Read Only Memory (EP)
1979 EP by Chrome
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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.
Released1979
RecordedAlamar Studios, San Francisco, California, United States & Trident Studios, London, England
Length20:31
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| Released | 1979 | |||
| Recorded | Alamar Studios, San Francisco, California, United States & Trident Studios, London, England | |||
| Length | 20:31 | |||
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| Producer | Damon Edge | |||
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Track listing
Original release
All tracks are written by Helios Creed and Damon Edge.
| No. | Title | Length |
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| 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 |
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| 1. | "In Front of the Crowd" | 1:10 |
| 2. | "I Am the Jaw" | 9:24 |
2014 reissue
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 |
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| 1. | "Perfumed Metals" | 3:41 |
| 2. | "Jam 10" | 5:40 |
| 3. | "Insect Human" | 6:48 |
| 4. | "Out of Reach" | 3:58 |
Personnel
- 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
| Chart (1980) | Peak position |
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| UK Indie Chart | 48[3] |