On the Prowl (EP)

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On the Prowl
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EP by Operator Please
Released 2006 (2006)
Recorded 2006
Venue Gold Coast, Queensland
Studio Musical Solutions
Genre Rock
Length17:02
Label Independent
Producer Roulf Commandeur
Operator Please chronology
On the Prowl
(2006)		 Cement Cement
(2007)

On the Prowl is the first extended play by the Australian rock band, Operator Please, which was issued in 2006. It was recorded and produced by the band's drummer, Roulf Commandeur, at his father's home studio, Musical Solutions, in the Gold Coast, Queensland. [1] It was limited to a release of about 300 handmade copies. [2] It is currently out of print. AllMusic's Jody Macgregor described the group's early effort "To help them secure more gigs they recorded the [EP] at a studio belonging to Commandeur's father, selling copies via MySpace and a post office box." [1]

Operator Please band

Operator Please were an Australian pop band, originating on the Gold Coast of Queensland, in 2005. Their final line-up consisted of vocalist and guitarist Amandah Wilkinson, drummer Tim Commandeur, keyboardist Chris Holland, bassist Ashley McConnell and violinist Taylor Henderson.

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Contents

"Just a Song About Ping Pong" was later remixed for their third EP, which was released in July 2007, and peaked at No. 12 on the ARIA Singles Chart. [3] "Terminal Disease" was also remixed and included on Yes Yes Vindictive . "Catalogue Kids" is the B-side of their "Two for My Seconds" single. "One Yellow Button" was also remixed and included on Yes Yes Vindictive as a bonus iTunes download track.

<i>Just a Song About Ping Pong</i> 2007 EP by Operator Please

Just a Song About Ping Pong is the third EP/single released by the Australian band Operator Please from their debut album Yes Yes Vindictive. It had existed before its official release in a different version which was originally included on Operator Please's first release, On the Prowl, which was released in 2006. The earlier version has a less-polished sound and is slightly slower.

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<i>Yes Yes Vindictive</i> 2007 studio album by Operator Please

Yes Yes Vindictive is the debut studio album from Australian indie rock/pop punk band, Operator Please. It was released on 10 November 2007, and on 17 March 2008 in the UK under Virgin/EMI. The album features the singles "Just a Song About Ping Pong", "Get What You Want", "Leave It Alone" and the final single "Two for My Seconds". The album was recorded in the Grove Studios on the New South Wales Central Coast with UK producer Simon Barnicott. It debuted and peaked at No. 28 on the Australian ARIA Albums Chart before leaving the top 50 the next week. Its follow-up, Gloves, was released in 2010.

Background

On the Prowl is Operator Please's debut recording with the line-up of Tim Commandeur on drums, Sarah-Jane Gardiner on keyboards, Taylor Henderson on violin, Ashley McConnell on bass guitar and Amandah Wilkinson on lead vocals. [1] According to The Guardian 's Leonie Cooper the group started with a do-it-yourself ethic, "the band members and their accompanying instruments crammed into Commandeur's father's tiny home recording studio, which was normally used for taping backing tracks for commercials. Six hours later their debut EP, On the Prowl, was completed." [4] Commandeur recorded and produced the EP and "CDs were burned from the computer and Wilkinson's sister, a graphic design student, put together the artwork, which was printed on the new family inkjet printer." [4] They sold the limited pressing of about 500 copies at their gigs and local record shops. [4]

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Track listing

  1. "Just a Song About Ping Pong" (On the Prowl version) – 2:26
  2. "Paperclips" – 2:39
  3. "Catalogue Kids" – 3:24
  4. "Teapot" – 2:46^
  5. "Terminal Disease" – 2:08
  6. "One Yellow Button" – 3:40
^ Internet bonus track.

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References

  1. 1 2 3 Macgregor, Jody. "Operator Please | Biography & History". AllMusic . Retrieved 18 November 2016.
  2. ↑ "Getting Connected – Operator Please". Our Brisbane. Retrieved 21 August 2007.
  3. ↑ Hung, Steffen. "Discography Operator Please". Australian Charts Portal. Hung Medien. Retrieved 18 November 2016.
  4. 1 2 3 Cooper, Leonie (7 March 2008). "Australia's teenage noiseniks Operator Please on DIY music | Music". The Guardian . Retrieved 18 November 2016.
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