3.. 6.. 9 Seconds of Light

1997 EP by Belle & Sebastian

EP by

Belle & Sebastian

Released

13 October 1997 (1997-10-13)

Length

19:17

Label

Jeepster

Producer

Tony Doogan
Belle & Sebastian

Belle & Sebastian chronology

Lazy Line Painter Jane
(1997)

3.. 6.. 9 Seconds of Light
(1997)

The Boy with the Arab Strap
(1998)

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	^[1]

3.. 6.. 9 Seconds of Light was Belle & Sebastian's third EP, released in 1997 on Jeepster Records. The lead track on the EP, "A Century of Fakers," uses the same backing track as "A Century of Elvis" from Lazy Line Painter Jane. Another song, "Songs for Children" (sometimes known as "On the Radio") plays directly after "Put the Book Back on the Shelf" (on the same track) on both the CD and 12" versions of this release. The front cover features band member Stuart Murdoch with Victoria Morton. The EP was later re-packaged as part of the Lazy Line Painter Jane box-set, and all four tracks were collected on the Push Barman to Open Old Wounds compilation. Both NME and Melody Maker made the release their Single of the Week, and the EP became the band's first to reach the UK top 40 singles chart, peaking at #32.

Track listing

Source: Jeepster Records,^[2] Belle & Sebastian Official Site^[3]

All tracks are written by Belle & Sebastian

No.	Title	Length
1.	"A Century of Fakers"	4:30
2.	"Le Pastie de la Bourgeoisie"	3:10
3.	"Beautiful"	5:13
4.	"Put the Book Back on the Shelf'"	6:24

Release details

CD (JPRCDS003)
12" vinyl (JPR12003)
7" vinyl (JPR7003)

References

^ "3.. 6.. 9 Seconds of Light Review". AllMusic. Retrieved 25 April 2011.
^ "3.. 6.. 9 Seconds of Light at jeepster.co.uk". Retrieved 25 April 2011.
^ "3.. 6.. 9 Seconds of Light at belleandsebastian.com". Retrieved 25 April 2011.