Spill the Beans explained

Spill The Beans
Type:	ep
Artist:	The Bats
Cover:	spillthebeans_better.jpg
Released:	1994
Recorded:	August 25–26, 1993, Duck-Kee Studios, Raleigh, NC February 1994, Nightshift Studios, Christchurch
Genre:	Dunedin sound, indie pop, alternative rock
Length:	17:29 (CD)
Label:	Flying Nun Records FN291, FNCD291
Producer:	The Bats
Prev Title:	Silverbeet
Prev Year:	1993
Next Title:	Couchmaster
Next Year:	1995

Spill the Beans is an EP released in 1994 by New Zealand band The Bats.

The EP was released in two versions - a 3-track 7" and a 5-track CD. The 7" included a live version of "Sir Queen", from their 1987 album, Daddy's Highway, which was recorded live-to-air on WFMU, East Orange, New Jersey in July 1993.^[1]

Unusually, band members Paul Kean and Kaye Woodward swapped roles for two of the tracks, Kean playing guitar and Woodward bass on "Spill The Beans" and "Give In To The Sands".^[2]

Personnel

• Malcolm Grant - drums
• Paul Kean - bass, vocals, guitar
• Robert Scott - guitar, lead vocals
• Kaye Woodward - guitar, vocals, bass

Also credited:

• Mac McCaughan - wah guitar ("Empty Head")^[3]
• Brad Morrison - engineer ("Sir Queen (Live)")
• Arnie Van Bussel - engineer ("Under the Law")^[1]

Notes and References

1. Web site: The Bats – Spill the Beans (1994, Vinyl). Discogs. 5 October 1994 .
2. Web site: The Bats – Spill the Beans (1994, CD). Discogs. 5 October 1994 .
3. Web site: The Bats. Thebats.co.nz. 28 May 2023.