The Verve E.P.

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Verve
EP by
Released7 December 1992
RecordedSeptember 1991 – July 1992
GenrePsychedelic rock, shoegazing, dream pop, space rock
Length31:29
Label
ProducerBarry Clempson, Paul Schroeder ("A Man Called Sun")
Verve chronology
Wigan Demos
(1991)
Verve
(1992)
A Storm in Heaven
(1993)
Singles from Verve (EP)
  1. "She's a Superstar"
    Released: 22 June 1992
  2. "Gravity Grave"
    Released: 5 October 1992
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]
NME[2]

Verve is the first EP by English rock band Verve, released in December 1992 on Vernon Yard Recordings in the United States and Hut Records in the United Kingdom. Two singles from the EP would reappear on the B-side compilation No Come Down ("Gravity Grave") and the singles compilation This Is Music: The Singles 92–98 ("Gravity Grave" and "She's a Superstar").

The EP captures the Verve's early style of experimental psychedelic rock.

The cover was shot in Richard Ashcroft's flat in Wigan. The person on the cover is Ashcroft's then-girlfriend Sarah Carpenter.

Track listing[edit]

  1. "Gravity Grave" (edit) – 4:27
  2. "A Man Called Sun" – 5:45
  3. "She's a Superstar" (edit) – 5:03
  4. "Endless Life" – 5:32
  5. "Feel" – 10:42

Personnel[edit]

The Verve
  • Richard Ashcroft – vocals
  • Nick McCabe – guitar
  • Simon Jones – bass
  • Peter Salisbury – drums
Technical
  • All tracks produced by Barry Clempson except "A Man Called Sun"
  • "A Man Called Sun" produced and mixed by Paul Schroeder
  • Mixed by Barry Clempson and Tony Harris, Paul Schroeder ("A Man Called Sun")
  • Photography by Michael Spencer Jones
  • Sleeve concept and design by Brian Cannon for Microdot[3]

References[edit]

  1. ^ https://www.allmusic.com/album/r77456
  2. ^ NME (Magazine) (11/28/92) - 8 - Excellent - "...one of the few bands who still believe that the space between your ears is infinite, that nothing is impossible, that it's all within our reach...they soar...This is no easy ride but it's a hell of an adventure, a risk well worth taking..."
  3. ^ Verve Universe discography

External links[edit]