''Grinspoon EP'', also known as the ''Green EP'', is the debut extended play by the Australian band

Grinspoon Grinspoon are an Australian rock band from Lismore, New South Wales, which formed in 1995 by Pat Davern on guitar, Joe Hansen on bass guitar, Kristian Hopes on drums and frontman Phil Jamieson on vocals and guitar. Also in that year, Grinspoon ...

. The six-track EP was recorded over two weeks at Grevillia Studios in Brisbane in July 1995, with producer, Ramesh Sathiah, and was released on 1 August 1995 via local independent record label, Oracle Records.

Phil Jamieson Philip William H Jamieson (born 18 April 1977) is an Australian musician from Hornsby, New South Wales. He is a founding member and singer-guitarist for the rock music, rock band Grinspoon. Early life and education Philip William H Jamieson wa ...

, on lead vocals and guitar, co-wrote four tracks with

Pat Davern Pat Davern is an Australian musician and the guitarist for Grinspoon. His solo album ''Alexander the Elephant in Zanzibar'' was nominated for the 2016 ARIA Award for Best Children's Album. During a hiatus for Grinspoon, Davern wrote a book, titl ...

, on lead guitar. One track, "Let It Go", was co-written by Jamieson with Joe Hansen, their bass guitarist, and another track, "Point of View", was written solely by Jamieson. The band was influenced at that time by the

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movement, including work by

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and

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. The EP includes an early version of "Sickfest", the song that gave the band a national profile by winning youth broadcaster, Triple J's inaugural Unearthed competition. "Sickfest" was that station's most requested track for seven weeks, and was listed on its

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poll for that year. One of the six tracks, "Dr Grinspoon", references

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, the Boston psychiatrist for whom the band were named. "Sickfest" was re-recorded for their first studio album, ''

Guide to Better Living ''Guide to Better Living'' is the debut studio album by Australian rock band Grinspoon. It was released on 16 September 1997 on the Grudge Records label (an imprint of Universal Music Australia) and was produced by Phil McKellar. The album rea ...

'' (September 1997). Another track from this EP, "More Than You Are", also appeared on that album and on their third EP, ''

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'' (1998).

Track listing

Note: The song "Point of View" ends at 4:48. The

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"Dr Grinspoon" starts at 7:08, after 2 minutes and 20 seconds of silence.

Releases

Personnel

;Grinspoon * Pat Davern – guitar * Joe Hansen – bass guitar * Kristian Hopes – drums *

– vocals ;Credits * Julie Croxford – photography * Harvey & Cahill Design – artwork * Malcolm Jacobson – mastering, engineering (assistant) * Ramesh Sathiah – producer, recording, engineering, mixing

References

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