Only in America (The Notwist EP) - AbsoluteAstronomy.com

Only in America is a 1996 promotional-only EP

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...

from German

Germany

Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...

band The Notwist

The Notwist

The Notwist are a German indie rock band. Formed in 1989, the band moved through several musical incarnations despite maintaining a relatively stable lineup...

which was released exclusively in the United States

United States

The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...

. Though the release of the EP was primarily to promote the band's then-current album 12, it contains one track from their 1992 sophomore record Nook

Nook (album)

Nook is the second full studio album by The Notwist. The album explores the band's earlier sound of hardcore and punk as opposed to electronica...

as well as the non-album cover of Robert Palmer's Johnny and Mary

Johnny and Mary

"Johnny and Mary" is a song written by Robert Palmer and was recorded in 1980 at Compass Point Studios, New Providence, in the Bahamas. The song was featured on Palmer's album Clues . "Johnny and Mary" only went to #44 on the UK Singles Chart, but did reach #18 on Billboard's Club Play Singles chart...

Track listing

"The Incredible Change of Our Alien" - 4:25
"M" - 4:12
"Torture Day" - 5:02
"Instrumental" - 2:49
"Johnny and Mary" - 4:54

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