A Beautiful EP
Encyclopedia
A Beautiful EP is an EP
release by indie rock
band Clem Snide
. It was released primarily to capitalize on the band's performance of the Christina Aguilera
single "Beautiful
" during live shows.
Two versions were released, one for the United States market on spinART Records
, and a European version on Fargo Records with extra tracks.
Extended play
An EP is a musical recording which contains more music than a single, but is too short to qualify as a full album or LP. The term EP originally referred only to specific types of vinyl records other than 78 rpm standard play records and LP records, but it is now applied to mid-length Compact...
release by indie rock
Indie rock
Indie rock is a genre of alternative rock that originated in the United Kingdom and the United States in the 1980s. Indie rock is extremely diverse, with sub-genres that include lo-fi, post-rock, math rock, indie pop, dream pop, noise rock, space rock, sadcore, riot grrrl and emo, among others...
band Clem Snide
Clem Snide
Clem Snide is an alt-country band featuring Eef Barzelay , Brendan Fitzpatrick and Ben Martin .-History:"Clem Snide" is a character in several novels by William S. Burroughs, including Naked Lunch, The Ticket That Exploded, and Exterminator!...
. It was released primarily to capitalize on the band's performance of the Christina Aguilera
Christina Aguilera
Christina María Aguilera is an American recording artist and actress. Aguilera first appeared on national television in 1990 as a contestant on the Star Search program, and went on to star in Disney Channel's television series The Mickey Mouse Club from 1993–1994...
single "Beautiful
Beautiful (Christina Aguilera song)
"Beautiful" is a song written by Linda Perry and recorded by American singer Christina Aguilera for Aguilera's fourth studio album, Stripped...
" during live shows.
Two versions were released, one for the United States market on spinART Records
SpinART Records
spinART Records is a now-defunct New York City-based independent record label that released recordings by artists such as The Apples in Stereo, Clem Snide, Frank Black and Michael Penn....
, and a European version on Fargo Records with extra tracks.
United States
- "Beautiful"
- "All Green" (Soft Spot Album Version)
- "Mike Kalinsky"
- "I'll Be Your Mirror" (Live)
- "Nick Drake Tape" (Live)
Europe
- "There is Nothing"
- "Happy Birthday"
- "Beautiful"
- "Sometimes I Feel Like a Motherless Child"
- "Why Can't I Touch It?"
- "Mike Kalinsky"
- "Simple Man" (Live)