The Blinding E.P.
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| Released | 4 December 2006 | |||
| Recorded | 2006 | |||
| Genre | Indie rock, garage punk, garage rock | |||
| Length | 17:32 | |||
| Label | Regal, Parlophone | |||
| Producer | Babyshambles | |||
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The Blinding EP is an EP by English indie rock band Babyshambles. It was the band's first release since signing with major record label Parlophone. The EP was released on 4 December 2006 in the United Kingdom to positive critical reviews by that label's offshoot Regal Records (see 2006 in British music) and on 5 December in the United States by Capitol Records. The EP entered the official UK Albums Chart at #62 on 11 December 2006, while the title song entered the download chart at #77. A week later, an entry on band's official MySpace blog stated that had a fifth track not been added to make the EP ineligible in the UK Singles Chart, "The Blinding" would have entered that chart at #4. As with their debut album, Pete Doherty designed the artwork for the EP.
| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| Allmusic | |
| Drowned in Sound | 6/10 |
| Gigwise | |
| inthenews.co.uk | 9/10 |
| Pitchfork Media | 6.1/10 |
| PlayLouder | |
| PopMatters | |
| Spin | |
| Stylus Magazine | B |
| The Independent | |