- The View EP
Infobox Album
Name = The View EP
Type = ep
Artist = The View
Released = February-March 2006
Recorded =
Genre =Indie rock
Length =
Label = [http://www.2thumbs.co.uk Two Thumbs] (TTEP001)
Producer = Robin Wynn-Evans
Grant Dickson
Reviews =
Last album =
This album = "The View EP"
(2006)
Next album = "Hats Off to the Buskers "
(2007)"The View EP" is a self-titled
EP by The View, released in March 2006. It is the first official release by the band. The EP was pressed byDundee label [http://www.2thumbs.co.uk Two Thumbs] , and was limited to just 2000 copies. It was made available to the public through the band's on-line forums, and sold out within a matter of weeks. Due to the CD having no official distribution, the exact release date of the EP is unknown. In an interview with "The Courier" onJanuary 20 ,2006 , Grant Dickson (of Two Thumbs) stated that “The View EP will be out sometime near the end of next month".cite web|url=http://www.thecourier.co.uk/output/2006/01/20/newsstory7945455t0.asp|title=Pete’s shambles a career boost for the View|publisher=The Courier|accessdate=2007-07-26] Copies of the EP were first made available through Two Thumbs' forum onMarch 15 ,2006 .cite web|url=http://www.2thumbs.co.uk/forum/viewtopic.php?t=246|title=The View EP|publisher=Two Thumbs official forums|accessdate=2007-07-26]Three tracks from the EP, "Comin Down", "Street Lights" and "
Face for the Radio ", would later appear on the band's debut album, "Hats Off to the Buskers ". The latter would be released as a single onJune 25 ,2007 . The song reached #69 in theUK Singles Chart onJuly 7 ,2007 .cite web|url=http://www.chartstats.com/songinfo.php?id=33246|title=Chart Positions|publisher=chartstats.com|accessdate=2007-07-16]Track listing
# "Comin Down"
# "Street Lights"
# "Screamin' n Shoutin' "
# "Face for the Radio "References
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