Outside Your Room EP

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Outside Your Room EP
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Released17 May 1993
RecordedProtocol Studios, London
Courtyard Studios, Abingdon, Oxfordshire, UK
Genre
Label Creation Records [1]
Producer Slowdive
Slowdive chronology
Blue Day
(1992)
Outside Your Room EP
(1993)
Souvlaki
(1993)
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The Outside Your Room EP is the fourth EP by English shoegaze band Slowdive. [3] Its title is taken from the lyrics of the song "Alison", which was also a single from their album Souvlaki . It reached No. 69 in the UK Singles Chart. [4]

Track listing

  1. "Alison" (Neil Halstead) – (3:51)
  2. "So Tired" (Neil Halstead) – (4:04)
  3. "Souvlaki Space Station" (Slowdive) – (5:59)
  4. "Moussaka Chaos" (Slowdive) – (6:24)

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References

  1. Nash, Stewart (7 March 2010). "New Slowdive Anthology out next month – Creation Records".
  2. "Outside Your Room - Slowdive | Songs, Reviews, Credits". AllMusic.
  3. Guides (Firm), Rough (February 1, 2003). The Rough Guide to Rock. Rough Guides. ISBN   9781858284576 via Google Books.
  4. "Slowdive | Full Official Chart History | Official Charts Company". Official Charts . Retrieved June 10, 2016.