Yellow EP

The so-called Yellow EP is an untitled 12" Gang of Four EP released in 1980 by Warner Bros.[6] It consists of songs issued as singles by EMI Records in the UK. It is known as the Yellow EP because of its sleeve color. All four songs were later included on Infinite Zero Archive/American Recordings's 1995 CD reissue of Entertainment!

Untitled "Yellow" EP
EP by
Gang of Four
ReleasedOctober 1980[1]
Recorded1979–1980
GenrePost-punk, dance-punk, art punk
Length12:47
LabelWarner Bros.
ProducerGang of Four
Gang of Four chronology
Entertainment!
(1979)		 Untitled "Yellow" EP
(1980)		 Solid Gold
(1981)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[2]
MusicHound Rock: The Essential Album Guide[3]
The Rolling Stone Album Guide[4]
Spin Alternative Record Guide7/10[5]

Track listing

All songs written and produced by Gang of Four.

Side one
  1. "Outside the Trains Don't Run on Time" – 3:13 (recorded March 1980. A re-recorded version later appeared on Solid Gold in 1981)
  2. "He'd Send in the Army" – 3:39 (recorded March 1980. A re-recorded version later appeared on Solid Gold)

Side two
  1. "It's Her Factory" – 3:07 (recorded March 1979. Originally released as the B-side of the "At Home He's a Tourist" single)
  2. "Armalite Rifle" – 2:48 (recorded June 1979. An earlier version was released in December 1978 as B-side to Gang of Four's 1st single, Damaged Goods, recorded for Fast Product Records)

Personnel

References
  1. "Gang Of Four Bolsters 'Entertainment'". Billboard.
  2. Anderson, Rick. Yellow EP at AllMusic
  3. MusicHound Rock: The Essential Album Guide. Visible Ink Press. 1999. p. 471.
  4. The Rolling Stone Album Guide. Random House. 1992. p. 271.
  5. Spin Alternative Record Guide. Vintage Books. 1995. p. 163.
  6. "TrouserPress.com :: Gang of Four". www.trouserpress.com.


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