Plainclothes EP, by The Nature Strip

Plainclothes EP

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	1.	Plainclothes 01:31
	2.	Inside Out and Back to Front 03:22
	3.	Cup of Tea 03:26
	4.	Say It Like 03:25
	5.	Where The Sirens Waited 05:55
	6.	Take Me Over (spaced version) 05:14

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Plainclothes is an EP released between the first two Nature Strip full-length albums (Stars Turn Inside Out and Presents). Due to the reaction to Cup of Tea, it was included on Presents - the other recordings are unique to this collection. Take Me Over is also on Presents in a very different version - the slower version here is an entirely different recording rather than a remix.

Other highlights include Where The Sirens Waited, which came about by Pete putting his mythological sea-going lyrics to a piece of music of John's. John then recorded a lo-fi demo which Pete tarted up for this release. The 90 seconds of Plainclothes became a live favourite, as did Pete's reflective Say It Like.

Released on CD by China Pig Records 2014 as CHI 1406. Now sold out/deleted.

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released October 9, 2014

The Nature Strip: Peter Marley, John Encarnacao, Matt Langley, Jess Ciampa

Plainclothes (Encarnacao)
John - vocals and guitars; Pete - bass; Matt - keys; Jess - drums and percussion. Recorded by Matt Fell and Peter Marley.

Inside Out and Back to Front (Marley)
Pete - vocals, guitars; John - bass, guitars, vocals, starting bell; Matt - keys; Jess - drums. Recorded by Matt Fell, Rebecca Guilhaus and Peter Marley.

Cup Of Tea (Encarnacao)
John - vocals, guitars, keyboard bass, drums; Pete - guitar, keys, vocals; Steve Fitzmaurice - baritone sax. Recorded by Pete and John.

Say It Like (Marley)
Pete - vocals, bass, acoustic guitar; John - guitars, vocals; Matt - keys; Jess - drums and percussion. Recorded by Matt Fell and Pete.

Where The Sirens Waited (Encarnacao/Marley)
John - vocals, guitars, piano, the sea, drum machine; Pete - bass, vocals; Zoe Carides - vocals. Recorded by John and Pete.

Take Me Over - spaced version (Encarnacao)
John - vocals, guitars; Pete - bass, vocals; Matt - keys; Jess - drums. Recorded by Matt Fell, Rebecca Guilhaus and Pete.

Mixed by Peter Marley except Cup of Tea mixed by Michael Carpenter.
Mastered by Mitchell Hart.
Cover painting by Lobsterman - “Party In The Morgue” (2009).
Artwork by Jonathan Hulme.

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