A World Without Dave
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A World Without Dave is an EP by Carter the Unstoppable Sex Machine. It was the groups only EP release (consisting of original material) and was released on their new label – Cooking Vinyl
– records in 1997.
A World Without Dave was released as an EP due to Cooking Vinyl feeling it would cost fans less money to buy than a full length album, thus generating higher sales and gaining a mainstream chart position (it failed).
The album was also the first recorded with bass player Salv and guitarist Steve, each of whom would remain part of Carter until the group's demise.
Cooking Vinyl
Cooking Vinyl is a UK-based independent record company, founded in 1986. Its original orientation was toward contemporary folk music—notably Billy Bragg, and Michelle Shocked's Texas Campfire Tapes, recorded on a Sony Walkman, one of its first releases...
– records in 1997.
A World Without Dave was released as an EP due to Cooking Vinyl feeling it would cost fans less money to buy than a full length album, thus generating higher sales and gaining a mainstream chart position (it failed).
The album was also the first recorded with bass player Salv and guitarist Steve, each of whom would remain part of Carter until the group's demise.
Track listing
- "Broken Down in Broken Town"
- "A World Without Dave"
- "Before the War"
- "Nowhere Fast"
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" - "Stand Up and Be Counted" (U.S & german release only)
- "Negative Equity" (U.S & german release only)
- "Road Rage" (U.S & german release only)
- The U.S version and the german version contains 9 track rather than just the first six due to Cooking Vinyl American arm asking for more tracks.
Credits
- Recorded at The House In The Woods, Notice Studios and Chateau Fruitbat
- Engineering by Simon Milton and Simon Painter
- A sleeve called Dave by Jim Bob
- Carter Are: Jim Bob, Fruitbat, Wez, Salv, Steve and Ben
- All Songs Written by Morrison/Carterand Published by Island Music Ltd.