Released 8 March 1993 Release date 8 March 1993 Label A&M Records | Artist Therapy? Producer Chris Sheldon Genres Rock music, Heavy metal | |
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Recorded January 1993 at Black Barn Studios, Surrey, England "Shortsharpshock E.P."
(1993) "Face the Strange E.P."
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Shortsharpshock was the first EP released by the band Therapy?. It was released on 8 March 1993 through A&M Records. Its lead track is Screamager, which reached number 9 in the UK Top 40, leading to an appearance on Top of the Pops. It also reached number 2 in the Irish Singles Chart. In Australia, the EP peaked at number 228 on the ARIA singles chart, and it peaked at number 22 on the Swedish singles chart. In September 2000 Screamager placed #86 in Kerrang! magazine's 100 Greatest Riffs Ever feature.
Contents
The first three tracks also feature on the Hats Off to the Insane mini-album released in North America and Japan. Screamager features on the 1994 album Troublegum. Accelerator is a re-recording, different from the version on Nurse.
It was released on 7” vinyl, limited edition pink 7” vinyl, 12” vinyl, CD Digipak and Cassette (packaged in a flip-top box styled like a cigarette pack).
Personnel
Promo Video
Songs
1Screamager2:41
2Auto Surgery2:21
3Totally Random Man2:23