Home / Music / Half Japanese's debut was a 50-song triple albumMusic linernotes album music half-japaneseHalf Japanese's debut was a 50-song triple albumTheir debut was the 50-song triple album 1/2 Gentlemen/Not Beasts from 1980, which has been described as one of the most extreme and unconventional debuts in rock history. Search Amazon As an Amazon Associate, Work Notes may earn.Related NotesHalf Japanese built their catalog on self-released cassettesNirvana handpicked Half Japanese to open for them on the In Utero tourHalf Japanese plays lo-fi noise rock on one chordHalf Japanese helped inspire Guided by Voices and PavementHalf Japanese deliberately avoided learning to play their instrumentsExploreThe Blue Hour is a song cycle by five women composersThe Cars' Captured is a live document of the Heartbeat City tourThe Tutti! Orchestral Sampler catalog number is RR-906This Hyperion release is catalog number CDA67691/2Burial's Rival Dealer is Hyperdub HDB080Previous Jad Fair and David Fair founded Half JapaneseNext Half Japanese returned in 2014 with Overjoyed