1/2 Gentlemen/Not Beasts is the debut album by American rock band Half Japanese. Originally released in 1980 by Armageddon Records as a triple record..

Marc Masters wrote for Pitchfork:

Still, even at its most grating, there’s always a loudly-beating heart inside 1/2 Gentlemen. It’s earnest, eager, and takes a wry view of the world that makes it endearing. And it’s so hard to predict what’s going to happen at any given point that the music never feels dated. Because it was based mostly on their own hermetic ideas, the Fair brothers’ primitivism blasts through the years, too hot for any time period to hold onto. Maybe that’s the best thing about ½ Gentlemen / Not Beasts: even today, over three decades later, you can picture Jad and David banging it out in their parents’ house, thrilled at what they’re discovering.

https://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/17841-half-japanese-12-gentlemen-not-beasts/

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LN50q3AM894

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