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Over the Counter Culture
Studio album by The Ordinary Boys
Released	5 August 2004
Recorded	2003–2004 at Jacobs Studios and The Bunker
Genre	Indie rock
Length	38:34
Label	B-Unique / Warner Music
Producer	Stephen Street
The Ordinary Boys chronology
Over the Counter Culture (2004) Brassbound (2005)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic
BBC	Favourable
entertainment.ie
NME	8/10
Stylus Magazine	D+

Over the Counter Culture is the debut studio album by English indie rock band the Ordinary Boys. The album received critical praise and spawned the singles "Maybe Someday", "Week In Week Out", "Talk Talk Talk", and "Seaside". On its initial release in the UK, there was an ordinary version and a Special Edition of the album issued. The Special Edition of the album included a second disc, a bonus limited edition live EP of the band recorded live at the Carling Academy in Birmingham on June 4, 2004. The tracks on the live EP, mixed by Stephen Street, are "The List Goes On", "(Little) Bubble", "Talk Talk Talk" and "Maybe Someday". The title track "Over the Counter Culture" was featured on the Burnout 3: Takedown soundtrack.

Track listing

All songs written by The Ordinary Boys except where noted

1. "Over the Counter Culture" – 3:15
2. "The List Goes On" – 2:53
3. "Week In Week Out" – 3:26
4. "Talk Talk Talk" – 3:12
5. "Little Bitch" (Jerry Dammers) – 2:24
6. "Settle Down" – 4:12
7. "Weekend Revolution" – 3:05
8. "Maybe Someday" – 2:19
9. "Just a Song" – 3:53
10. "Seaside" – 3:29
11. "In Awe of the Awful" – 2:49
12. "Robots and Monkeys" – 3:30

Bonus Live Disc

1. "The List Goes On"
2. "(Little) Bubble"
3. "Talk Talk Talk"
4. "Maybe Someday"

References

1. Collar, Matt. "The Ordinary Boys - Over the Counter Culture". AllMusic. Retrieved 2 February 2024.
2. Banks, Richard. "BBC - Music - Review of The Ordinary Boys - Over The Counter Culture". www.bbc.co.uk. Retrieved 2 February 2024.
3. "The Ordinary Boys - Over the Counter Culture". Entertainment.ie. 27 July 2004. Retrieved 2 February 2024.
4. Nicolson, Barry (12 September 2005). "The Ordinary Boys : Over The Counter Culture". NME. Archived from the original on 3 March 2016. Retrieved 2 February 2024.
5. Edwards, Mark (28 September 2004). "The Ordinary Boys - Over the Counter Culture (Stylus Review)". Stylus. Archived from the original on 3 March 2016. Retrieved 2 February 2024.

• The Ordinary Boys albums
• 2004 debut albums
• B-Unique Records albums
• Albums produced by Stephen Street