The Waterboys — Self-titled Mini LP

The Waterboys -- Self-titled Mini LP

• Artist: The Waterboys
• Title: Self-titled Mini LP
• Year: 1984
• Format: Vinyl 12 in.
• Rating (1-10): 8
• Owner: Tracy
• Acquired: 1984 – Maybe Tracks in Norfolk, VA.
• Keeper: Yes

What’s going on here? This record by The Waterboys in another oddball in the collection. Their original self-titled and full length LP (8 tracks) came out in 1983. This one was released in 1984. It’s labeled as a “Mini LP” and has only five songs, all of which were on the orginal record. They also released an album of new material that same year, “A Pagan Place.” I can’t find this five-songer on any discography I’ve seen. I’m guessing it was a US-only release designed to sell cheap and hype the band for their next full album.

Anyhow, I like it a lot more than I remember liking it then. Songs include:

“A Girl Called Johnny” (the hit, I believe)
“I Will Not Follow” (my favorite)
“It Should Have Been You”
“Savage Earth Heart”
“December”

Wikipedia article about The Waterboys
The Official Website of Mike Scott and The Waterboys