| Read Only Memory | ||||
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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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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.
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 |
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 |
| Chart (1980) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| UK Indie Chart | 48 [3] |
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