''Rollercoaster'' is an

extended play An extended play record, usually referred to as an EP, is a musical recording that contains more tracks than a single but fewer than an album or LP record.

(EP) by the Scottish rock band The Jesus & Mary Chain, released in September 1990. The EP was released by

Blanco y Negro Records Blanco y Negro Records ( Spanish: "White and Black"), a subsidiary of WEA Records Ltd., was established in 1983 by Geoff Travis of Rough Trade Records and Mike Alway of él Records. Michel Duval of Les Disques du Crépuscule was also involv ...

on 7-inch vinyl, 12-inch vinyl,

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and

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. It reached number 46 on the

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and number 25 on the Irish Singles Chart.Rollercoaster
. Chart Stats. Retrieved on 9 December 2008.Search the Charts
. Irish Recorded Music Association. Retrieved on 9 December 2008. NB: user needs to enter "roller coaster" in "Search by Song Title" and click "search". William Reid and

Jim Reid James McLeish Reid (born 29 December 1961) is a Scottish singer/songwriter and the lead singer for the alternative rock band The Jesus and Mary Chain, which he formed with his elder brother and guitarist William Reid in 1983. Career The Jes ...

were the

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for all the tracks.

Track listing

All tracks written by

and William Reid except where noted. ;7" (NEG45), 12" (NEG45T), CD (NEG45CD) and Cassette (NEG45C) #"Rollercoaster" – 3:50 #"Silverblade" – 2:55 #"Lowlife" – 3:25 #"Tower of Song" (

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) – 4:48 *All four tracks are on both sides of the cassette single version.

Personnel

The Jesus and Mary Chain

–

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, producer * William Reid – guitar, vocal (track 1), producer,

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(track 4)

Additional personnel

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– engineer (tracks 1 to 3) *Ian Cooper – mastering

Charts

References

{{The Jesus and Mary Chain The Jesus and Mary Chain albums 1990 EPs