The Lazy Line Painter Jane box set was a re-release of Belle & Sebastian

Belle & Sebastian

Belle and Sebastian are an indie pop band formed in Glasgow in January 1996. Belle and Sebastian are often compared with influential indie bands such as The Smiths, as well as classic acts such as Love, Bob Dylan and Nick Drake. The name Belle & Sebastian comes from Belle et Sébastien, a 1965...

's 1997

1997 in music

This is a list of notable events in music that took place in the year 1997.-January:*January 9 – David Bowie performs his 50th Birthday Bash concert at Madison Square Garden, New York City, USA with guests Frank Black, The Foo Fighters, Sonic Youth, Robert Smith of The Cure, Lou Reed, and Billy...

 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...

s Dog on Wheels

Dog on Wheels

Dog on Wheels is an EP by Belle & Sebastian, released in 1997 on Jeepster Records. The four recordings on the EP actually pre-date the band's debut album, Tigermilk, and Stuart Murdoch, Stuart David and Richard Colburn are the only long-term band members to play on the songs. The front cover...

, Lazy Line Painter Jane

Lazy Line Painter Jane

Lazy Line Painter Jane was Belle & Sebastian's second EP, released in 1997 on Jeepster Records. The title track features guest vocalist Monica Queen and was recorded in a church hall. "A Century of Elvis" features bassist Stuart David reading out a story he had written, over music by the band. The...

and 3.. 6.. 9 Seconds of Light

3.. 6.. 9 Seconds of Light

3.. 6.. 9 Seconds of Light was Belle & Sebastian's third EP, released in 1997 on Jeepster Records. The lead track on the EP, "A Century of Fakers," uses the same backing track as "A Century of Elvis" from Lazy Line Painter Jane...

. The release contained original pressings of the CD versions of the three EPs in a card slipcase with new artwork. The slipcase was also available to purchase via the band's record label, Jeepster, for anyone who already owned the releases.

Dog On Wheels (disc 1)

1. "Dog on Wheels"
2. "The State I Am In"
3. "String Bean Jean"
4. "Belle & Sebastian"

Lazy Line Painter Jane (disc 2)

1. "Lazy Line Painter Jane"
2. "You Made Me Forget My Dreams"
3. "Photo Jenny"
4. "A Century of Elvis"

3.. 6.. 9 Seconds of Light (disc 3)

1. "A Century of Fakers"
2. "Le Pastie de la Bourgeoisie"
3. "Beautiful"
4. "Put the Book Back on the Shelf"/unlisted song credit as "On the Radio" or "Song for children"