The Orange EP and The Purple EP

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The Orange and Purple EPs
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EP by
Released1999 (Orange EP release), 2000 (Purple EP release)
RecordedSymbion Basement Studio
Genre Synthpop
Label Archenemy (US)
Producer The Duke of Candied Apples
The Purple EP
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The Orange EP and The Purple EP (released in 1999 and 2000, respectively) are promotional EPs by the synthpop band Freezepop, released as CD-Rs. These albums are considered the rarest Freezepop recordings to obtain, according to fans and band members. [1]

Contents

Both albums contain versions of songs found on the album Freezepop Forever , including an early version of "Tender Lies", [2] and the track "Science Genius Girl"—a song that can be heard in various music-oriented games, including FreQuency , Karaoke Revolution , and Rock Band .

Track listing

All tracks written by The Duke of Candied Apples and Liz Enthusiasm, except where noted. [2] [3] Track lengths are unknown due to the rarity of the records.

The Orange EP

No.TitleLength
1."Science Genius Girl" 
2."T DJ" 
3."Tender Lies" 
4."Summer Boy" 

The Purple EP

No.TitleLength
1."Robotron 2000" 
2."Tracey Gold" 
3."Vacation" 
4."Get Ready 2 Rokk" 

Personnel

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References

  1. "Freezepop // RELEASES". Freezepop.net. Retrieved April 18, 2016.
  2. 1 2 "Freezepop – The Orange EP (CDr) at Discogs". Discogs.com. Retrieved April 26, 2016.
  3. "Freezepop – The Purple EP (CDr) at Discogs". Discogs.com. Retrieved April 26, 2016.