1/2 Japanese
Half Japanese (also written 1/2 Japanese) is an American art punk band formed in the mid-1970s in Uniontown, Maryland, by the brothers Jad and David Fair. The band's history and its influence on later underground rock are the subject of the 1993 documentary Half Japanese: The Band That Would Be King. Half Japanese issued the EP Calling All Girls in 1977 and the triple LP 1/2 Gentlemen/Not Beasts on Armageddon in 1980, followed by Loud (1981). Sing No Evil appeared on Iridescence in 1985.
1/2 Gentlemen / Not Beasts (3LP box)
Eye-popping and ear-splitting first monumental 1980 album on Armageddon by the Jad and David Fair under the 1/2 Japanese moniker, a generous 3LP box set with inserts including booklet and poster. One of the bravest releases ever.
Loud (LP)
Second album on Armageddon from 1981 by the crazy experimental art punk band created by the Fair brothers. With insert.
Loud (LP)
Second album on Armageddon from 1981 by the crazy experimental art punk band created by the Fair brothers. No insert.
Sing No Evil (LP)
Fourth album by the expanded crazy art punk band created by the Fair brothers, released by Iridescence in 1985. With original innersleeve.
Fire In The Sky (LP)
1992 album on Paperhouse by the expanded art punk band created by the Fair brothers produced by and featuring the Velvet Undergound's Moe Tucker.