Battersea Shield is a 2004 EP

Extended play

An EP is a musical recording which contains more music than a single, but is too short to qualify as a full album or LP. The term EP originally referred only to specific types of vinyl records other than 78 rpm standard play records and LP records, but it is now applied to mid-length Compact...

 by The Orb

The Orb

Throughout 1989, the Orb, along with Martin Glover, developed the musical genre of ambient house through the use of a diverse array of samples and recordings. The culmination of its musical work came toward the end of the year when the group recorded a session for John Peel on BBC Radio 1...

 and Meat Beat Manifesto

Meat Beat Manifesto

Meat Beat Manifesto, often shortened to Meat Beat or MBM, is an electronic music group originally consisting of Jack Dangers and Jonny Stephens formed in 1987 in Swindon, UK...

. It was sold in an embossed tin based on the design of the Battersea Shield

Battersea Shield

The Battersea Shield is one of the most significant pieces of ancient Celtic military equipment found in Britain. It is a sheet bronze covering of a wooden shield decorated in La Tène style...

, instead of a standard jewel case.

A different version of "Matron" was previously released as "Horn of Jericho" on the Meat Beat Manifesto album RUOK?

RUOK?

RUOK? is a 2002 album by the UK industrial-techno group Meat Beat Manifesto. Some editions included the mini Enhanced CD Free Piece Suite. Recorded at Tape Lab Studios, California. Mastered at The Exchange, London...

. "Insane" was recorded and mixed at Concrete Hull in 2004. "1855 BC" reuses samples which were used in previous Meat Beat Manifesto tracks.