''The Lost EP'' (also known as ''The "Lost" EP'' and ''Lost EP'')''The Chills - The "Lost" EP on Discogs.com''
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.''The Lost EP on Discogs.com''
/ref> The title originates from the fact that the recordings which make up the EP were thought to be lost for some time, resulting in the delayed release of the EP. All six tracks from the EP were later re-released as part of the '' Kaleidoscope World'' compilation CD.World on Discogs.com''
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Reception

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wrote, "The only things lost on this record are the band's minds occasionally, in an exultant haze of rock'n'roll. Phillipps' twisting of words and music is inspiring."

Track listing

#"This Is the Way" #"Never Never Go" #"Don't Even Know Her Name" #"Bee Bah Bee Bah Bee Boe" #"Whole Weird World" #"Dream by Dream"

References

1985 EPs The Chills albums Flying Nun Records EPs {{1980s-alt-rock-album-stub