Arguably one of the most acclaimed and loved bands of the past 20 years by both fans and their musical peers alike the beta band formed in st.
The three eps vinyl.
These generally contained 20 30 minutes of music and about seven tracks.
The beta band the three eps.
The acclaimed scottish band released just three albums and three eps between 1996 and 2004 when they disbanded and it s those three eps champion versions the patty patty sound and los amigos del beta bandidos that were brought together to form their first album.
A great piece of work but unfortunately there would appear to be a manufacturer problem with the vinyl production.
2 separate albums have been delivered and they both skipped at the same point have tried on 2 different decks.
In underground dance music vinyl eps have been a longstanding medium for releasing new material e g.
In college we d throw the cd on during a study session of course.
20th anniversary edition remastered vinyl at juno records.
Fourteenth century sky by the dust brothers.
The three ep s collects champion versions with the beta band s subsequent two releases.
Andrews scotland in 1996.
The patty patty sound was beautiful campfire psychedelia culminating in a seven minute long two chord love song she s the one for me.
The beta band s hugely collectable the three eps available for the first time on a deluxe vinyl reissue.
Released and remastered on three vinyl albums one crayola crayon red one yellow and one blue there s but a single thing that sweeps through my mind as i hold this collection and that s the cameo beta band s ep the ep not the band made in the movie high fidelity where john cusack was determined to see how many of the the three ep s he could sell simply by playing the darkly dreamy and haunting track dry the rain in his record shoppe.
This set never lent itself to the vinyl format anyway.
A 78 minute odyssey the three eps is suited to uninterrupted listening.
Released and remastered on three vinyl albums one crayola crayon red one yellow and one blue there s but a single thing that sweeps through my mind as i hold this collection and that s the cameo beta band s ep the ep not the band made in the movie high fidelity where john cusack was determined to see how many of the the three ep s he could sell simply by playing the darkly dreamy and haunting track dry the rain in his record shoppe.