Read_Only_Memory_(EP) References

Read Only Memory
Read Only Memory
EP by Chrome
Released	1979
Recorded	Alamar Studios, San Francisco, California, United States & Trident Studios, London, England
Length	20:31
Label	Siren; Cleopatra;
Producer	Damon Edge
Chrome chronology

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	^[1]

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.

Track listing

Original release

All tracks are written by Helios Creed and Damon Edge

Side A
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

Side B
No.	Title	Length
1.	"In Front of the Crowd"	1:10
2.	"I Am the Jaw"	9:24

2014 reissue

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]

Side B
No.	Title	Length
1.	"Perfumed Metals"	3:41
2.	"Jam 10"	5:40
3.	"Insect Human"	6:48
4.	"Out of Reach"	3:58

Personnel

Helios Creed – guitar synthesizer, bowed guitar, synthesizer, drum machine, bass guitar, vocals, illustrations
Damon Edge – synthesizer, guitar synthesizer, tape, drum machine, vocals, production, engineering, illustrations

Charts

Chart (1980)	Peak position
UK Indie Chart	48^[3]

References

^ Raggett, Ned. "Read Only Memory". AllMusic. Retrieved October 10, 2012.
^ "Chrome – Read Only Memory (LP)". Cleopatra Records. 2014.
^ Lazell, Barry (1997). Indie Hits 1980–1989. Cherry Red Books. Archived from the original on June 5, 2011. Retrieved September 5, 2014.

External links

Read Only Memory at Discogs (list of releases)

[allmusic-1] Raggett, Ned. "Read Only Memory". AllMusic. Retrieved October 10, 2012.

[2] "Chrome – Read Only Memory (LP)". Cleopatra Records. 2014.

[3] Lazell, Barry (1997). Indie Hits 1980–1989. Cherry Red Books. Archived from the original on June 5, 2011. Retrieved September 5, 2014.

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v t e Chrome
Helios Creed Damon Edge John Lambdin Mike Low Gary Spain
Studio albums	The Visitation Alien Soundtracks Half Machine Lip Moves Red Exposure Blood on the Moon 3rd from the Sun Into the Eyes of the Zombie King Techromancy
Extended plays	Read Only Memory
Compilation albums	Chrome Box