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Track Listings
| 1. How He Wrote Elastica Man |
| 2. Nothing Stays The Same (Donna's Home Demo) |
| 3. Miami Nice (Home Recording) |
| 4. Kb |
| 5. Operate (Live Version) |
| 6. Generator |
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ELASTICA 6 Track EP (Deleted 1999 UK 6-track PICTURE DISC CD EP including How He Wrote Elastica Man with Mark E Smith of The Fall Nothing Stays The Same - Donnas Home Demo and Operate - Live Version housed in great a custom title stickered digipak in superb condition BLUFF071CD)
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5 of 5 people found the following review helpful
Format:Audio CD
The first three tracks give the impression of a softer sound as a progression from the earlier self-titled album; but a sharpness familiar to elastica is gradually introduced climaxing in 'generator'. The CD fills a gap between the debut album and the second album, 'the menace', and is well worth listening to as, in theory, three years' worth of effort has gone into six tracks. 'Nothing stays the same _ Donna's home demo' is arguably the nicest track on the EP, and KB the hardest. For anyone who liked 'Elastica', this CD is reccommendable.
Format:Audio CD
No-one ever talks about this, but it's outstanding. The best British release of the period in my opinion. Very dissimilar to anything else the band did, and it has an eerie detatched, burned atmosphere which is highly evocative. If you haven't got it, get it. The tracks that appeared on "The Menace" from here have been given a sheen that obscures their true beauty. It's fantastic
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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful
not their best, but a good preview for "The Menace"
2 Aug 2000
Format:Audio CD
I was so overjoyed to get this CD as a gift! Finally, a little something to tide us over in the 5 year + period we Elastica fans have had to wait for a new album. I won't tell you this is a must-have, actually I don't listen to this anymore now that I have the import of "The Menace." This is a good album, Elastica still rocks, get it if you're a collector, otherwise buy "The Menace" cause its the album you're looking for to follow up the stellar debut.
2 of 2 people found the following review helpful
a disappointment
20 July 2000
Format:Audio CD
as a big fan of the band's first Lp, I have been waiting a long time for their second, so I eagerly purchased this EP when I saw that it was available, only to be sorely disappointed. There is not a single song on this EP that touches even the weakest on their debut. The songs seem half-developed, the best (ironically) being the demo that is the second track. The Fall's Mark E. Smith performs guest vocals on two tracks, both of which boast decent riffs but little else. Sadly, based on this EP, I have no intention of buying the new LP.
Rough and ready
16 Jan 2007
Format:Audio CD
No, this is not the glossy, radio-friendly Elastica you know from the first record. Instead, you get Mark E. Smith doing his trademark "Northern white cr@p that talks back" amphetamine howl all over How He Wrote Elastica Man and KB (hmm, what if Justine had replaced Brix in the Fall?). These two tracks alone make this EP worthwhile for Fall fans. Incidentally, MES makes some funny comments about working with Elastica here:pennybroadhurst.c*m/mesinterview.htm
The other standout is Operate, a raw and energetic track. This is what Elastica sounds like with all the polish and artifice stripped away: noisy and intense.
Beyond HHWEM, KB, and Operate, the rest of the EP is taken up by demos. They are interesting if you are a completist or are a fan of the second album. Otherwise, they're not essential.
The other standout is Operate, a raw and energetic track. This is what Elastica sounds like with all the polish and artifice stripped away: noisy and intense.
Beyond HHWEM, KB, and Operate, the rest of the EP is taken up by demos. They are interesting if you are a completist or are a fan of the second album. Otherwise, they're not essential.
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