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Champion Versions
Champion Versions
EP by The Beta Band
Released	25 July 1997
Genre	Trip hop, indie rock
Length	22:36
Label	Regal
Producer	The Beta Band
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Champion Versions is the debut EP by the Beta Band, originally released in 1997 on 12" vinyl only. The EP consists of songs featured on the original demo tape the band had sent to Phil Brown, an A&R rep for EMI, which landed the group a record deal with Regal Records. It was later included in its entirety on the 1998 compilation The Three E.P.'s, along with The Patty Patty Sound and Los Amigos del Beta Bandidos. It is the only Beta Band recording to feature founding members Gordon Anderson and Steve Duffield, who both left shortly before its release.

Champion Versions, along with the other two original EPs from the Beta Band, long out of print on vinyl, were re-issued as part of Record Store Day 2013.

The cover of the EP references the design of King Tubby's The Roots of Dub LP, whilst the images are lifted from a box of Clac-Doigt-brand miniature fireworks.

"Dry the Rain" ranked at number 57 in Pitchfork Media's list of the Top 200 Songs of the 1990s.^[1]

Track listing

Side A:

"Dry the Rain" – 6:05
"I Know" – 3:58

Side B:

"B + A" – 6:35
"Dogs Got a Bone" – 5:58

References

^ "The Top 200 Tracks of the 1990s: 100-51 - Page 5". Pitchfork. September 2010. Retrieved 1 February 2020.

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[1] "The Top 200 Tracks of the 1990s: 100-51 - Page 5". Pitchfork. September 2010. Retrieved 1 February 2020.

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-'''''Champion Versions''''' is the first release by [[The Beta Band]], released in 1997 on [[gramophone record|12" vinyl]] only. The EP was later included in its entirety on the 1998 compilation ''[[The Three E.P.'s]]'', along with ''[[The Patty Patty Sound]]'' and ''[[Los Amigos del Beta Bandidos]]''.
+'''''Champion Versions''''' is the debut EP by [[the Beta Band]], originally released in 1997 on [[gramophone record|12" vinyl]] only. The EP consists of songs featured on the original [[demo (music)|demo tape]] the band had sent to Phil Brown, an A&R rep for EMI, which landed the group a record deal with [[Regal Recordings|Regal Records]]. It was later included in its entirety on the 1998 compilation ''[[The Three E.P.'s]]'', along with ''[[The Patty Patty Sound]]'' and ''[[Los Amigos del Beta Bandidos]]''. It is the only Beta Band recording to feature founding members [[Lone Pigeon|Gordon Anderson]] and Steve Duffield, who both left shortly before its release.
-Champion Versions, along with the other two original E.P.s from The Beta Band, long out of print on vinyl were re-issued as part of [[Record Store Day|Record Store Day 2013]].
+''Champion Versions'', along with the other two original EPs from the Beta Band, long out of print on vinyl, were re-issued as part of [[Record Store Day|Record Store Day 2013]].
-The album cover references the design of [[King Tubby]]'s ''The Roots of Dub'' LP.
+The cover of the EP references the design of [[King Tubby]]'s ''The Roots of Dub'' LP, whilst the images are lifted from a box of Clac-Doigt-brand miniature fireworks.
-"Dry the Rain" ranked at number 57 in [[Pitchfork Media]]'s list of the Top 200 Songs of the 1990s.<ref>http://pitchfork.com/features/staff-lists/7851-the-top-200-tracks-of-the-1990s-100-51/5/</ref>
+"Dry the Rain" ranked at number 57 in ''[[Pitchfork Media]]'''s list of the Top 200 Songs of the 1990s.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://pitchfork.com/features/lists-and-guides/7851-the-top-200-tracks-of-the-1990s-100-51/?page=5|title=The Top 200 Tracks of the 1990s: 100-51 - Page 5|website=Pitchfork|date=September 2010 |language=en|access-date=2020-02-01}}</ref>
 ==Track listing==
+Side A:
 # "Dry the Rain" – 6:05
 # "I Know" – 3:58
-# "B+A" – 6:35
+Side B:
+# "B + A" – 6:35
 # "Dogs Got a Bone" – 5:58
 ==References==
 {{Reflist}}
 {{The Beta Band}}
+{{Authority control}}
 [[Category:The Beta Band albums]]
-[[Category:1997 EPs]]
+[[Category:1997 debut EPs]]

v t e The Beta Band
Gordon Anderson Richard Greentree Steve Duffield Robin Jones John Maclean Steve Mason
Studio albums	The Beta Band Hot Shots II Heroes to Zeros
EPs	Champion Versions The Patty Patty Sound Los Amigos del Beta Bandidos
Compilation albums	The Three E.P.'s The Best of The Beta Band The Regal Years
Related articles	The Aliens