Dog on Wheels

Dog on Wheels is the debut EP by Belle & Sebastian, released in 1997 on Jeepster Records. The four recordings on the EP actually pre-date the band's début album Tigermilk, produced whilst bandmembers Stuart Murdoch and Stuart David were on the Beatbox music course in Glasgow. Murdoch, David and Mick Cooke are the only long-term members to play on the songs, though Cooke only appears on the title track. The drums were supplied by David Campbell, whilst Brian Nugent played flute on "String Bean Jean", and Gerry Campbell, a tutor at Beatbox, provided keyboards on "The State I Am In" and "Belle & Sebastian" as well as lead guitar on "String Bean Jean". Other contributors to the E.P. include Mark McWhirter, Michael Angus and David Mackenzie, though their roles have not been confirmed.

Dog on Wheels
EP by
Belle & Sebastian
Released12 May 1997
Recorded1995 at Beatbox, Glasgow
GenreIndie pop
Length17:26
LabelJeepster Records
ProducerBelle & Sebastian
Belle & Sebastian chronology
Dog on Wheels
(1997)		 Lazy Line Painter Jane
(1997)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[1]

The front cover features Joanne Kenney (who also appears on the cover of Tigermilk). The EP was later re-packaged as part of the Lazy Line Painter Jane box-set, and all four tracks were collected on the Push Barman to Open Old Wounds compilation. The EP reached #58 in the UK singles chart. It was named Channel 4 teletext's music magazine Planet Sound's Single Of The Year 1997.

Track listing

(all songs written by Belle & Sebastian)

  1. "Dog on Wheels" – 3:11
  2. "The State I Am In" – 4:58
  3. "String Bean Jean" – 4:42
  4. "Belle & Sebastian" – 4:35

Release details
  • CD (JPRCDS001)
  • 12" vinyl (JPR12001)
  • 7" vinyl (JPR7001)

References
  1. Allmusic review


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