3 EPs

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3 EPs
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Released1994
Recorded12–14 January 1992 & 13–16 June 1993 at Intellectually Handicapped Studios
Genre Indie rock, lo-fi
Length56:12
Label Flying Nun Records
Tall Dwarfs chronology
Fork Songs
(1991)
3 EPs
(1994)
Stumpy
(1996)
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3 EPs is a full-length CD by New Zealand band Tall Dwarfs released in 1994. The CD consists of three parts, A Question Of Medical Ethics, Up The Down Staircase and Sam's Spaniel, which were also released as three vinyl EPs collected in one box, all at once.

Track listing

All songs written by Bathgate & Knox except where noted. [2]

  1. "For All the Walters in the World"
  2. "Entropy"
  3. "What Goes Up"
  4. "Highrise"
  5. "Starry Eyed & Wooly Brained" (sic)
  6. "Folding"
  1. "Neusyland"
  2. "Two Dozen Lousy Hours"
  3. "Bob's Yer Uncle"
  4. "More 54"
  5. "Archaeopteryx"
  6. "Aint It Funny"
  1. "Senile Dementia" (written by Bathgate, Knox, Nastanovich, Kannberg)
  2. "Bee to Honey"
  3. "Postmodern Deconstructivist Blues" (written by Bathgate, Knox, Nastanovich, Kannberg)
  4. "Kidstuff"
  5. "Self-Deluded Dream Boy (In A Mess)"
  6. "Our Advice to You"

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References

  1. https://www.allmusic.com/album/r246884
  2. Album notes for 3EPs, CD (1994). Flying Nun Records.