Editing Super Furry Animals (section)

===1994–1995: Early recordings===
The earliest Super Furry Animals track commercially available is "Dim Brys: Dim Chwys", recorded in 1994 for Radio Cymru: an ambient piece, the track shows the band's techno roots. However, by the time it was released (on the "Triskedekaphilia" compilation album in August 1995), the band had already put out their debut [[EP (format)|EP]] on the [[Ankst]] label. The ''Llanfairpwllgwyngyllgogerychwyndrobwllantysiliogogogochynygofod (In Space)'' EP appeared in June 1995 and has been listed in the [[Guinness Book of Records]] as having the longest-ever title for an EP.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.bbc.co.uk/wales/northwest/halloffame/showbiz/gruffrhyssfa.shtml |title=BBC.co.uk |publisher=BBC |date=18 July 1970 |access-date=22 March 2012 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120905232633/http://www.bbc.co.uk/wales/northwest/halloffame/showbiz/gruffrhyssfa.shtml |archive-date=5 September 2012}}</ref>

The ''[[Moog Droog]]'' EP followed in October 1995, named after the synthesiser manufacturer [[Robert Moog]] and the [[Nadsat]] term for "friend" in ''[[A Clockwork Orange (film)|A Clockwork Orange]]''. The EP's title is also a pun on the Welsh {{lang|cy|mwg drwg}} slang for [[cannabis (drug)|cannabis]], literally "bad (or naughty) smoke". The lyrics on all the tracks on both EPs were in Welsh, except for "God! Show Me Magic" from "Moog Droog".

After gigging in London in late 1995, they were noticed by [[Creation Records]] boss [[Alan McGee]] at the [[Camden Town|Camden]] Monarch club, who signed them to his label. Creation was also home to [[Primal Scream]], [[My Bloody Valentine (band)|My Bloody Valentine]] and [[Teenage Fanclub]], and had recently found massive commercial success with [[Oasis (band)|Oasis]]. The band have said that having watched their gig, McGee asked them if they could sing in English rather than Welsh in future shows. In fact, by this stage they were singing in English, but McGee did not realise because their Welsh accents were so strong.<ref>{{cite web|last=Owens|first=David|title=Oasis manager Alan McGee tells his rock 'n roll story|url=http://www.walesonline.co.uk/whats-on/music/oasis-manager-alan-mcgee-tells-6311996|publisher=WalesOnline|access-date=23 May 2014|date=17 November 2013|quote=The sound through the PA was that bad I thought Gruff Rhys was singing in Welsh. I told him afterwards it would help sales if he'd sing in English, and he said, 'I was!'}}</ref> The Super Furry Animals received some criticism in the Welsh media for singing in English, something which the band felt "completely pissed" about. According to drummer [[Dafydd Ieuan]]: "It all started when we played this festival in West Wales, and for some reason the Welsh media started foaming at the mouth because we were singing songs in Welsh and English. But they get [[The Dubliners]] playing and they do not sing in Irish. It's ridiculous." The band have claimed that the decision to sing in English was taken in order to broaden their fanbase.<ref name=Telegraph>{{cite news|last=Collis|first=Clark|title=A rumble in the hillside|work=The Daily Telegraph |location=London |date=17 August 1996|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/4703352/A-rumble-in-the-hillside.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121113143532/http://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/4703352/A-rumble-in-the-hillside.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=13 November 2012|access-date=24 February 2010}}</ref>