# Mini (EP)

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{{Infobox album
| name       = Mini
| type       = ep
| artist     = [The Wedding Present](/source/The_Wedding_Present)
| cover      =Mini (EP).jpg
| alt        =
| released   = January 1996
| recorded   = 1995, [England](/source/England)
| venue      =
| studio     =
| genre      = [Post-punk](/source/Post-punk)
| length     =
| label      = [Cooking Vinyl](/source/Cooking_Vinyl)
| producer   =
| prev_title = [Watusi](/source/Watusi_(album))
| prev_year  = 1994
| next_title = [Saturnalia](/source/Saturnalia_(The_Wedding_Present_album))
| next_year  = 1996
}}
{{Album ratings
| rev1 = [AllMusic](/source/AllMusic)
| rev1score = {{Rating|3.5|5}}<ref>[{{AllMusic|class=album|id=r653514|pure_url=yes}} Allmusic review]</ref>
}}

'''''Mini''''' is a six-song EP by [The Wedding Present](/source/The_Wedding_Present).<ref name="auto">{{Cite web|url=https://www.chicagoreader.com/chicago/spot-check/Content?oid=890053|title=Spot Check|first=Peter|last=Margasak|website=Chicago Reader|date=21 March 1996 }}</ref> It was released in 1996 by [Cooking Vinyl](/source/Cooking_Vinyl).<ref>{{cite web |title=Wedding Present |url=https://trouserpress.com/reviews/wedding-present/ |website=Trouser Press |accessdate=18 July 2020}}</ref> All of the songs are about automobiles.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.popmatters.com/architecture-and-morality-the-wedding-present-revisited-2496240015.html|title=Architecture and Morality: The Wedding Present Revisited|date=May 30, 2007|website=PopMatters}}</ref>

==Critical reception==
''[The Washington Post](/source/The_Washington_Post)'' praised the American version, ''Mini Plus'', writing that the songs "typically combine terse, jumpy guitars with explosive drums and modest but effective hooks."<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/lifestyle/1996/03/08/presents-mini-happy-returns/1903d233-e707-45ca-8616-6ee0690efdd6/|title=PRESENT'S MINI': HAPPY RETURNS|first=Mark|last=Jenkins|date=March 8, 1996|via=www.washingtonpost.com}}</ref> The ''[Chicago Reader](/source/Chicago_Reader)'' wrote: "Over frenzied rhythms and smart guitar play, David Gedge croons an impressive array of hooks with enough eccentricity to make Morrissey sound like a shy mumbler."<ref name="auto"/>

== Track listing ==
All tracks written by Belk/Gedge/Smith.

# Drive – 2:29
# Love Machine – 3:52
# Go, Man, Go – 2:23
# Mercury – 4:20
# Convertible – 2:14
# Sports Car – 4:03

== People involved ==
* David Gedge - vocals, guitars, keyboards
* Darren Belk - guitars, bass
* Simon Smith - drums, percussion
* Jayne Lockey - extra vocals

==''Mini Plus''==

The EP was issued as ''Mini Plus'' in America, with three extra tracks.

# Sucker – 1:43
# Waiting on the Guns – 3:20
# Jet Girl – 2:25

"Sucker" written by Belk/Gedge/Smith. "Waiting on the Guns" written by [Butterglory](/source/Butterglory). "Jet Girl" written by Belk/Dorrington/Gedge/Smith.

== References ==
{{reflist}}

==External links==
* [http://www.discogs.com/Theweddingpresent-Mini-Plus/release/368470 Theweddingpresent* - Mini Plus]
* [http://www.scopitones.co.uk/portfolio-item/discography/twp-albums TWP Albums & Films | scopitones.co.uk]

{{The Wedding Present}}

Category:The Wedding Present albums

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