No Education = No Future (Fuck the Curfew)


No Education = No Future is an EP by Scottish post-rock group Mogwai, released in the UK through Chemikal Underground in 1998.

Overview

No Education = No Future is Mogwai's second EP. It features three tracks, "Xmas Steps", "Rollerball", and "Small Children in the Background". The curfew mentioned in the title of the EP refers to a curfew which was imposed upon all under-16s in Lanarkshire, Scotland, which made it illegal for them to be out after 9pm. The promo for the EP originally featured the song "Helps Both Ways", which sampled American football coach John Madden without permission, so consequently, the song was replaced by "Small Children in the Background" on the actual EP. A re-recording of "Helps Both Ways" later appeared on the 1999 album, Come On Die Young. A re-recorded version of "Xmas Steps", entitled "Christmas Steps", also appears on Come On Die Young. All three tracks on the EP later appeared on the 2000 compilation album, EP+6.

Track listings

Songs and music by Mogwai.
  1. "Xmas Steps" – 11:10
  2. "Rollerball" – 3:45
  3. "Small Children in the Background" – 6:49
  1. "Xmas Steps" – 11:10
  2. "Rollerball" – 3:45
  3. "Helps Both Ways" – 5:19

    Personnel

No Education = No Future was released in the United Kingdom in 1998.
Release dateRecord labelCatalogue numberFormat
April 1998Chemikal UndergroundPCHEM026CDPromo CD
29 June 1998Chemikal UndergroundCHEM026CDCD
29 June 1998Chemikal UndergroundCHEM02612"