The Flaming Lips (EP)

The Flaming Lips is the debut release by American rock group The Flaming Lips, released in 1984.

The Flaming Lips
EP by The Flaming Lips
Released	1984
Recorded	1984
Genre	Post-punk experimental rock noise rock
Length	25:46
Label	Restless
Producer	The Flaming Lips
The Flaming Lips EP chronology
The Flaming Lips (1984) Yeah, I Know It's a Drag... But Wastin' Pigs Is Still Radical (1991)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	^[1]
The Rolling Stone Album Guide	^[2]

Re-releases

The EP was remastered and re-released as part of the compilation Finally the Punk Rockers Are Taking Acid. "Bag Full of Thoughts" was lifted for the retrospective compilation A Collection of Songs Representing an Enthusiasm for Recording...By Amateurs. In 2014, it was re-released on vinyl, with the cover art altered to an abstract illustration of the original photograph used on the original release. The EP in its entirety was included on the rarities album Scratching the Door: The First Recordings of the Flaming Lips, with "Garden of Eyes" and "Forever Is A Long Time" being split into two separate tracks.

Track listing

All tracks are written by The Flaming Lips

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Bag Full of Thoughts"	5:34
2.	"Out for a Walk"	3:20
3.	"Garden of Eyes/Forever Is a Long Time"	5:29
4.	"Scratching the Door"	7:12
5.	"My Own Planet"	4:11
Total length:		25:46

Personnel

• Wayne Coyne – guitars
• Mark Coyne – vocals
• Michael Ivins – bass guitar
• Richard English – drums

References

1. "The Flaming Lips – The Flaming Lips". Allmusic.
2. Cross, Charles R. (2004). "Flaming Lips". In Brackett, Nathan; Hoard, Christian (eds.). The New Rolling Stone Album Guide (4th ed.). Simon & Schuster. pp. 300. ISBN 0-7432-0169-8.