The Boy I Used to Be explained

The Boy I Used to Be
Type:EP
Artist:Bombay Bicycle Club
Cover:Boy I Used To Be.jpg
Released:12 February 2007
Recorded: Chapel Studios, Lincolnshire, 2006[1]
Genre:Indie rock
Indie pop[2]
Length:16:36[3]
Label:Mmm... Recordings (self-published)
Producer:Jim Abbiss
Next Title:How We Are
Next Year:2007

The Boy I Used to Be is the first extended play (EP) by Bombay Bicycle Club, released in 2007. It was released on CD and 1,000 limited edition numbered 10-inch vinyl. 500 vinyl copies were also pressed by the independent record label Nettwerk.[4] It was the band's first release since winning Channel 4's "Road to V" competition, where they won the opportunity to be the opening act at the 2006 V Festival.[5]

Recording

The EP was recorded in late-2006 at Chapel Studios in Lincolnshire with the music producer Jim Abbiss,[6] who had previously worked with Arctic Monkeys and Kasabian.[7] It contained tracks that were re-recordings of demos that the band had performed in their bedrooms.[8]

Release

The band self-released the EP on their own label, Mmm... Records,[9] despite receiving numerous record label offers following the "Road to V" competition.[8] In an interview with The Independent, the band stated that this was because they wanted to gain more experience in the industry first.[10]

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: The Boy I Used To Be/How We Are. thetripwire.com. 6 January 2009. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20090325024401/http://www.thetripwire.com/reviews/2008/03/19/the-boy-i-used-to-be-how-we-are/. 25 March 2009.
  2. Web site: Bombay Bicycle Club open day two of Reading Festival on NME/Radio 1 stage. NME. 23 August 2008. 6 January 2009.
  3. Web site: The Boy I Used To Be by Bombay Bicycle Club. amiestreet.com. 6 January 2009.
  4. Web site: The Boy I Used To Be, by Bombay Bicycle Club (10" on Nettwerk). normanrecords.com. 6 January 2009.
  5. Web site: Bombay Bicycle Club taking their stabilisers off. Virtualfestivals.com. 6 January 2009. 15 October 2008. Hazel. Sheffield. https://web.archive.org/web/20081229223324/http://www.virtualfestivals.com/latest/interviews/5338. 29 December 2008. dead.
  6. Web site: Londonist Meets... Bombay Bicycle Club. londonist.com. 13 March 2007. 6 January 2009.
  7. Web site: No 217: Bombay Bicycle Club. The Guardian. 1 November 2007. 6 January 2009. Lester. Paul.
  8. Bombay Bicycle Club. musicOMH. March 2007. Jeremy. Lloyd. 6 January 2008. 30 May 2012. https://web.archive.org/web/20120530074929/http://www.musicomh.com/music/features/bombay-bicycle-club_0307.htm. dead.
  9. Web site: Bombay Bicycle Club - Interviews . . Purssell, Guy . French . Jade . 6 January 2009.
  10. Web site: Too cool for school: The teen bands who've got the music industry on the run. https://web.archive.org/web/20080405082334/http://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/music/features/too-cool-for-school-the-teen-bands-whove-got-the-music-industry-on-the-run-449053.html. dead. April 5, 2008. The Independent. 20 May 2007. 6 January 2009. Harris. Sarah.

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