The E.P. Compilation

The E.P. Compilation is a compilation album by Swedish band Refused, originally released in 1997. The album, which consists of songs from Refused's EPs, was reissued in 1999 as This Album Contains Old Songs & Old Pictures, Vol. 1. A different edition was released in 2002 and reissued in 2004.

The E.P. Compilation
Compilation album by
ReleasedJanuary 1997
1 July 2002 (re-release)
Recorded1995–1998
GenreHardcore punk, post-hardcore
Length64:48 (1997 version)
57:09 (2002 version)
LabelBurning Heart
Epitaph
ProducerPelle Gunnerfeldt
Refused chronology
Songs to Fan the Flames of Discontent
(1996)
The E.P. Compilation
(1997)
The Demo Compilation
(1997)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic [1]

Overview

The 2002 and 1997 versions are very different. Although they both contain most of Refused's singles, the 1997 version contains many rarities, such as the Misfits cover "Bullet," to which Epitaph was unable to secure the rights for 2002 re-release.

Track listing

All tracks are written by Refused, except where noted

1997 version
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Circle Pit" 2:15
2."Lick It Clean" 3:01
3."Jag Äter Inte Mina Vänner" (featuring Thomas Di Leva)Refused, Di Leva4:42
4."Voodoo People" (The Prodigy cover)Liam Howlett, Gylan Kain3:00
5."Bullet" (The Misfits cover)Glenn Danzig1:16
6."Cheap" 1:57
7."Burn It" 3:13
8."Symbols" 3:41
9."Sunflower Princess" 2:00
10."I Am Not Me" 2:30
11."Everlasting" 3:08
12."The Real" 2:34
13."Pretty Face" 2:14
14."Half Mast" (Born Against cover)Sam McPheeters2:17
15."Perception" 2:24
16."Who Died?" 1:37
17."The New Deal" 2:50
18."Guilty" 3:20
19."Hate Breeds Hate" 3:04
20."Break" 1:58
21."Where's Equality?" 2:12
22."Soft" 2:45
23."I Wish" / "D.R.S.S." (Afro Jetz cover)Dennis Lyxzén6:48
2002 version
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."New Noise" 5:11
2."Blind Date" 3:13
3."Poetry Written in Gasoline" 7:15
4."Refused Are Fucking Dead" (Bomba Je Remix, Long Version) 5:45
5."Rather Be Dead" 3:23
6."Jag Äter Inte Mina Vänner" (featuring Thomas Di Leva)Refused, Di Leva4:42
7."Circle Pit" 2:16
8."Lick It Clean" 3:00
9."Voodoo People" (The Prodigy cover)Howlett, Kain3:00
10."Burn It" 3:13
11."Symbols" 3:41
12."Sunflower Princess" 2:00
13."I Am Not Me" 2:30
14."Everlasting" 3:08
15."The Real" 2:34
16."Pretty Face" 2:14

Tracks 1-4 taken from The New Noise Theology E.P. (1998), tracks 5-9 taken from the Rather Be Dead E.P. (1996), tracks 10-16 taken from the Everlasting E.P. (1995)

Personnel

Refused
Additional
  • Thomas Di Leva – additional vocals on "Jag Äter Inte Mina Vänner"
  • Pelle Gunnerfeldt – producer, engineer
  • Pelle Henricsson – engineer, mastering
  • Fred Estby – engineer
  • Eskil Lövström – engineer
  • Tomas Skogsberg – engineer

References


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