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The Very Long Fuse
EP by Breaking Circus
Released	1985
Genre	Post-punk
Label	Homestead Records
Producer	Iain Burgess
Breaking Circus chronology
The Very Long Fuse (1985) The Ice Machine (1986)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic
Robert Christgau	B+

The Very Long Fuse is the debut EP by American post-punk band Breaking Circus. It was released in 1985 by on Homestead Records.

Critical reception

Trouser Press called the EP "terse, post-punk vitriol set to a banging dance-beat drum machine."

Track listing

1. "Precision"
2. "(Knife in the) Marathon"
3. "Lady in the Lake"
4. "Soul of Japan"
5. "The Imperial Clawmasters' Theme"
6. "Monster's Sanctuary"
7. "Christian Soldiers"
8. "Morning"

Personnel

• Steve Björklund - guitar, bass, Roland TR-606 drum machine
• Steve Albini - cover artwork

References

1. LLC, SPIN Media (September 3, 1985). "Spins". SPIN. SPIN Media LLC – via Google Books.
2. "The Very Long Fuse - Breaking Circus | Songs, Reviews, Credits | AllMusic" – via www.allmusic.com.
3. "Robert Christgau: Album: Breaking Circus: The Very Long Fuse". www.robertchristgau.com.
4. LLC, SPIN Media (July 3, 1987). "Breaking Circus Maximus". SPIN. SPIN Media LLC – via Google Books.
5. "Never found in the '80s: Breaking Circus". Tampa Bay Times.
6. "DeLorean: Breaking Circus - "(Knife in the) Marathon" (1985)". Tiny Mix Tapes.
7. ^ "Breaking Circus". Trouser Press. Retrieved 3 August 2020.

• Breaking Circus albums
• 1985 debut EPs
• Homestead Records EPs