''EP'' was the first
EP and first release by
American rock band
the Format
The Format is an American indie rock band formed by Nate Ruess and Sam Means. Their style can be considered a mixture of indie, alternative, punk and folk music, with elements of 1960s and 1970s pop music. Though Means and Ruess are the foremos ...
. It was self-released on August 9, 2002. It was re-released on September 30, 2003 via
Western Tread Recordings, which is owned by Jim Adkins of
Jimmy Eat World
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. The success of "
The First Single
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" on
Phoenix rock radio station
KEDJ
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caught the attention of many major record labels and ultimately led to The Format signing with
Elektra Records
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.
There exists a rare demo of "At the Wake," with its former title "Piano Song" this version of the songs includes a longer intro (with some extra drums) and different lyrics.
Color scheme
The original self-released version of ''EP'' had an orange color scheme, while The Western Tread re-release changes the color scheme of the artwork with each pressing. Western Tread's first pressing had a red color scheme, the second had a brown color scheme, the third had a green color scheme, and the 2016 vinyl reprinting of the EP had a salmon color scheme.
Title
The simple title of this release caused much confusion among fans, leading many to believe it was either self-titled (i.e. "''The Format''") or called "''The EP''." The correct title is simply "''EP''."
Track listing
All tracks written by Sam Means and Nate Ruess.
# "The First Single" – 4:26
# "At the Wake" – 4:22
# "One Shot, Two Shots" – 3:24
# "Let's Make This Moment a Crime" – 4:26
# "Even Better Yet" – 3:43
Personnel
* Sam Means – piano, keyboards, guitars
* Nate Ruess – vocals
;Other personnel
* Bob Hoag – additional playing, recorded, produced, mixed and engineered
* Chris Serafini – additional playing
* Matt Murman – mastering
References
EP
EP
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