Health and Efficiency (EP)

Health and Efficiency is an EP by English experimental rock band This Heat. It was released in 1980 by record label Piano.

Health and Efficiency
EP by This Heat
Released	1980
Studio	Cold Storage/Sorry Sound studios
Genre	Experimental rock
Length	19:23
Label	Piano
Producer	David Cunningham
This Heat chronology
This Heat (1979) Health and Efficiency (1980) Deceit (1981)

Track listing

All music written and composed by This Heat (Charles Bullen, Charles Hayward, Gareth Williams).

Side one

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Health and Efficiency"	8:02

Side two

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Graphic/Varispeed"	11:21

Critical reception

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[1]
Pitchfork	8.8/10[2]
Popmatters	[3]
Uncut	9/10[4]

Pitchfork called the EP "This Heat's masterpiece".^[5]

Personnel

This Heat

• Charles Bullen
• Charles Hayward
• Gareth Williams

Additional personnel

• David Cunningham – production
• Chris Blake – engineering
• Chris Gray – engineering
• Geoffrey Zipper – engineering
• Jack Balchin – engineering
• Laurie-Rae Chamberlain – engineering
• Peter Bullen – engineering
• Phil Clarke – engineering
• Pete Cobb – sleeve artwork

Charts

Chart (1980)	Peak position
UK Indie Chart[6]	35