''Nul Book Standard'' is an
EP by
British
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band
The Futureheads
The Futureheads are an English post-punk band from Sunderland, formed in 2000. The band consists of Ross Millard (vocals and guitar), David "Jaff" Craig (vocals and bass guitar) and brothers Barry Hyde (vocals and guitar) and Dave Hyde (drums). ...
. Their first official release, the EP came out in 2002 on the
Project Cosmonaut label. Tracks A2 and B2 are different recordings to those found on their debut album.
Background
As the Futureheads were sending demo discs to record labels, Matt Wilkinson - who was working for
Rough Trade Records
Rough Trade Records is an independent record label based in London, England. It was formed in 1976 by Geoff Travis who had opened a record store off Ladbroke Grove. Having successfully promoted and sold records by punk rock and early post-pun ...
at the time, and looking to set up a label of his own - got ahold of one of them. Wilkinson felt potential in the
Sunderland
Sunderland () is a port city in Tyne and Wear, England. It is the City of Sunderland's administrative centre and in the Historic counties of England, historic county of County of Durham, Durham. The city is from Newcastle-upon-Tyne and is on t ...
quartet, even "started shaking it was that good" listening to the tape. He said about the band's music:
Wilkinson created the Project Cosmonaut label with his friend Nick Ellson, and contacted guitarist and vocalist
Ross Millard
Ross Millard (born 22 July 1982) is an English musician and graphic designer, best known as guitarist and vocalist in The Futureheads. The band released their self-titled debut album in September 2004; their second album '' News & Tributes'' fo ...
to sign them. He then arranged for their EP to be mixed at
Abbey Road Studios
Abbey Road Studios (formerly EMI Recording Studios) is a recording studio at 3 Abbey Road, St John's Wood, City of Westminster, London, England. It was established in November 1931 by the Gramophone Company, a predecessor of British music c ...
and gaining airtime on British radios.
Track listing
# "Park Inn" - 1:11
# "Robot" - 2:10
# "My Rules" - 1:39
# "Stupid and Shallow" - 1:35
References
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The Futureheads EPs
2002 debut EPs