UK artists who utilised the EP format, both before and after it was made chart ineligible

Message Bookmarked

Bookmark Removed

Indie rockers The Music released chart-ineleigible EPs for their first few singles, and apparently sales would have landed them top 20 easily. Ride released some good EPs. Who used them well? Who was hamstrung when they were made ineligible? Blah blah blah blah...

― Sick Mouthy (Nick Southall), Monday, 9 October 2006 14:08 (nineteen years ago)

Oasis' were 4 tracks until they had to be 3 so they now only do 3 tracks. Not including DVD singles...

Belle/Seb had their single release schedule booked way in advance, so carried on with "This is not a rock song" or whatever, with 4 tracks...

There are a few acts releasing stuff without intent on charting. This is somewhat of a sea change. (Arctics last but one single, Oasis next single, et settee)

― mark grout (mark grout), Monday, 9 October 2006 14:20 (nineteen years ago)

the bigger question is why does UK music suck so much these days? judging from the press response you'd think there was a massive influx of rather informed groups coming together. instead we have a bunch of derivative half-wit 90s-rock fans masquerading-via-publicist as being fans of whatever early 80s band is in-vogue with the 22-35 year old record-collecting demographic.

― corey c (shock of daylight), Tuesday, 10 October 2006 05:34 (nineteen years ago)

Yeah, I was pondering why thesedays bands tend to name their influences as being "bands everyone's heard of"...

― mark grout (mark grout), Tuesday, 10 October 2006 07:28 (nineteen years ago)

Mansun were very much about the EPs, but they did grudgingly cut down to 3 tracks per format when the restrictions came in.

― LC (Damian), Tuesday, 10 October 2006 09:05 (nineteen years ago)

Shoegazing was the most EP-centric movement in the history of Rock!

― Marcello Carlin (nostudium), Tuesday, 10 October 2006 09:58 (nineteen years ago)

Two Lone Swordsmen have some great EPs, but I doubt they were ever aiming for the charts. Ditto for Aphex Twin, Autechre, Squarepusher, etc (though both "Come to Daddy" and "Come on My Selector" had videos made, did they ever chart?).

― Tuomas (Tuomas), Tuesday, 10 October 2006 10:06 (nineteen years ago)

"Come To Daddy" made #36. "Come On My Selector" wasn't a hit.

― Marcello Carlin (nostudium), Tuesday, 10 October 2006 10:17 (nineteen years ago)

You must be logged in to post. Please either login here, or if you are not registered, you may register here.