½ Mensch coverSOME BIZZARE · BART 331
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1-2-mensch-f5b6e UK · 1985-09-02
Representative sleeve — art from another pressing of this release Cover Art Archive
A1 — B4
  1. A1 Halber Mensch 3:54
  2. A2 Yü-Gung (Fütter Mein Ego) 6:57
  3. A3 Trinklied 1:11
  4. A4 Z.N.S. 5:26
  5. B1 Seele Brennt 3:50
  6. B2 Sehnsucht (Zitternd) 2:47
  7. B3 Der Tod Ist Ein Dandy 6:27
  8. B4 Letztes Biest (Am Himmel) 3:12
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Liner notes

Issued with printed inner sleeve including lyrics (both in German and English). Title on spine and labels: "Halber Mensch". The runouts are stamped apart from 'TIMTOM' and 'TY', which are hand-etched. Rear: Produced By Gareth Jones + Einstürzende Neubauten Hansa + Tritonus Tonstudio 84-85 Berlin. 'Sehnsucht' B2 by BBC for John Peel Session in 1983. Thanks to Thomas Stern and Nainz Watts (engineering); Verena, Monika, Ma Gita, Sabine (singing) Label side A: All titles published by Freibank ℗&©1985 Some Bizzare

Personnel
DesignAnimal House [iv]
EngineerRaymond Watts
EngineerThomas Stern
Lacquer Cut ByTim Young
Mastered ByTim Young
Performer [Einstürzende Neubauten]Alexander Hacke
Performer [Einstürzende Neubauten]Blixa Bargeld
Performer [Einstürzende Neubauten]F.M. Einheit
Performer [Einstürzende Neubauten]Marc Chung
Performer [Einstürzende Neubauten]N. U. Unruh
Photography By [Photo By]Vincent Huang
Producer [Produced By]Einstürzende Neubauten
Producer [Produced By]Gareth Jones
Recorded By, Mixed ByGareth Jones
Songwriter [All Songs By]Einstürzende Neubauten
Vocals [Singing]Margitta Haberland
Vocals [Singing]Monika [xliii]
Vocals [Singing]Sabrine
Vocals [Singing]Verena [iii]
Matrix / Runout
Label side ABART 331A
Label side BBART 331B
Runout side A, variant 1BART 331A -1U-1-1..X1 TIMTOM
Runout side B, variant 1BART 331B -1U-1-1..X1 TY
Runout side A, variant 2BART 331A -1U -1-1..3 TIMTOM
Runout side B, variant 2BART 331B -1U -1-2 TY
Manufacture
Phonographic Copyright (p)Some Bizzare
Copyright (c)Some Bizzare
Published ByFreibank
Produced AtTritonus Tonstudio
Produced AtHansa Tonstudios
Mastered AtCBS Studios, London
Pressed ByEMI Records
℗ 1985 Some Bizzare
Digr Archive · 1-2-mensch-f5b6e
Release UK · 1985-09-02 · Vinyl, LP, Album
Einstürzende Neubauten

½ Mensch

Label
Some Bizzare
Cat #
BART 331
Country
UK
Released
1985-09-02
Style
Noise, Avantgarde, Experimental, Industrial
Format
Vinyl, LP, Album
Main release of ½ Mensch — master
Filed under Experimental & Avant-GardeNoiseElectronic1980s
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