0 + 2 = 1 ½

0 + 2 = 1 1⁄2
Compilation album by
Nomeansno
Released2010
RecordedJuly 1991
StudioProfile Sound Studios, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
GenrePost-hardcore
Length56:04
LabelWrong Records
ProducerCecil English, Nomeansno
Nomeansno compilation chronology
The People's Choice
(2004) 		0 + 2 = 1 1⁄2
(2010)

0 + 2 = 1 1⁄2 is a compilation album by Vancouver punk band Nomeansno recorded in 1991 and released digitally in 2010. It includes five outtakes and four demos recorded for 0 + 2 = 1, Nomeansno's fifth album and final to feature longtime guitarist Andy Kerr.

Background and release

In July 1991, Nomeansno returned to Profile Sound Studios to record their follow-up to the album Wrong with producer Cecil English. They recorded 19 songs during the sessions. Of these, 11 appeared on the final record, 0 + 2 = 1 on Alternative Tentacles, two on the "Oh Canaduh" 7-inch EP on Allied Recordings, and one on the Dead Kennedys tribute album Virus 100. The remaining five outtakes were ultimately re-recorded for subsequent Nomeansno albums, but went unreleased in these earlier forms for 19 years.

Andy Kerr, who departed the band after the touring in support of the album's release, later rediscovered the outtakes and demos. Ultimately, the band released these as 0 + 2 = 1 1⁄2, a digitally released compilation through Wrong Records.[1] It was initially issued as a free download.[2]

Track listing

All songs written by Nomeansno.

  1. "Cats, Sex and Nazis" – 8:04
  2. "I Need You" – 7:31
  3. "Lost" – 6:16
  4. "Blinding Light" – 2:53
  5. "This Wound Will Never Heal" – 6:59
  6. "John Instrumental" (Demo) – 3:49
  7. "Victim's Choice" / "Happy Bridge" / "Intro Ghosts" (Demo) – 6:54
  8. "Now It's Dark" (Demo) – 5:06
  9. "Cats, Sex and Nazis" (Demo) – 8:32

Personnel

Nomeansno

  • Andy Kerr – guitar, bass, vocals
  • John Wright (Mr. Right) – vocals, drums, keyboards, percussion, engineering
  • Rob Wright (Mr. Wrong) – vocals, bass, guitar

Production and design

  • David Bruce – artwork
  • Brian (Who) Else – engineering
  • Cecil English – producer, engineering

References

  1. ^ Chedsey, John (May 2010). "Satan Stole My Teddybear music reviews-Nomeansno". Archived from the original on 2016-05-16. Retrieved January 4, 2017.
  2. ^ H, Matt (March 22, 2010). "0+2=Free! Nomeansno give away outtakes album". SoundsXP.com. Retrieved January 4, 2017.