The Three E.P.'s

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The Three EPs
Compilation album by The Beta Band
Released 28 September 1998 (UK)
26 January 1999 (US)
Recorded 1997–1998
Genre Folk rock, folktronica
Length 78:17
Label Regal 4973852 (UK)
Astralwerks ASW 6252 (US)
Producer The Beta Band, Chris Allison
The Beta Band chronology

Los Amigos del Beta Bandidos
(1998)		 The Three EPs
(1998)		 The Beta Band
(1999)
Professional ratings
Review scores
Source Rating
Allmusic [1]
Pitchfork Media (8.2/10) [2]
Rolling Stone [3]

The Three EPs is a compilation of The Beta Band's first three releases, consisting of the EPs Champion Versions, The Patty Patty Sound and Los Amigos del Beta Bandidos. The cover art includes the main image from each of the EPs.

"Dry the Rain" was prominently featured in a scene from the 2000 film High Fidelity.

In 2000 Q magazine placed The Three EPs at number 74 in its list of the 100 Greatest British Albums Ever.[4] Pitchfork placed the album at number 23 in its Top 100 Albums of the 1990s.[5]

Track listing

Champion Versions

  1. "Dry the Rain" – 6:05
  2. "I Know" – 3:58
  3. "B + A" – 6:35
  4. "Dogs Got a Bone" – 5:58

The Patty Patty Sound

  1. "Inner Meet Me" – 6:20
  2. "The House Song" – 7:15
  3. "Monolith" – 15:48
  4. "She's the One" – 8:21

Los Amigos del Beta Bandidos

  1. "Push It Out" – 5:22
  2. "It's Over" – 3:50
  3. "Dr. Baker" – 4:08
  4. "Needles in My Eyes" – 4:32

Notes

  1. ↑ Warshaw, Aaron. The Beta Band: The Three E.P.'s > Review at AllMusic. Retrieved 24 August 2011.
  2. ↑ DiCrescenzo, Brent (1 April 1999). "The Beta Band: The Three EPs". Pitchfork Media. Archived from the original on 1 July 2006.
  3. ↑ "The Three E.P.'s". Rolling Stone. 12 January 1999.
  4. ↑ "The 100 Greatest British Albums Ever". Q #165. Rocklist.net. June 2000.
  5. ↑ "Top 100 Albums of the 1990s". Pitchfork Media. 17 November 2003. p. 8.