{{Use mdy dates|date=May 2025}} {{Infobox album | name = Liquid Liquid | type = EP | artist = Liquid Liquid | cover = Liquid Liquid cover.jpg | alt = | released = 1981 | recorded = February 13, 1981 at Hurrah, New York City; Man Made Studios | venue = | studio = | genre = Dance-punk | length = 13:07 | label = 99 | producer = Ed Bahlman, Liquid Liquid, Bruce Tovsky | prev_title = | prev_year = | next_title = Successive Reflexes | next_year = 1981 }} '''''Liquid Liquid''''' is the debut EP by the American no wave and dance-punk group Liquid Liquid. It was released in 1981, through the record label 99.
== Background ==
"New Walk", "Lub Dupe" and "Bell Head" were recorded live at Hurrahs in New York City on February 13, 1981 and were produced by Ed Bahlman. The other two tracks were recorded at Man Made Studios, and were produced by Liquid Liquid themselves along with Bahlman and Bruce Tovsky on the final track, "Rubbermiro".
== Track listing ==
{{track listing | headline = Side A | title1 = Groupmegroup | length1= 3:18 | title2 = New Walk | length2 = 2:07 | title3 = Lub Dupe | length3 = 1:49 }} {{track listing | headline = Side B | title1 = Bell Head | length1 = 2:19 | title2 = Rubbermiro | length2 = 3:34 }}
== Critical reception == {{Music ratings | rev1 = Pitchfork Media | rev1Score = (9.2/10) <ref name="Pitchfork review">{{cite web | url=http://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/23052-liquid-liquid-ep-successive-reflexes-ep-optimo-ep/ | title= Liquid Liquid - Liquid Liquid EP | publisher= Pitchfork | date= April 2, 2017}}</ref> }}
''Trouser Press'' classified the EP as "impressive".<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.trouserpress.com/entry.php?a=liquid_liquid |title=trouserpress.com :: Liquid Liquid |last1=Flashner |first1=Graham |last2=Robbins |first2=Ira |work=trouserpress.com |accessdate=May 4, 2013}}</ref>
== Personnel == {{div col}} ; Liquid Liquid
* Salvatore Principato – vocals, percussion * Richard McGuire – bass guitar, percussion, guitar, melodica, cover design, production <small>("Groupmegroup", "Rubbermiro")</small> * Bill Kleinsmith – congas, production <small>("Groupmegroup", "Rubbermiro")</small> * Scott Hartley – drums, percussion, production <small>("Groupmegroup", "Rubbermiro")</small> * Dennis Young – marimba, percussion, production <small>("Groupmegroup", "Rubbermiro")</small> * Al Diaz – percussion * R. Edson (Richard Edson) – trumpet
; Technical
* Ed Bahlman – production <small>("New Walk", "Lub Dupe", "Bell Head")</small> * Bruce Tovsky – production <small>("Rubbermiro")</small> * HW (Howie Weinberg) – mastering {{div col end}}
== References == {{Reflist}}
== External links == * {{Discogs master|411796|Liquid Liquid}}
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Category:1981 debut EPs Category:Liquid Liquid EPs Category:99 Records EPs