Genevieve Colvill (1954 EP)

Genevieve Colvill is a 1954 EP of songs by Genevieve Colvill. Released in late 1954 (likely October), it is widely considered to be among the first, if not the first EP produced in Brunant.

Background and release
Six of Colvill's early songs (from the Buenos Aires period) were released as one of the first 10-inch albums in Brunant in 1951, which began to revive interest in her music. A subsequent United States-only release, Songs of Brunant, brought some recognition of her music there as well.

Polydor, which held most of her catalog of recorded works from around 1922-23, worked to release her songs on new format records. Eventually it was decided on the 45 rpm EP. The first EP, with "Why Leave" as the lead song, was released before December 1954, likely October. It was a fairly popular record, which prompted further Colvill EP's in 1955 and cemented the EP as the popular format for 45 rpm's until the early 1970s.