The Bath (EP) explained

The Bath
Type:	ep
Artist:	Lemon Jelly
Cover:	The Bath (EP) cover.jpg
Released:	24 August 1998
Genre:	Electronica
Length:	20:07
Label:	Impotent Fury
Next Title:	The Yellow
Next Year:	1999

The Bath is the first EP released by electronica duo Lemon Jelly, according to the insert of Lemonjelly.ky, on 24 August 1998. It was limited to 1,000 10" copies, the first 200 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 album.

History

From 1998 to 2000, Franglen and Deakin released three limited-circulation EPs (The Bath (1998), The Yellow (1999), and The Midnight (2000)) on their own label Impotent Fury.^[1] The EPs were a critical success,^[2] and led to the duo being signed to XL Recordings.^[1]

Track listing

Unless otherwise indicated, information is taken from the Album’s Liner Notes^[3]

• "In the Bath" contains an element from "Tahitian Sunset", performed by Bert Kaempfert and his Orchestra.
• "Nervous Tension" contains elements from "The Last Thing on My Mind" and "Dance Till Your Shoes Fall Off Your Feet" performed by Nana Mouskouri and from "Relax With Reveen" performed by Peter Reveen.
• "A Tune for Jack" contains elements from "Wichita Lineman" performed by Johnny Pearson for Sounds Orchestral and from "My Baby" performed by Ken Nordine and the Fred Katz Group.

Personnel

Information is taken from the Album’s Liner Notes^[3]

• Nick Franglen - band member, production
• Fred Deakin - band member, design, illustration, art direction
• Tricia Pank - additional vocals on "In the Bath"

Notes and References

1. Web site: LEMON JELLY Lost Horizon. The Milk Factory. 2010-08-18. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20100218104243/http://www.themilkfactory.co.uk/reviews/lemonjelly_horizon.htm. 2010-02-18.
2. Web site: Silverman . David . BBC - Music - Review of Lemon Jelly - Lost Horizons . BBC . 2002-11-20 . 2010-08-21.
3. Book: Lemon Jelly. The Bath EP. Impotent Fury. 1998.