Ride (EP)
Encyclopedia
Ride is an extended play
er by British
band Ride
. Their first official release, the EP came out in 1990 on the Creation Records
label.
The EP was combined with its follow-up Play
to form the Smile
mini-album for the US market in July, 1990. Two years later, in November, 1992, Smile was released in the UK, too, after both of the British EPs had gone out of print.
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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...
er by British
United Kingdom
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band Ride
Ride (band)
Ride were a British alternative rock band that formed in 1988 in Oxford, England, consisting of Andy Bell, Mark Gardener, Laurence "Loz" Colbert, and Steve Queralt. The band were initially part of the "shoegazing" scene. Following the break-up of the band in 1996, members moved on to various other...
. Their first official release, the EP came out in 1990 on the Creation Records
Creation Records
Creation Records was a British independent record label headed by Alan McGee. Along with Dick Green and Joe Foster, McGee founded Creation in 1983. The label lasted until its demise in 1999. The name came from the 1960s band The Creation , whom McGee greatly admired. McGee, Green and Foster were...
label.
The EP was combined with its follow-up Play
Play (EP)
Play is the second extended player by British band Ride.The EP was combined with its predecessor Ride to form the Smile mini-album for the US market in July, 1990...
to form the Smile
Smile (Ride album)
Smile is an album by British shoegazing band Ride. It is a compilation of Ride's first two EPs, Ride and Play, both of which were originally released in the first half of 1990. The album was first released by Sire Records, in July, 1990, for the North American market, in lieu of the two original...
mini-album for the US market in July, 1990. Two years later, in November, 1992, Smile was released in the UK, too, after both of the British EPs had gone out of print.
Track listing
All songs written by RideRide (band)
Ride were a British alternative rock band that formed in 1988 in Oxford, England, consisting of Andy Bell, Mark Gardener, Laurence "Loz" Colbert, and Steve Queralt. The band were initially part of the "shoegazing" scene. Following the break-up of the band in 1996, members moved on to various other...
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- "Chelsea Girl" - 2:58
- "Drive Blind" - 4:45
- "All I Can See" - 3:24
- "Close My Eyes" - 5:27