The Trumpton Riots EP There, the title of the second song is given as "Architecture and Morality Ted and Alice". In a 2001 appreciation of the band, music writer and novelist Kevin Sampson described the EP as "utterly marvellous". In May 2016, "The Guardian" newspaper reported that Gordon Murray's family were contemplating suing the band Radiohead for infringing the copyright of the idea of Trumptonshire in the video for their single "Burn the Witch". The same report noted that Half Man Half Biscuit's 1980s song "The Trumpton Riots" had "portrayed Trumptonshire as a place of striking firemen, militant socialism, and military coups". The following
The Trumpton Riots EP tracks have been said to have been recorded for this, their first, EP; but no trustworthy evidence, or even recordings, have been found: As is usual with Half Man Half Biscuit, the songs contain multiple cultural references, often obscure. Those identified include: The Trumpton Riots EP The Trumpton Riots E.P. is a 1986 12" 45½rpm vinyl EP by the English indie band Half Man Half Biscuit. The original release (TRUMP1) comprised the first four tracks listed below. A re-release later that year (TRUMX1) included the fifth one also. "The Trumpton Riots (Top 20 Mix)" and "All I Want For Christmas