// Workers AI · dad joke modeWhat did Read Only Memory say to the music? I'm stuck on you.
| Read Only Memory | ||||
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| EP by | ||||
| Released | 1979 | |||
| Recorded | Alamar Studios, San Francisco, California, United States & Trident Studios, London, England | |||
| Length | 20:31 | |||
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| Producer | Damon Edge | |||
| Chrome chronology | ||||
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| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [1] |
Read Only Memory is an EP by the American rock band Chrome, released in 1979 by Siren Records. It was reissued in 2014 by Cleopatra Records.
Track listing
[edit]Original release
[edit]All tracks are written by Helios Creed and Damon Edge.
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "You Can't See Them – They Can't Touch You" | 3:16 |
| 2. | "Inacontact" | 5:35 |
| 3. | "Read Only Memory" | 1:06 |
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "In Front of the Crowd" | 1:10 |
| 2. | "I Am the Jaw" | 9:24 |
2014 reissue
[edit]The 2014 Cleopatra reissue combined both original sides onto side A and added four bonus tracks, recorded from a live performance in Italy in 1981, on side B.[2]
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Perfumed Metals" | 3:41 |
| 2. | "Jam 10" | 5:40 |
| 3. | "Insect Human" | 6:48 |
| 4. | "Out of Reach" | 3:58 |
Personnel
[edit]- Helios Creed – guitar synthesizer, bowed guitar, synthesizer, drum machine, bass guitar, vocals, illustrations
- Damon Edge – synthesizer, guitar synthesizer, tape, drum machine, vocals, production, engineering, illustrations
Charts
[edit]| Chart (1980) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| UK Indie Chart | 48[3] |
References
[edit]- ↑ Raggett, Ned. "Read Only Memory". AllMusic. Retrieved October 10, 2012.
- ↑ "Chrome – Read Only Memory (LP)". Cleopatra Records. 2014.
- ↑ Lazell, Barry (1997). Indie Hits 1980–1989. Cherry Red Books. Archived from the original on June 5, 2011. Retrieved September 5, 2014.
External links
[edit]- Read Only Memory at Discogs (list of releases)
