacobs (Farnham, UK)
GenrePost-punk, experimental rock
Length49:31
LabelRalph
ProducerGareth Jones, Tuxedomoon
Tuxedomoon chronology
Half-Mute
(1980) 		Desire
(1981) 		Divine
(1982)

Desire is the second studio album by American post-punk band Tuxedomoon, released in 1981 by Ralph Records.[1] The album was reissued on CD in 1987 by Cramboy, bundled together with No Tears.

Critical reception

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Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[2]
The Rolling Stone Album Guide[3]

By the critics who reviewed it, Desire was less favorably received than Tuxedomoon's first album, Half-Mute.[2] A critic at Last Sigh magazine gave the album a positive review and said "this is an example of a band who explore the music they compose -- they play their own original style of music that can't be compared to any specific style of music."[4]

Track listing

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All tracks are written by Steven Brown, Peter Dachert, Blaine L. Reininger and Winston Tong

Side one
No.TitleLength
1."East"4:28
2."Jinx"5:34
3."• • •"1:05
4."Music #1"3:47
5."Victims of the Dance"5:48
6."Incubus (Blue Suit)"3:50
Side two
No.TitleLength
1."Desire"7:06
2."Again"6:20
3."In the Name of Talent (Italian Western Two)"6:02
4."Holiday for Plywood (Holiday for Strings)"5:38
1987 CD issue bonus tracks
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
8."New Machine" (from No Tears)
  • Brown
  • Dachert
  • Reininger
4:22
9."Litebulb Overkill" (from No Tears)
  • Brown
  • Dachert
  • Reininger
3:12
10."Nite & Day (Hommage à Cole Porter)" (from No Tears)
  • Brown
  • Dachert
  • Reininger
5:11
11."No Tears" (from No Tears)
  • Brown
  • Dachert
  • Reininger
5:40

Music video

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A music video directed by Graeme Whifler was produced for "Jinx". The video uses a shorter, 3-minute version of the song in a slightly slower tempo.

Personnel

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Adapted from the Desire liner notes.[5]

Release history

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Region Date Label Format Catalog
United States 1981 Ralph LP TX8004
Australia Missing Link LINK 15
France Celluloid 529809
Germany Charisma 6302 102
Greece Virgin EX 01
Italy Expanded Music EX 01
Belgium 1985 Cramboy Cboy 3030
1987 CD CBoy 3070

References

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  1. ^ Payes, Robert; Sheridan, David (2007). "Tuxedomoon". Trouser Press. Retrieved May 26, 2016.
  2. ^ a b Mills, Ted. "Desire – Tuxedomoon". AllMusic. Retrieved May 26, 2016.
  3. ^ Lowy, Kenn (1983). "Tuxedomoon". In Marsh, Dave; Swenson, John (eds.). The New Rolling Stone Record Guide (2nd ed.). Random House/Rolling Stone Press. p. 520. ISBN 0-394-72107-1.
  4. ^ U-Men. "Tuxedomoon – Desire". Last Sigh. Archived from the original on March 25, 2008. Retrieved July 26, 2020.
  5. ^ Desire (sleeve). Tuxedomoon. San Francisco, California: Ralph Records. 1981.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
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