Play is the second EP by British rock band Ride. It was in the UK singles charts for 3 weeks in April 1990, peaking at #32.

Play
EP by
Released2 April 1990[1]
RecordedBlackwing, London
GenreShoegaze
Length14:32
LabelCreation
ProducerRide
Ride chronology
Ride
(1990)
Play
(1990)
Smile
(1990)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusicStarStarStarStar[2]

The EP was combined with its predecessor Ride to form the Smile mini-album for the US market in July, 1990. In November, 1992, Smile was released in the UK.

In November 2022, all four songs from “Play” were made available on “4EPs”, a compilation album of Ride’s first four EPs made available together for the first time and packaged as one gatefold album on white vinyl and in CD format. It charted at number 78 on the UK Albums Chart.

Track listing

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All tracks are written by Ride.

12" vinyl/CD (CRE 075T/CRESCD 075)
No.TitleLead vocalsLength
1."Like a Daydream"Mark Gardener3:06
2."Silver"Andy Bell4:10
3."Furthest Sense"Gardener3:24
4."Perfect Time"Gardener and Bell3:52
Total length:14:32

Personnel

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Ride
Technical
  • Ken Gardner – recording engineer
  • Alan Moulder – remix on "Like a Daydream"

References

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"Link". Official Ride website. Archived from the original on 9 October 2011. Retrieved 8 December 2005.