Fire All Your Guns at Once

Fire All Your Guns at Once is a 1996 EP by Magnapop released in the United Kingdom by Play It Again Sam Records on Compact Disc (catalogue number 450.0287.22 - BIAS 287 CD) and 7" gramophone record (450.0287.40 - BIAS 287-7.) In the United States, it was issued by SideOneDummy Records on purple vinyl (603967000979) on April 1, 1998, and as a promotional Compact Disc by Priority Records (DPRO 30039) in 1996. Two of these tracks are also featured on their studio album Rubbing Doesn't Help.

Fire All Your Guns at Once
A photograph of the band is inserted in the middle of the album cover. From left to right: guitarist Ruthie Morris poses with her hand to her chin, bassist Shannon Mulvaney stands to her left, vocalist Linda Hopper stands to his left smiling, and drummer David McNair is at the extreme left covering his face with his left hand. A white border surrounds the photo with "magnapop" written in black at the top and "FIRE ALL YOUR GUNS AT ONCE" written in red at the bottom; "FIRE" is larger than the rest of the title.
Cover to the general international release
EP by
ReleasedJanuary 1996 (1996-01)
RecordedNovember–December 1995, City Lab Recording, Los Angeles, California, United States
GenrePop punk, pop rock, power pop
Length12:11
LanguageEnglish
LabelSideOneDummy
ProducerGeza X
Magnapop chronology
Hot Boxing
(1994)
Fire All Your Guns at Once
(1996)
Rubbing Doesn't Help
(1996)
Magnapop EPs chronology
Big Bright Cherry
(1994)
Fire All Your Guns at Once
(1996)
American cover
The Magnapop logo—a capital "M" written inside a star inscribed in a circle—is stamped in the background in grey and red, with a crude outline of a human being in black to superimposed on the left and golden streaks across the cover. The word "magnapop" is written in white with a black border at the top and "fire all your guns at once EP" is in the center, with "EP" being written much larger in black and surrounded by a white circle.
Cover to the limited edition American release

Reception

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The EP received favorable reviews from the College Music Journal,[1] Melody Maker,[2] and Metro Silicon Valley.[3]

Track listing

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All songs written by Linda Hopper and Ruthie Morris

  1. "Come on Inside" – 2:58
  2. "Hold You Down" – 3:14
  3. "Voice Without a Sound" – 2:41
  4. "Down on Me" – 3:18

Personnel

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Magnapop
Additional personnel

References

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  1. ^ College Music Journal, New Music Report, issue 464 (March 4, 1996), review by Aaron Clow
  2. ^ Melody Maker, February 1996
  3. ^ Yeung, Bernice (July 11–17, 1996). "Audiofile". Metro Silicon Valley. Retrieved 2009-06-17.
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