ORIGINALLY RELEASED IN 1998, THE THREE E.P.'S DIDN'T FOLLOW RULES. IT IGNORED THEM COMPLETELY. STITCHING TOGETHER FOLK, HIP-HOP, SAMPLES, DRONES, HOOKS, ANTI-HOOKS AND THE OCCASIONAL "WHAT IS THIS?" INTO SOMETHING THAT SOMEHOW WORKED BETTER THAN IT HAD ANY RIGHT TO. IT'S THE RECORD PEOPLE INSIST YOU LISTEN TO. THE ONE THAT GETS PUT ON LATE. THE ONE THAT TURNS INTO A CONVERSATION. THE ONE THAT QUIETLY REWIRED WHAT "INDIE" COULD MEAN BEFORE ANYONE THOUGHT TO GIVE IT A NAME.
NOW, MORE THAN TWO DECADES AFTER THEIR 2004 SPLIT, THE BETA BAND RETURN. FOLLOWING A SURPRISE REUNION AND SOLD-OUT SHOWS ACROSS THE UK AND NORTH AMERICA, THE BAND WILL FINALLY MAKE THEIR AUSTRALIAN DEBUT IN 2026 — PERFORMING THE THREE E.P.'S LIVE ACROSS FIVE DATES IN SYDNEY, BRISBANE, ADELAIDE, MELBOURNE AND FREMANTLE.
COMPILING THE BAND'S FIRST THREE RELEASES — CHAMPION VERSIONS, THE PATTY PATTY SOUND, AND LOS AMIGOS DEL BETA BANDIDOS — THIS IMPRESSED EDITION TAKES THE 2018 REMASTER AND IS PRESSED ACROSS TWO HEAVYWEIGHT LPS IN STRIKING COLOURED VINYL: A BRIGHT ORANGE DISC PAIRED WITH A DEEP EMERALD GREEN DISC.
BECAUSE IF YOU'RE GOING TO OWN THIS RECORD, IT HAD TO BE DIFFERENT. (RED + YELLOW = ORANGE. YELLOW + BLUE = GREEN. THERE'S A SELF-EXPLANATORY VENN DIAGRAM HIDDEN ON THE REAR OF THE OBI STRIP!)
LIMITED TO 500 COPIES WORLDWIDE WITH OUR SIGNATURE INDIVIDUALLY-NUMBERED OBI STRIP. PRESSED LOCALLY.
