The Bath (EP)

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The Bath
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Released24 August 1998
Genre Electronica
Length20:07
Label Impotent Fury
Lemon Jelly chronology
The Bath
(1998)
The Yellow
(1999)

The Bath is the first EP released by electronica duo Lemon Jelly, according to the insert of Lemonjelly.ky , on 24 August 1998. It was limited to 1,000 10" copies, the first 200 of which featured hand screen-printed sleeves. The tracks from the EP were later incorporated for more accessible listening into the critically acclaimed Lemonjelly.ky album.

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History

From 1998 to 2000, Franglen and Deakin released three limited-circulation EPs (The Bath (1998), The Yellow (1999), and The Midnight (2000)) on their own label Impotent Fury. [1] The EPs were a critical success, [2] and led to the duo being signed to XL Recordings. [1]

Track listing

Unless otherwise indicated, information is taken from the Album’s Liner Notes [3]

The Bath track listing
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."In the Bath" Fred Deakin, Nick Franglen, Bert Kaempfert, Herbert Rehbein 6:41
2."Nervous Tension"Deakin, Franglen, Lydia Wood, Tom Paxton, Peter J. Reveen 6:41
3."A Tune for Jack"Deakin, Franglen, Jimmy Webb 6:45
Total length:20:07

Personnel

Information is taken from the Album’s Liner Notes [3]

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References

  1. 1 2 "LEMON JELLY Lost Horizon". The Milk Factory. Archived from the original on 2010-02-18. Retrieved 2010-08-18.
  2. Silverman, David (2002-11-20). "BBC - Music - Review of Lemon Jelly - Lost Horizons". BBC. Retrieved 2010-08-21.
  3. 1 2 Lemon Jelly (1998). The Bath EP. Impotent Fury.