This Is Teen-C Power! Explained

This Is Teen-C Power!
Type:	EP
Artist:	Bis
Cover:	Bis-ThisIsTeen-CPower.jpg
Released:	10 December 1996
Recorded:	April 1995 and March 1996 at the Practice Pad, Glasgow, Scotland December 1995 at MCM Studios, Hamilton Scotland
Genre:	Britpop, pop punk, indie pop
Length:	15:13
Label:	Grand Royal
Prev Title:	Atom-Powered Action!
Prev Year:	1996
Next Title:	The New Transistor Heroes
Next Year:	1997

This is Teen-C Power! is an EP by the Scottish indie pop band Bis, released in 1996 through Beastie Boys' Grand Royal label.^[1] It was a preview for American audiences, collecting material from the previous EPs: Disco Nation 45 (1995), The Secret Vampire Soundtrack (1996) and Bis vs. the D.I.Y. Corps (1996).

The EP also includes a newly recorded version of the song "Kill Yr Boyfriend"; the original version appeared on Bis' first release Transmissions on the Teen-C Tip!.

Track listing

All tracks written by Bis.

1. "Kill Yr Boyfriend" (2:07) (New Version)
2. "School Disco" (2:38)
3. "Kandy Pop" (2:47)
4. "This is Fake D.I.Y." (2:14)
5. "Burn the Suit" (2:46)
6. "Teen-C Power!" (3:11)

Credits

"School Disco", "This is Fake D.I.Y." and "Burn the Suit"

• Recorded at: the Practice Pad, Glasgow, Scotland in April 1995.
• Recorded by: Simon Strange

"Kandy Pop" and "Teen-C Power!"

• Recorded by: Richie Dempsty and Paul Savage
• Recorded at: MCM Studios, Hamilton Scotland in December 1995.

"Kill Yr Boyfriend" (New Version)

• Re-Recorded at the Practice Pad, Glasgow, Scotland in March 1996.

Notes and References

1. Web site: Bis interview, July 1997.