This 12″ EP came out in 1982, though my version is apparently from the UK in 1983; it only saw release in The Church’s native Australia, and New Zealand and the UK. If there had been room for any doubt in my mind about how much I loved The Church, this EP would have swept that away.
Of course there was no such doubt. But these songs are lovely, atmospheric, dreamy. “Ancient History” is one of my all-time favorite Church songs. (But just try to search for “the church ancient history” — you shan’t turn up music videos.
In addition to four super-solid originals by The Church, they do the only remake of “I Am A Rock” that I will ever consider to be valid. Happily, that can be found on YouTube:
