Eps (album)

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Eps
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Released9 February 1999 (1999-02-09)
Recorded1974–1997
Length98:11
Label Thirsty Ear Records/Domino Records
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Eps is a compilation album by Robert Wyatt. [1] It was released on 9 February 1999 by Thirsty Ear Records/Domino Records.

Track listing

Disc one
No.TitleLength
1."I'm a Believer (previously unreleased extended version)"5:00
2."Memories"3:11
3."Yesterday Man"3:15
4."Sonia (alternate version)"4:06
5."Calyx (live)"3:04
Disc two
No.TitleLength
1."Shipbuilding (Remastered in 1998)"3:08
2."Memories of You"3:00
3."Round Midnight"4:13
4."Pigs...(In There)"2:41
5."Chairman Mao"6:15
Disc three
No.TitleLength
1."Yolanda"4:16
2."Te Recuerdo Amanda"3:36
3."Biko"4:40
4."Amber And The Amberines"4:11
Disc four
No.TitleLength
1."The Animals Film"19:38
Disc five
No.TitleLength
1."Was a Friend"5:52
2."Maryan"6:50
3."A Sunday in Madrid"7:03
4."Free Will and Testament"4:33

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References

  1. "Review. Robert Wyatt, Eps". progVisions. Retrieved 4 April 2024.