Kasabian is the debut album by the British 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...

 group Kasabian, released in September 2004 through BMG Records subsidiaries Arista Records

Arista Records

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 and RCA Records

RCA Records

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. The album spawned four singles and rose to fourth place on the UK Album Chart.

Different geographical regions had different colours for their album cover. The British version is black and white, the UK import is black and red, and the American version is black and blue. The Japanese 'Ultimate Edition' is silver (metallic) and white.

This album has been released with the Copy Control

Copy Control

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 protection system in some regions. In the United States it uses the MediaMax CD-3

MediaMax CD-3

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 system.

Track listing

All songs written by Sergio Pizzorno (music & lyrics) and Christopher Karloff (music).

1. "Club Foot
   Club Foot (song)
   "Club Foot" is a song by English indie rock band Kasabian, featured on their 2004 debut album Kasabian. It was released on 17 May 2004 in the UK. This song is dedicated to Czech student Jan Palach, who committed suicide in political protest by self-immolation...
   
   " – 3:34
2. "Processed Beats
   Processed Beats
   "Processed Beats" is the third fully released single from Kasabian. It was released on 18 September 2004 and entered the UK Charts at #17. It was originally released as a demo, as Kasabian's first single, in limited numbers.-Maxi CD:*PARADISE21...
   
   " – 3:08
3. "Reason Is Treason
   Reason Is Treason
   "Reason Is Treason" is the second limited release from British rock band Kasabian. As a limited release it was ineligible for chart entry.The 10" release was packaged with a Kasabian stencil secured with two elastic bands. The Promo CD was wrapped in brown paper with the Kasabian logo stencilled on...
   
   " – 4:35
4. "I.D." – 4:47
5. "Orange" – 0:46
6. "L.S.F.
   L.S.F.
   "L.S.F." is the second single released by British rock group Kasabian. The song earned the band their first UK Top 10 hit, peaking at # 10 and staying in the Top 75 for 5 weeks...
   
    (Lost Souls Forever)" – 3:17
7. "Running Battle" – 4:15
8. "Test Transmission" – 3:55
9. "Pinch Roller" – 1:13
10. "Cutt Off
    Cutt Off
    "Cutt Off" is the fourth single from Kasabian's eponymous album. It is Kasabian's second highest chart entry at #8. The single version was a re-working of the album version, featuring a new drum track, a different mix and slightly changed lyrics...
    
    " – 4:38
11. "Butcher Blues" – 4:28
12. "Ovary Stripe" – 3:50
13. "U Boat" – 10:51*

• Note: "U Boat" contains the hidden track, "Reason Is Treason (Jacknife Lee Mix)". The running time listed is for "U Boat" alone, including the gap and the hidden track (which starts at 7:05).
• Note: "Orange", "Pinch Roller" and "Ovary Stripe" were not included on the original US issue, but were later included in a 2005 reissue.

Personnel

• Tom Meighan
  Tom Meighan
  Thomas Peter Meighan is an English musician, best known as the lead vocalist for Indie Rock band Kasabian.-Career:Meighan has been the lead vocalist of Kasabian since the band's inception in Leicester in 1999...
  
   - lead vocals (except "Test Transmission" and "U Boat")
• Sergio Pizzorno
  Sergio Pizzorno
  Sergio Lorenzo "Serge" Pizzorno is a British guitarist and songwriter, best known for his work with the indie rock band Kasabian. He became Kasabian's lead song-writer after the departure of Christopher Karloff....
  
   - rhythm guitar, backing vocals, synths, lead vocals on "Test Transmission" and "U Boat", piano on "Ovary Stripe"
• Christopher Karloff - lead guitar, synths, omnichord, bass on "Club Foot", "Reason Is Treason" and "Test Transmission", keyboards on "Orange" and "Pinch Roller", effects on "Pinch Roller", organ on "Ovary Stripe", drum machine on "Club Foot"
• Chris Edwards
  Chris Edwards (musician)
  Christopher "Dibs" David Edwards is an English musician, best known as the bassist for indie rock band Kasabian.-Biography:...
  
   - bass (all tracks except "Club Foot", "Reason Is Treason" and "Test Transmission")
• Ian Matthews
  Ian Matthews (drummer)
  Ian Matthews is an English musician, best known as a drummer for Kasabian.Prior to Kasabian he played with a number of local Bristol bands, such as K'Passa, and Milk. He met Kasabian when they were recording their first single "Processed Beats" in Bristol...
  
   - drums (on "Processed Beats", "Butcher Blues", "Orange" and "Ovary Stripe")
• Ryan Glover - drums (on "Reason Is Treason" and "Test Transmission")
• Daniel Ralph Martin - drums (on "L.S.F. (Lost Souls Forever)" and "Cutt Off")

Charts

Chart (2004)	Peak position
UK Albums Chart UK Albums Chart The UK Albums Chart is a list of albums ranked by physical and digital sales in the United Kingdom. It is compiled every week by The Official Charts Company and broadcast on a Sunday on BBC Radio 1 , and published in Music Week magazine and on the OCC website .To qualify for the UK albums chart...	4
French Albums Chart	70
Irish Albums Chart Irish Albums Chart The Irish Albums Chart is the Irish music industry standard albums popularity chart issued weekly by the Irish Recorded Music Association and compiled on its behalf by Chart-Track. Chart rankings are based on sales, which are compiled through over-the-counter retail data captured electronically...	22
Japan Albums Chart Oricon , established in 1999, is the holding company at the head of a Japanese corporate group that supplies statistics and information on music and the music industry in Japan. It started as , which was founded by Sōkō Koike in November 1967 and became known for its music charts. Oricon Inc...	17
Netherlands Albums Chart	72
Billboard 200 Billboard 200 The Billboard 200 is a ranking of the 200 highest-selling music albums and EPs in the United States, published weekly by Billboard magazine. It is frequently used to convey the popularity of an artist or groups of artists...	94