Made Up in Blue

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Made Up in Blue
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EP by
Released1986 (1986)
RecordedDecember 1985
StudioPoint, London
Genre Dunedin sound, indie pop, alternative rock
Label Flying Nun
Producer The Bats, John Milton
The Bats chronology
And Here Is 'Music for the Fireside'
(1985)
Made Up in Blue
(1986)
Daddy's Highway
(1987)

Made Up in Blue is a 1986 EP by New Zealand indie rock group the Bats.

Contents

Recording and release

In 1985, the Bats were touring Britain and Germany, including playing support for Alex Chilton. They recorded the Made Up in Blue EP at the 24 track Point Studio in London in December 1985.

"Made Up in Blue" was the first single ever released in the U.K. by Flying Nun. [1] It was awarded "Single of the Week" by the influential British magazine, NME. [2]

Additional releases

In 1990, Flying Nun released the first three Bats EPs as Compiletely Bats. The three tracks from Made Up in Blue were also added to CD reissues of the band's debut album, Daddy's Highway .

Track listing

All songs written by Robert Scott.

Side one
  1. "Made Up in Blue" – 4:00
Side two
  1. "Trouble in This Town" – 2:25
  2. "Mad on You" – 2:30

Personnel

The Bats
Technical

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References

  1. Kean, Paul. "The Bats: Media Update February 2009" (PDF). Pocket Music. Archived from the original (PDF) on 26 April 2012. Retrieved 7 December 2011.
  2. Hogg, Colin. "Flying Nun Records - The Bats". Flying Nun Records. Archived from the original on 23 November 2011. Retrieved 7 December 2011.