2x45

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2x45
Studio album by Cabaret Voltaire
Released	1982
Recorded	Oct. 1981-Feb. 1982
Genre	Post-Punk Industrial
Label	Mute Records
Producer	Cabaret Voltaire
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Cabaret Voltaire chronology
Red Mecca (1981) 2x45 (1982) Hai! (Live in Japan) (1982)

2x45 is an album by industrial/post-punk band Cabaret Voltaire, released in 1982 (see 1982 in music) and re-released on CD on The Grey Area in 1990. The title comes from its original format - two 45 RPM 12" discs. This was the last studio album by the band to feature Chris Watson as a member.

Sides A & B were recorded at Western Works, Sheffield, October 1981. Sides C & D were recorded at Pluto Studios, Manchester, February 1982.

[edit] Track listing

1. "Breathe Deep"
2. "Yashar"
3. "Protection"
4. "War of Nerves (T.E.S.)"
5. "Wait & Shuffle"
6. "Get Out of My Face"

[edit] Personnel

• Alan Fish - percussion, drums
• Richard H. Kirk - synthesizer, clarinet, guitar, saxophone, wind
• Stephen Mallinder - bass, percussion, vocals, tapes
• Nort - percussion, drums
• Eric Random - guitar, percussion
• Chris Watson - tapes, Vox Continental

[edit] Other

• Neville Brody
• George Peckham