Rolo Tomassi EP is an Extended Play

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...

 released by Rolo Tomassi

Rolo Tomassi

Rolo Tomassi are a British mathcore band from Sheffield, England. Their name is taken from the fictional character in the film L.A. Confidential. On 22 September 2008, the band released their debut album, Hysterics, through Hassle Records....

 in late 2006. The original five track EP was released by Holy Roar Records

Holy Roar Records

Holy Roar Records is an independent record label run by Alex Fitzpatrick and Ellen Godwin. The label began in January 2006 when they moved to London from Birmingham and put out their first release in June 2006, the Phoenix Bodies album 'Raise the Bullshit flag'. Since then Holy Roar Records has...

 and featured some tracks which had appeared on previous demos and EPs. The Extended Play

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...

 has since been re-released twice, both on Holy Roar Records

Holy Roar Records

Holy Roar Records is an independent record label run by Alex Fitzpatrick and Ellen Godwin. The label began in January 2006 when they moved to London from Birmingham and put out their first release in June 2006, the Phoenix Bodies album 'Raise the Bullshit flag'. Since then Holy Roar Records has...

. The second re-release featured slightly altered artwork whereas the third was released on February 2 featuring completely new artwork by Simon 'Cherub' Moody.

The EP was also released on clear blue 12" vinyl, through danger!laser!phaser!razor!, and featured completely different artwork, designed by Liam Sparkes of Trencher. This was hand screened and limited to 330 copies.

12" Track listing

Side A

1. "Film Noir"
2. "Curby"
3. "Cirque Du Funk"
4. "Prelude"
5. "Seagull"

Side B

1. "...And Then the Mannequin Spoke"
2. "C Is for Calculus"

Re-release Track listing

1. "Film Noir"
2. "Curby"
3. "Cirque Du Funk"
4. "Seagull"
5. "C Is for Calculus"
6. "Fuck the Pleasantries, Let's Remix (Colonopenbracket Remix)"
7. "C Is for Drowning Under Waves of Listless Apathy (Ornine Remix)"

Personnel

Edward Dutton - drums

Drum kit

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Joe Nicholson - Guitar

Guitar

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Eva Spence - vocals

Singing

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James Spence - synth

Synthesizer

A synthesizer is an electronic instrument capable of producing sounds by generating electrical signals of different frequencies. These electrical signals are played through a loudspeaker or set of headphones...

, vocals

Singing

Singing is the act of producing musical sounds with the voice, and augments regular speech by the use of both tonality and rhythm. One who sings is called a singer or vocalist. Singers perform music known as songs that can be sung either with or without accompaniment by musical instruments...

Joseph Thorpe - Bass Guitar

Bass guitar

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Trivia

• On the Re-re-release, there is a hidden track named Illusions Of Trencher, originally available on Rolo Tomassi / Cutting Pink With Knives Split
  Rolo Tomassi / Cutting Pink With Knives Split
  Rolo Tomassi / Cutting Pink With Knives Split is a split cassette tape by Rolo Tomassi and Cutting Pink With Knives and was released through "Yehonala". There were only 100 of these tapes made...
  
   and Summer Tour 2007
  Summer Tour 2007
  Summer Tour 2007 is a 3 track EP by Rolo Tomassi. The EP was recorded live at Koink Studios, February '07. It features Rolo Tomassi's songs from the Rolo Tomassi / Cutting Pink With Knives Split tape...
  
  
• Originally 1000 copies of the EP were pressed
• The artwork on the re-release is slightly altered
• There are around 5 handnumbered "brown covered" EPs created for the band and their friends/parents.