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| Champion Versions | ||||
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| Released | 25 July 1997 | |||
| Genres | Trip hop, indie rock | |||
| Length | 22:36 | |||
| Label | Regal | |||
| Producer | The Beta Band | |||
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Champion Versions is the debut extended play by the Beta Band, released on 25 July 1997. The EP 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 sole Beta Band work to feature founding members Gordon Anderson and Steve Duffield, who both left shortly before its release.
"Dry the Rain" was prominently featured in a scene from the 2000 film High Fidelity, in which record store owner Rob Gordon (John Cusack) tells his co-workers that he would sell five copies of The Three E.P.'s by playing the song for the customers in his store.[1][1] It has also appeared in the TV series Reacher[2] and Chilling Adventures of Sabrina.[3] "Dry the Rain" has since become the band's signature song,[4] and it was ranked #57 by Pitchfork Media in their list of the Top 200 Songs of the 1990s.[5]
Track listing
[edit]Side A:
- "Dry the Rain" – 6:05
- "I Know" – 3:58
Side B:
- "B + A" – 6:35
- "Dogs Got a Bone" – 5:58
References
[edit]- 1 2 "'High Fidelity' Boosts Beta Band Sales". MTV News. Archived from the original on 1 June 2014. Retrieved 17 February 2021.
- ↑ "Truckin'". Reacher. Season 3. Amazon Prime Video. 20 February 2025. 31:11 minutes in. Retrieved 10 June 2026.
- ↑ "Chapter Twenty-Six: All of Them Witches". Chilling Adventures of Sabrina. Season 3. 24 January 2020. 48:20 minutes in. Netflix. Retrieved 10 June 2026.
- ↑ "Beta Band Unplugs For Powerless Fans". Billboard. 19 April 2002. Retrieved 10 June 2026.
- ↑ "The Top 200 Tracks of the 1990s: 100-51 - Page 5". Pitchfork. September 2010. Retrieved 1 February 2020.
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