Bítið Fast í Vítið

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Bítið Fast í Vítið
EP by Tappi Tíkarrass
Released	1982
Recorded	August 1982
Genre	Punk/Pop
Length	11:05
Label	Spor Cat. No.: Spor 04
Producer(s)	Tappi Tíkarrass and Tony Cook
Tappi Tíkarrass chronology
	Bítið Fast í Vítið (1982)	Miranda (1983)

Bítið Fast í Vítið, which in Icelandic could be translated as Take a Firm Bite of Hell or Put Your Teeth Firmly into Hell, was an EP released in 1982 by Tappi Tíkarrass, an Icelandic punk/pop group led by vocalists Björk and Eyþór Arnalds.
Released by Spor label, it was their first work after the band had formed by the end of 1981 and with five tracks, it featured a song in English titled "London".
This release, is the most punk-oriented work of the band if compared to their following and last release in 1983 called Miranda.

The members of Tappi Tíkarrass were:

• Björk Guðmundsdóttir: vocals and keyboards.
• Eyþór Arnalds: vocals.
• Jakob Smári Magnússon: bass.
• Eyjólfur Jóhannsson: guitar.
• Guðmundur Þór Gunnarsson: drums.

[edit] Track listing

Side 1

1. "Ottar" – 2:32
2. "Lok-Lað" – 2:18
3. "Iltí Ební" – 2:19

Side 2

1. "London" – 2:08
2. "Fa-Fa" – 2:28

[edit] Credits

Music and lyrics: Tappi Tíkarrass. All vocals by Björk Guðmundsdóttir.
Album: Dóra Einarsdóttir.
Recording engineer: Tony Cook.
Photography: Friðþjófur Helgasson.
Production: Tappi Tíkarrass and Tony Cook.

[edit] External links

• Björk official website
• Björk's Purple Lodge Discography - Complete discography listing, it includes DVDs, VHS, books and her collaborations with other artists.
• Mp3 and MIDI files - A look through Björk’s artistic career and her collaborations with other artists.
• Official site of Eyþór Arnalds
• Page of Jakob Smári Magnússon at MySpace.com

Note: This article features Icelandic characters. For more information see Icelandic language.

Tappi Tíkarrass
Björk Guðmundsdóttir - Eyþór Arnalds - Eyjólfur Jóhannsson - Jakob Smári Magnússon - Guðmundur Þór Gunnarsson
former members: Oddur F. Sigurbjarnason