Flags: Lyrics are included with the album, Extended Play (EP), Single, Enhanced CD-ROM
Type: EP
Rating:
Styles: Indie Pop, Chamber Pop
Track Picks: "Wrapped Up in Books," "Your Cover's Blown"
Review
Books is the third single from Belle & Sebastian's 2003 album Dear Catastrophe Waitress. "Wrapped Up in Books" comes from the album. The other three songs are exclusive to the EP. While the charming, low-key "Books" is a fine song, it is firmly in the B&S tradition. "Your Secrets" is also pretty typical fare, but very strong and catchy with the added perk of some lovely weeping pedal steel guitar. The real interesting track here is the mini-epic "Your Cover's Blown." It starts off as a slinky disco number with some wonderfully sexy vocals from Stuart Murdoch, has a lovely sunny chorus, and a spooky spy music bridge. Add to it typically literate and funny lyrics and you have a winner that is equal parts Pulp, Squeeze, and always uniquely Belle & Sebastian. The group's creative renaissance continues to amaze. "Cover" is a funky remix of "Your Cover's Blown." The band's Chris Geddes is responsible and he turns the track into a glittering dancefloor confection that wouldn't sound out of place between the Rapture and !!! on indie dance night, or even in a Larry Levan mix. The disc also comes with the usual batch of extras including the sweet video for "Wrapped Up in Books," a video game, and a cartoon gallery. All in all, another classic single. ~ Tim Sendra, All Music Guide
Trevor Horn (Producer), Julian Mendelsohn (Engineer), Julian Mendelsohn (Mixing), Philip Todd (Sax (Tenor)), Belle & Sebastian (Producer), Belle & Sebastian (Design), Frank Arkwright (Mastering), Allen Johnston, Susan Bohling (Cor Anglais), Tony Doogan (Producer), Chris Geddes (Director), Chris Geddes (Writer), Chris Geddes (Mixing), Sarah Martin (Director), Sarah Martin (Writer), Dan Vickers (Mixing), Chris Cowie (Oboe), Stevie Jackson (Director), Stevie Jackson (Writer), Stuart Murdoch (Director), Stuart Murdoch (Writer), Stuart Murdoch (Photography), Stuart Murdoch (Video Director), Richard Colburn (Director), Richard Colburn (Writer), Mick Cooke (Director), Mick Cooke (Writer), Bob Kildea (Director), Bob Kildea (Writer), Andrea Kuypers (Flute), Phil Tyreman (Assistant Engineer), Chris "Big Dog" Davis (Sax (Tenor)), Mark Trayner (Photography), Mark Trayner (Back Cover)
Books is an EP released by Belle
& Sebastian in 2004 on Rough Trade
Records. The EP features "Wrapped Up in Books" from Dear Catastrophe
Waitress, two new songs — "Your Cover's Blown" and "Your Secrets" — and "Cover (Version)", a remix of "Your Cover's
Blown" by the band's keyboardist Chris Geddes. The front cover features Alexandra Klobouk.
The EP reached #20 in the UK singles chart.
The Japanese release of the EP included a Japanese version of "I'm a Cuckoo" and a version of the Young Marble Giants song
"Final Day" (slower than the version released on the 2003Rough Trade compilation Stop Me If You Think You've Heard This One Before) as the fifth and
sixth tracks.
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