''Books'' is an

extended play An extended play record, usually referred to as an EP, is a musical recording that contains more tracks than a single but fewer than an album or LP record.

(EP) by Scottish

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band

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in 2004 on

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. The EP features "Wrapped Up in Books" from ''

Dear Catastrophe Waitress ''Dear Catastrophe Waitress'' is the sixth studio album by Scottish indie pop band Belle & Sebastian, released on 6 October 2003 on Rough Trade Records. Producer Trevor Horn, former member of the Buggles and producer of groups like Yes and Fran ...

'', 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

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. The front cover features Alexandra Klobouk. The EP reached number 20 on the

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and number 46 in Ireland. The Japanese release of the EP included a

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version of "

I'm a Cuckoo "I'm a Cuckoo" is the second single from Scottish indie pop band Belle & Sebastian's sixth studio album, ''Dear Catastrophe Waitress'' (2003). Produced by Trevor Horn, the track was released as a single on 16 February 2004. B-side "Stop, Look an ...

" and a version of the

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song "Final Day" (slower than the version released on the

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compilation ''Stop Me If You Think You've Heard This One Before'') as the fifth and sixth tracks.

Track listings

CD and DVD (RTRADESCD180, RTRADEDV180) #"Your Cover's Blown" – 6:01 #"Wrapped Up in Books" – 3:34 #"Your Secrets" – 3:11 #"Cover (Version)" – 4:00 7-inch vinyl (RTRADES180) #"Your Cover's Blown" – 6:01 #"Wrapped Up in Books" – 3:34

Personnel

* Frank Arkwright – Mastering * Belle & Sebastian – producer, design * Susan Bohling – Cor Anglais * Richard Colburn – director, writer * Mick Cooke – director, writer * Chris Cowie – Oboe * Chris "Big Dog" Davis – Sax (Tenor) * Tony Doogan – producer * Chris Geddes – director, writer, mixing * Trevor Horn – producer * Stevie Jackson – director, writer * Bob Kildea – director, writer * Andrea Kuypers – Flute * Sarah Martin – director, writer * Julian Mendelsohn – engineer, mixing * Stuart Murdoch – director, writer, Photography, Video Director * Philip Todd – Sax (Tenor) * Mark Trayner – Photography, Back Cover * Phil Tyreman – assistant engineer * Dan Vickers – mixing

Charts

References

External links

''Books'' at belleandsebastian.com
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