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Slight Return

"Slight Return" is a song by the English indie rock band the Bluetones, released as their first single in February 1995, on 7-inch blue vinyl, available for their early fans through mail order and at their tour with Supergrass. Its B-side was "The Fountainhead", which was later listed on their debut album Expecting to Fly (1996). Limited to 2000 copies, the single was named after the subtitle for Jimi Hendrix's "Voodoo Child (Slight Return)" as a working title until Bluetones frontman, Mark Morriss struggled to find another name for it. "Slight Return" was then reissued on 22 January 1996 as the second single from Expecting to Fly. It peaked at number two on the UK Singles Chart and is the band's highest-placing single. There is a hidden lyric at the 1:47 mark of the song where Morriss says, "Make it funky now!", telling BBC Radio 1's Evening Session that he did not think anyone would notice it. Occasionally, he sings the lyric live.

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"Slight Return" is a song by the English indie rock band the Bluetones, released as their first single in February 1995, on 7-inch blue vinyl, available for their early fans through mail order and at their tour with Supergrass. Its B-side was "The Fountainhead", which was later listed on their debut album Expecting to Fly (1996). Limited to 2000 copies, the single was named after the subtitle for Jimi Hendrix's "Voodoo Child (Slight Return)" as a working title until Bluetones frontman, Mark Morriss struggled to find another name for it. "Slight Return" was then reissued on 22 January 1996 as the second single from Expecting to Fly. It peaked at number two on the UK Singles Chart and is the band's highest-placing single. There is a hidden lyric at the 1:47 mark of the song where Morriss says, "Make it funky now!", telling BBC Radio 1's Evening Session that he did not think anyone would notice it. Occasionally, he sings the lyric live.

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  1. release date: 1995 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
  2. release date: 1996 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95

Discussion questions

  1. Summarise the article in your own words. Which single claim would you verify first, and why?
  2. The record states that the release date is "1995". What evidence would count against this claim?
  3. The record states that the release date is "1996". What evidence would count against this claim?
  4. Which claim in this article is most likely to be revised as the sources update? How would you check its current status?
  5. If two sources disagreed about one of these facts, what would you need in order to trust one over the other?

Bibliography

  1. Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1371649572

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