Rollercoaster (EP)
title: "Rollercoaster (EP)" type: doc version: 1 created: 2026-02-28 author: "Wikipedia contributors" status: active scope: public tags: ["the-jesus-and-mary-chain-albums", "1990-eps"] topic_path: "arts/music" source: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rollercoaster_(EP)" license: "CC BY-SA 4.0" wikipedia_page_id: 0 wikipedia_revision_id: 0
::data[format=table title="Infobox album"]
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| name | Rollercoaster |
| type | ep |
| artist | The Jesus and Mary Chain |
| cover | Rollercoaster EP.jpg |
| released | September 1990 |
| genre | Alternative rock |
| label | Blanco y Negro |
| producer | William Reid, Jim Reid |
| chronology | The Jesus and Mary Chain EP |
| prev_title | Darklands |
| prev_year | 1987 |
| next_title | The Peel Sessions |
| next_year | 1991 |
| misc | {{Extra album cover |
| header | Cassette cover |
| type | EP |
| cover | JAMC Rollercoaster Cassette.jpg |
| :: |
::callout[type=note] The Jesus and Mary Chain EP ::
| name = Rollercoaster | type = ep | artist = The Jesus and Mary Chain | cover = Rollercoaster EP.jpg | alt = | released = September 1990 | recorded = | venue = | studio = | genre = Alternative rock | length = | label = Blanco y Negro | producer = William Reid, Jim Reid | chronology = The Jesus and Mary Chain EP | prev_title = Darklands | prev_year = 1987 | next_title = The Peel Sessions | next_year = 1991 | misc = {{Extra album cover | header = Cassette cover | type = EP | cover = JAMC Rollercoaster Cassette.jpg | border = | alt = | caption = Rollercoaster is an extended play (EP) by the Scottish rock band The Jesus & Mary Chain, released in September 1990. The EP was released by Blanco y Negro Records on 7-inch vinyl, 12-inch vinyl, cassette single and CD single. It reached number 46 on the UK Singles Chart and number 25 on the Irish Singles Chart. William Reid and Jim Reid were the producers for all the tracks.
Track listing
All tracks written by Jim Reid and William Reid except where noted.
;7" (NEG45), 12" (NEG45T), CD (NEG45CD) and Cassette (NEG45C)
- "Rollercoaster" – 3:50
- "Silverblade" – 2:55
- "Lowlife" – 3:25
- "Tower of Song" (Leonard Cohen) – 4:48
- All four tracks are on both sides of the cassette single version.
Personnel
The Jesus and Mary Chain
- Jim Reid – vocals, guitar, producer
- William Reid – guitar, vocal (track 1), producer, engineer (track 4)
Additional personnel
Charts
::data[format=table] | Chart (1990) | Peak position | |---|---| | Australia ARIA Charts | 110 | | UK Singles Chart | 46 | | Irish Singles Chart | 25 | ::
References
References
- "[https://www.officialcharts.com/search/singles/Empire Rollercoaster]". Chart Stats. Retrieved on 9 December 2008.
- "[http://www.irishcharts.ie/search/placement Search the Charts]". [[Irish Recorded Music Association]]. Retrieved on 9 December 2008. NB: user needs to enter "roller coaster" in "Search by Song Title" and click "search".
- (15 October 2021). "Week commencing 15 October 1990".
::callout[type=info title="Wikipedia Source"] This article was imported from Wikipedia and is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 License. Content has been adapted to SurfDoc format. Original contributors can be found on the article history page. ::