''On the Prowl'' is the debut extended play by the Australian

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Operator Please Operator Please were an Australian pop band, originating in the Gold Coast, Queensland, in 2005. Their final line-up consisted of vocalist and guitarist Amandah Wilkinson, drummer Tim Commandeur, keyboardist Chris Holland, bassist Ashley McC ...

, self-released in 2006. It was recorded and produced by the band's drummer, Roulf Commandeur, at his father's home studio, Musical Solutions, in the

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. It was limited to a release of about 300 handmade copies.

Background

''On the Prowl'' is

's debut recording with the line-up of Tim Commandeur on drums, Sarah-Jane Gardiner on keyboards, Taylor Henderson on violin, Ashley McConnell on bass guitar and Amandah Wilkinson on lead vocals. According to ''

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''s Leonie Cooper the group started with a do-it-yourself ethic, "the band members and their accompanying instruments crammed into Commandeur's father's tiny home recording studio, which was normally used for taping backing tracks for commercials. Six hours later their debut EP, ''On the Prowl'', was completed." Commandeur recorded and produced the EP and "CDs were burned from the computer and Wilkinson's sister, a graphic design student, put together the artwork, which was printed on the new family inkjet printer." They sold the limited pressing of about 400 copies at their gigs and local record shops. Jody Macgregor from ''

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'' described the group's early effort "To help them secure more gigs they recorded the Pat a studio belonging to Commandeur's father, selling copies via MySpace and a post office box." "

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" was later re-recorded and released as the lead single from their debut studio album ''

Yes Yes Vindictive ''Yes Yes Vindictive'' is the debut studio album from Australian indie rock/pop-punk band, Operator Please. It was released on 10 November 2007, and on 17 March 2008 in the UK under Virgin/EMI. The album features the singles "Just a Song About ...

'' which was released in 2007.

Track listing

#"Just a Song About Ping Pong" (''On the Prowl'' version) – 2:26 #"Paperclips" – 2:39 #"Catalogue Kids" – 3:24 #"Teapot" – 2:46^ #"Terminal Disease" – 2:08 #"One Yellow Button" – 3:40 :^ Internet bonus track.

References

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