The Yellow is the name of the second EP released by electronica duo Lemon Jelly

Lemon Jelly

Lemon Jelly is a British electronic music duo from London, formed in 1998. Since their inception, the band's line-up has included Fred Deakin and Nick Franglen. Lemon Jelly has been nominated for the Mercury Music Prize and BRIT Awards....

, according to the insert of Lemonjelly.ky, on September 6, 1999. It was limited to 1,000 10" copies, the first 240 of which featured hand screen-printed sleeves. The tracks from the EP were later incorporated, for more accessible listening, into the critically acclaimed Lemonjelly.ky

Lemonjelly.KY

Lemonjelly.ky is the debut album release by downtempo/trip-hop act Lemon Jelly. Released on 23 October 2000, it is a compilation release, as all nine tracks from this album originated on the duo's first three limited edition EPs: The Bath, The Yellow and The Midnight, although minor changes were...

 album.

History

From 1998 to 2000, Franglen and Deakin released three limited-circulation EPs, The Bath

The Bath (EP)

The Bath may refer to:*The Bath , by electronica duo Lemon Jelly*The Child's Bath, a painting by Mary Cassatt *The Bath , a short story by Raymond Carver...

(1998), The Yellow (1999), and The Midnight

The Midnight

The Midnight is the name of the third EP released by electronica duo Lemon Jelly, according to the insert of Lemonjelly.ky, on July 17, 2000. It was limited to 1,000 10" copies, the first 350 of which featured hand screen-printed sleeves...

(2000), on their very own label, Impotent Fury. The EPs were a critical success, and led to the duo being signed to XL Recordings

XL Recordings

XL Recordings is a British independent record label owned by Richard Russell. It originated as a 1989 offshoot of Beggars Banquet Records.Though only releasing an average of six albums a year, XL Recordings has worked with The Prodigy, Radiohead, The White Stripes, Dizzee Rascal, M.I.A., Vampire...

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Track listing

1. "His Majesty King Raam"
2. "The Staunton Lick"
3. "Homage to Patagonia"

"His Majesty King Raam" uses samples from "Evergreen", "Two For The Road", "Softly As I Leave You" and "The Greatest Gift" performed by Henry Mancini

Henry Mancini

Henry Mancini was an American composer, conductor and arranger, best remembered for his film and television scores. He won a record number of Grammy Awards , plus a Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award posthumously in 1995...

 and his orchestra.

"The Staunton Lick" uses a sample from "Basic Plucking Of The Ballad Lick" performed by John Pearse

John Pearse

John Pearse was a British guitarist, folk singer and music educator, who came to prominence in the 1960s presenting the popular BBC2 television guitar tuition series, Hold Down a Chord.-Life and career:...

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"Homage to Patagonia" uses a sample from "Mas Que Nada" performed by Luis Enriquez.

Personnel

• Nick Franglen
  Nick Franglen
  Nick Franglen is a British musician, composer and record producer. He is best known as a founding member of the electronica duo Lemon Jelly.A classically trained musician and multi-instrumentalist, during the 1990s Franglen worked as a session keyboard player and drum programmer on studio...
  
  : Band Member, Production
• Fred Deakin: Band Member, Design, Illustration, Art Direction