| Five by Five EP | ||
|---|---|---|
| EP by The Verve | ||
| Released | June 1997 | |
| Recorded | 1996–1997 | |
| Genre | Britpop, psychedelic rock | |
| Length | 30:00 | |
| Label | Hut | |
| Producer | The Verve, Chris Potter, Youth | |
Five by Five was the promotional EP for The Verve's 1997 album Urban Hymns. An extended play ( EP) is a Vinyl record, CD, or Music download which contains more music than a single, but is too short to qualify The Verve (originally Verve) are an English rock band formed in Wigan, Greater Manchester in 1989 at Winstanley Sixth A music genre is a categorical and typological construct that identifies musical sounds as belonging to a particular category and type of music that can be distinguished from other Britpop is a subgenre of Alternative rock that originated in the United Kingdom. Psychedelic rock is a style of Rock music that attempts to replicate the mind-altering experiences of hallucinogenic drugs. In the Music industry, a record label can be a Brand and a Trademark associated with the Marketing of music recordings and Music VC Recordings trading as Hut Records was a British Record label brand which was started in 1990 as a wholly owned subsidiary of Virgin Records In the Music industry, a record producer or music producer has many roles among them controlling the recording sessions coaching and guiding the musicians organizing Chris Potter is a British music engineer and producer most famous for his work as long-term collaborator and producer of The Verve and Richard Ashcroft. Martin Glover, also known as Youth, (born 27 December 1960) is an influential Record producer and a founding member and Bassist of A promotional recording, or promo (recently known as a radio single) is a recording issued on vinyl, CD, Cassette tape, VHS The Verve (originally Verve) are an English rock band formed in Wigan, Greater Manchester in 1989 at Winstanley Sixth Urban Hymns is the third album album by English Rock band The Verve released on September 29 1997. The EP was released in the June of 1997, over three months before the actual album was released. The title is presumably a reference to both the number of tracks on the EP and to Simon Tong, who had become the band's fifth member. Simon Tong (born July 9th 1972, Lancashire, England) is a Guitarist and Keyboardist who was a member of The Verve Of these five tracks, only one was to be a single ("Lucky Man"); but all of them appeared on the album. There are psychedelic rock jams such as "The Rolling People" and "Come On" as well as Britpop style pieces ("Lucky Man", "Space and Time") on the EP. A jam session is a Musical act where Musicians gather and play (or "jam") without extensive preparation or predefined Arrangements These five songs were the five completed first in the recording sessions (apart from the single releases).
The EP is quite rare, but not nearly as rare as other Verve EPs such as Voyager 1. Voyager 1 was a live EP by British group The Verve, for American release only The CD version was issued in a full jewel case picture sleeve. The picture on the front cover of the EP was used in the second page of the Urban Hymns sleeve booklet.