EP
Half an Octopuss
Half an Octopuss: tracklist and credits
4 tracks · 14:59Tracklist
- 1Close to MeRobert Smith3:44
- 2A Man Inside My MouthRobert Smith3:05
- 3New DayRobert Smith and Lol Tolhurst4:08
- 4Stop DeadRobert Smith4:02
- Produced by
- David M. Allen, Robert Smith, Chris Parry, Howard Gray
- Label
- Fiction
- Length
- 14:59
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| Source | Date | Note |
|---|---|---|
| MusicBrainz | 8 December 1985 | |
| Wikidata | 1985 | |
| UK / Europe release | 8 December 1985 | earliest UK or European date |
3 editions
| Date | Country | Label | Barcode | Kind |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 December 1985 | GB | Fiction | original | |
| 1986 | US | Elektra | other | |
| 1988 | XG | AMIGA | other |
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| coverartarchive ✓ | 499×492 | upscaled: major: best source 499x492, upscaled to 1500 (x3.05) |