Liquid Liquid (EP)

Liquid Liquid
EP by Liquid Liquid
Released	1981
Recorded	February 13, 1981 at Hurrah, New York City; Man Made Studios
Genre	Dance-punk
Length	13:07
Label	99
Producer	Ed Bahlman, Liquid Liquid, Bruce Tovsky
Liquid Liquid chronology
Liquid Liquid (1981) Successive Reflexes (1981)

Liquid Liquid is the debut EP by the American no wave and dance-punk group Liquid Liquid. It was released in 1981, through the record label 99.

Background

"New Walk", "Lub Dupe" and "Bell Head" were recorded live at Hurrahs in New York City on February 13, 1981 and were produced by Ed Bahlman. The other two tracks were recorded at Man Made Studios, and were produced by Liquid Liquid themselves along with Bahlman and Bruce Tovsky on the final track, "Rubbermiro".

Track listing

Side A

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Groupmegroup"	3:18
2.	"New Walk"	2:07
3.	"Lub Dupe"	1:49

Side B

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Bell Head"	2:19
2.	"Rubbermiro"	3:34

Critical reception

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
Pitchfork Media	(9.2/10) [1]

Trouser Press classified the EP as "impressive". ^[2]

Personnel

Liquid Liquid

• Salvatore Principato – vocals, percussion
• Richard McGuire – bass guitar, percussion, guitar, melodica, cover design, production ("Groupmegroup", "Rubbermiro")
• Bill Kleinsmith – congas, production ("Groupmegroup", "Rubbermiro")
• Scott Hartley – drums, percussion, production ("Groupmegroup", "Rubbermiro")
• Dennis Young – marimba, percussion, production ("Groupmegroup", "Rubbermiro")
• Al Diaz – percussion
• R. Edson (Richard Edson) – trumpet

Technical

• Ed Bahlman – production ("New Walk", "Lub Dupe", "Bell Head")
• Bruce Tovsky – production ("Rubbermiro")
• HW (Howie Weinberg) – mastering

References

1. "Liquid Liquid - Liquid Liquid EP". Pitchfork. April 2, 2017.
2. Flashner, Graham; Robbins, Ira. "trouserpress.com :: Liquid Liquid". trouserpress.com . Retrieved May 4, 2013.

External links

• Liquid Liquid at Discogs (list of releases)