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"Your Shadow" is by far my favourite too!

I don't listen to the radio so I can't answer your question!

However I do believe at the time, Radio One played She Robot in full...

For what its worth, I think this EP is a real gem.

My own favourite is Underwater Dream Sex which I consider to be among John's very best tracks. Top Five vote for Luminaire...

Those 3 b-sides are all real gems, and essential listening for all fans of John's work - they somehow manage to connect to all aspects of his music and influences.

At the time I thought those b-sides were generally better than half of the album tracks on C&B.

yeah, that's an amazing track.

Yeah! How did Ray 1/Ray 2 get on the album, but not any of those?

Mind you, it was released after the album so perhaps they're not all from the C&B recording sessions

I talked with John about this, the first time I met him. My memory is a bit hazy now but I think he said he recorded the new tracks after Crash & Burn.

But don't quote me on that!

I also remember him saying he was really pleased with it as "they had put it together while I was away" - or something to that effect.

I remember the hot discussion of releasing a single CD after Crash And Burn was released. Many fans wanted to have a single , perhaps with bonus tracks included. So, I assume John had heard the wishes of his fans and the result was the Drive EP; first availlable on the Crash And Burn Tour.

I like this CD a lot , music and cover art wise, and for my opinion John should do the same from time to time. It is nice to have singles with bonus tracks - as in tradition of the 7"inch vinyl's b-sides.


Andreas

Even though singles, as a marketing tool, aren't what they used to be, I do think that it's a shame for so few to be released, particularly by older artists.

There were several fantastic tracks on From trash that could easily have been a single – Friendly Fire or Impossible would have got my vote! I always thought there was a missed opportunity there... but maybe it just wasn't financially viable.

But I agree Andreas, it's nice to have the odd single or EP release to compliment the albums and give home to new b-side material...

great track. all the tracks on 'drive ep' are absolute classics.

'your shadow' makes me wish that sometime john & louis invite gary numan in for some collab.

Something else that fascinates me about this EP is the 'hidden track' between Making MOvies and Your Shadow.

Well, not hidden, but you know what I mean. That 1'40" piece at the end of Making Movies.

What do people think about that?

And another obsevration is that, ironically, I think "Drive' is the weakest track on it...