EMF – SCHUBERT DIP LP – Nr MINT A1/B1 UK 1991 UNBELIEVABLE INDIE ROCK DANCE

EMF – Schubert Dip
(Parlophone Records  1991  PCS7353)
Matrix No’s: A1/B1 – UK Pressing

Sleeve in Nr MINT condition
– Hype sticker top right
Inner Sleeve in Nr MINT condition

Vinyl in Nr MINT condition
(there are some light surface marks visible on the vinyl when held up to the light but they don’t affect the sound quality)

EMF are a British alternative rock band from Cinderford, Gloucestershire, who came to prominence at the beginning of the 1990s. During their initial eight-year run, from 1989 to 1997, the band released three studio albums before a hiatus. Their first single, “Unbelievable”, reached number 3 on the UK Singles Chart, and was a number 1 hit on the US Billboard Hot 100 chart. Their debut album, Schubert Dip, went to number 3 on the UK Albums Chart. The band have split up and re-formed three times.

Schubert Dip is the debut album by British rock band EMF, released on Parlophone Records on 7 May 1991. It features the worldwide hit single “Unbelievable” which reached number one on the US Billboard Hot 100. The name of the album is a pun on the name of the popular sweet sherbet dip and the 19th-century composer Franz Schubert.

All songs written and composed by James Atkin, Derry Brownson, Mark Decloedt, Ian Dench & Zac Foley, except where noted.

1. “Children” – 5:15
2. “Long Summer Days” – 4:00
3. “When You’re Mine” (Dench) – 3:22
4. “Travelling Not Running” (Dench) – 4:20
5. “I Believe” – 3:43
6. “Unbelievable” – 3:29
7. “Girl of an Age” – 3:56
8. “Admit It” (Dench) – 3:28
9. “Lies” (Dench) – 4:27 (4:19 on reissue)
10. “Longtime” – 4:25 (original length was 8:10, as it included “EMF” as a hidden track)
11. “EMF” (Live at the Bilson) – 3:54 (hidden track on the original, later listed separately on reissue)

EMF

• James Atkin – vocals, guitars
• Derry Brownson – keyboards, samples
• Mark Decloedt – drums
• Ian Dench – keyboards and guitars
• Zac Foley – bass

Additional personnel

• DJ Milf – turntables, scratching
• Claudia Fontaine – backing vocals on “Children”, “I Believe”, “Girl of an Age” & “Lies”
• Sindy Finn & Laurane McIntosh – backing vocals on “Travelling Not Running”
• Mastering by George Marino at Sterling Sound, NYC