Half Alive (album)

This article is about the compilation album by Suicide. For the live album by Helix, see Half-Alive. For other uses, see Half Alive (disambiguation).
Half Alive
Compilation album by
Suicide
ReleasedSeptember 9, 1981 (1981-09-09)
Recorded1974 (1974) – 1979 (1979)
GenreSynthpunk
Length37:15
LabelROIR
Suicide chronology
Suicide: Alan Vega and Martin Rev
(1980) 		Half Alive
(1981) 		Ghost Riders
(1986)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[1]
Select[2]

Half Alive is a compilation album by Suicide, originally released on cassette only on September 9, 1981 by ROIR. It is composed of live recordings from 1978 and home and studio demos recorded between 1974 and 1979.[3]

Track listing

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All tracks are written by Martin Rev and Alan Vega

Side one
No.TitleLength
1."Harlem II" (recorded live at CBGB's, 1978)3:58
2."Goin' to Las Vegas" (recorded live at CBGB's, 1978)4:16
3."Love You" (recorded at Suicide Home Studio, 1979)2:46
4."Cool as Ice" (recorded at Suicide Home Studio, 1979)3:19
5."All Night Long" (recorded live at Horseshoe Club, Toronto, 1978)4:10
Side two
No.TitleLength
1."Sister Ray Says" (recorded live at Marquee, London, 1978)4:26
2."Johnny Dance" (recorded live at Marquee, London, 1978)3:01
3."Space Blue" (recorded at Suicide Home Studio, 1974/75)1:47
4."Long Talk" (recorded at Suicide Home Studio, 1974/75)1:27
5."Speed Queen" (recorded at Suicide Home Studio, 1974/75)2:27
6."Chezazze" (recorded at Suicide Home Studio, 1979)3:25
7."Dreams" (recorded at Sun Dragon Studio, 1975)2:13
2000 CD re-issue bonus track
No.TitleLength
13."All Night Long" (recorded live in the UK, 1978)4:31
14."Sweetheart" (recorded live in the UK, 1978)4:44
15."Scream and Shout" (recorded live in the UK, 1978)4:17

Personnel

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Adapted from the Half Alive liner notes.[4]

Release history

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Region Date Label Format Catalog
United States 1981 ROIR CS A 103
Italy 1990 Contempo CD, LP CONTE148
Japan 1993 Meldac CD MECR-25022
United States 2000 ROIR CD, LP RUS 8264

References

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  1. ^ Kennedy, Patrick. "Suicide: Half Alive > Review". Allmusic. Retrieved September 19, 2015.
  2. ^ Barnes, Mark (September 1990). "Suicide: 1/2 Alive". Select. No. 3. p. 106.
  3. ^ Grant, Steven; Robbins, Ira (2007). "Suicide". Trouser Press. Retrieved September 19, 2015.
  4. ^ Half Alive (booklet). Suicide. New York City: ROIR. 1981.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
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