Close Cover Before Striking
# Close Cover Before Striking

Professional ratings :

| Review scores ||
| - | - |
| Source | Rating |
| Pitchfork Media | (7.5/10) 11/1/2002 |
| Robert Christgau | (A-) link |

Close Cover Before Striking is an EP by Luna. It contains two videos ("Lovedust" and "1995" from Romantica), as well as Rolling Stones and Kraftwerk covers. The digital re-release in 2011 added Led Zeppelin and Alice Cooper covers.

## Track listing

All lyrics by Dean Wareham, music by Luna, except where noted.

* "Astronaut" – 4:00
* "Waiting on a Friend" (Mick Jagger, Keith Richards) – 4:46
* "Teenage Lightning" – 3:30
* "Drunken Whistler" – 3:13
* "The Alibi" – 4:12
* "New Haven Comet" – 4:32
* "Neon Lights" (Ralf Hütter, Florian Schneider, Karl Bartos) – 5:01
* "Dancing Days" (Jimmy Page, Robert Plant) – 3:41
* "Only Women Bleed" (Alice Cooper, Dick Wagner) – 3:36

### Videos

* "Lovedust"
* "1995"
