| Desire | ||||
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| Studio album by | ||||
| Released | 1981 | |||
| Recorded | November 1980 | |||
| Studio | Jacobs (Farnham, UK) | |||
| Genre | Post-punk, experimental rock | |||
| Length | 49:31 | |||
| Label | Ralph | |||
| Producer | Gareth Jones, Tuxedomoon | |||
| Tuxedomoon chronology | ||||
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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 .
| Review scores | |
|---|---|
| Source | Rating |
| 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]
All tracks are written by Steven Brown, Peter Dachert, Blaine L. Reininger and Winston Tong
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8. | "New Machine" (from No Tears ) |
| 4:22 |
| 9. | "Litebulb Overkill" (from No Tears) |
| 3:12 |
| 10. | "Nite & Day (Hommage à Cole Porter)" (from No Tears) |
| 5:11 |
| 11. | "No Tears" (from No Tears) |
| 5:40 |
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.
Adapted from the Desire liner notes. [5]
Tuxedomoon
| Additional musicians
Production and design
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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 |
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