The Noisebox EP
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The Noisebox EP is Elbow
's very first release and EP
, limited to 150 copies. At the time, the band was still unsigned with any record label. It contains three early, original versions of songs ("Powder Blue", "Red" and "Can't Stop") that would be re-released and re-recorded on the full length album Asleep in the Back
, four years later.
The other two songs "George Lassoes the Moon" and "Theme from Munroe Kelly" were never released on any full length album. However, a newer version of both tracks were released on The Any Day Now EP
and the "Not a Job" DVD.
The simple black-and-white cover of the EP contains the recording info, copyrights, thank you notes, track listing and lyrics to "George Lassoes the Moon".
Tracks 1,2,4 and 5 from the EP are featured on a three-disc deluxe edition of Asleep in the Back, released on October 26, 2009. Track 3, "George Lassoes the Moon", was omitted from the deluxe edition and the release contained a live version of the song instead.
Elbow (band)
Elbow are an English rock band. They have played together since 1990 and recorded five studio albums, the most recent of which is Build a Rocket Boys!, released in March 2011...
's very first release and 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...
, limited to 150 copies. At the time, the band was still unsigned with any record label. It contains three early, original versions of songs ("Powder Blue", "Red" and "Can't Stop") that would be re-released and re-recorded on the full length album Asleep in the Back
Asleep in the Back
Asleep in the Back is the debut album by British rock band Elbow, first released in May 2001. The title track, "Asleep in the Back", was only included as a bonus track on later editions of the album after it had been released as a single and became the band's first Top 20 hit...
, four years later.
The other two songs "George Lassoes the Moon" and "Theme from Munroe Kelly" were never released on any full length album. However, a newer version of both tracks were released on The Any Day Now EP
The Any Day Now EP
The Any Day Now EP is Elbow's third release. This EP was released through Elbow's first record label Ugly Man Records, as well as their second record label V2 Records. Both EPs each have a different track listing....
and the "Not a Job" DVD.
The simple black-and-white cover of the EP contains the recording info, copyrights, thank you notes, track listing and lyrics to "George Lassoes the Moon".
Tracks 1,2,4 and 5 from the EP are featured on a three-disc deluxe edition of Asleep in the Back, released on October 26, 2009. Track 3, "George Lassoes the Moon", was omitted from the deluxe edition and the release contained a live version of the song instead.
Track listing
- "Powder Blue" – 4:36
- "Red" – 3:30
- "George Lassoes the Moon" – 6:37
- "Theme from Munroe Kelly" – 5:48
- "Can't Stop" – 4:20