- Books (EP)
Infobox Album
Name = Books
Type = EP
Artist = Belle & Sebastian
Released = 21st June 2004
Recorded = Sarm Hook End ("Wrapped Up in Books")
Genre =
Length = 16:46
Label =Rough Trade Records
Producer =Trevor Horn ("Wrapped Up in Books")Tony Doogan /B&S ("Your Cover's Blown"/"Your Secrets")Chris Geddes ("Cover (Version)")
Reviews =
*Allmusic Rating|4|5 [http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=10:witxlfhescqi link]
*Pitchfork Media (8.3/10) [http://www.pitchforkmedia.com/article/record_review/15374-step-into-my-office-baby-ep-im-a-cuckoo-ep-books-ep link]
Last album = "I'm a Cuckoo "
(2003)
This album = "Books"
(2004)
Next album = "Funny Little Frog "
(2006)"Books" is an EP released by
Belle & Sebastian in 2004 onRough Trade Records . The EP features "Wrapped Up in Books" from "Dear Catastrophe Waitress ", two new songs — "Your Cover's Blown" and "Your Secrets" — and "Cover (Version)", a remix of "Your Cover's Blown" by the band's keyboardistChris Geddes . The front cover features Alexandra Klobouk. The EP reached #20 in the UK singles chart.The Japanese release of the EP included a Japanese version of "
I'm a Cuckoo " and a version of theYoung Marble Giants song "Final Day" (slower than the version released on the 2003 Rough Trade compilation "Stop Me If You Think You've Heard This One Before") as the fifth and sixth tracks.Many elements from the song "Your Cover's Blown" come from "
Dreadlock Holiday " by10cc .Track listing
CD and DVD
#"Your Cover's Blown" – 6:01
#"Wrapped Up in Books" – 3:34
#"Your Secrets" – 3:11
#"Cover (Version)" – 4:007" vinyl
#"Your Cover's Blown" – 6:01
#"Wrapped Up in Books" – 3:34Release details
* CD (RTRADESCD180)
*7" vinyl (RTRADES180)
* DVD (RTRADEDV180)External links
* [http://www.belleandsebastian.com/recordings.php?release=20 "Books" at belleandsebastian.com]
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