Cool as Fuck

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Cool as Fuck
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EP by
ReleasedMay 1990
RecordedFebruary–September 1989
Square One
Genre Progressive rock, Madchester
Length26:40

Cool as Fuck (printed on the sleeve as Cool as ****) is a 1990 5 track [1] EP by the Manchester baggy group Inspiral Carpets. It is also a slogan featured on a series of the band's tee-shirts, that were reputed to have sold more copies than their albums, combined.

Contents

It was released as a 12" LP, a CD and a cassette. The cassette had all 5 songs on both sides. The EP was only released in the US.

Track listing

No.TitleLength
1."Joe"3:28
2."Find Out Why"2:06
3."So Far"2:11
4."Out of Time"2:21
5."Plane Crash"16:35

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References

  1. "members.iinet - inspiral carpets".