Over the Counter Culture

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{{Infobox album

| name = Over the Counter Culture

| type = Album

| artist = The Ordinary Boys

| cover = OvertheCounterCulture.jpg

| alt =

| released = 5 August 2004

| recorded = 2003–2004 at Jacobs Studios and The Bunker

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| studio =

| genre = Indie rock

| length = 38:34

| label = B-Unique / Warner Music

| producer = Stephen Street

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| prev_year =

| next_title = Brassbound

| next_year = 2005

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{{Album ratings

| rev1 = AllMusic

| rev1Score = {{Rating|4|5}}{{Cite web |last=Collar |first=Matt |title=The Ordinary Boys - Over the Counter Culture |website=AllMusic |url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/over-the-counter-culture-mw0000469299 |access-date=2 February 2024|language=en}}

| rev2 = BBC

| rev2Score = Favourable{{Cite web |last=Banks |first=Richard |title=BBC - Music - Review of The Ordinary Boys - Over The Counter Culture |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/music/reviews/ppvr/ |access-date=2 February 2024|website=www.bbc.co.uk |language=en-GB}}

| rev3 = entertainment.ie

| rev3Score = {{Rating|4|5}}{{Cite web |date=27 July 2004 |title=The Ordinary Boys - Over the Counter Culture |url=https://entertainment.ie/uncategorized/the-ordinary-boys-over-the-counter-culture-177473/ |access-date=2 February 2024|website=Entertainment.ie |language=en}}

| rev4 = NME

| rev4Score = 8/10{{Cite web |last=Nicolson |first=Barry |date=12 September 2005 |title=The Ordinary Boys : Over The Counter Culture |url=https://www.nme.com/reviews/the-ordinary-boys/7472 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160303195432/https://www.nme.com/reviews/the-ordinary-boys/7472 |archive-date=3 March 2016 |access-date=2 February 2024 |website=NME}}

| rev5 = Stylus Magazine

| rev5Score = D+{{Cite web |last=Edwards |first=Mark |date=28 September 2004 |title=The Ordinary Boys - Over the Counter Culture (Stylus Review) |url=http://www.stylusmagazine.com/reviews/the-ordinary-boys/over-the-counter-culture.htm |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160303185633/http://www.stylusmagazine.com/reviews/the-ordinary-boys/over-the-counter-culture.htm |archive-date=3 March 2016 |access-date=2 February 2024 |website=Stylus}}

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Over the Counter Culture is the debut studio album by English indie rock band the Ordinary Boys. The album received critical praise and spawned the singles "Maybe Someday", "Week In Week Out", "Talk Talk Talk", and "Seaside". On its initial release in the UK, there was an ordinary version and a Special Edition of the album issued. The Special Edition of the album included a second disc, a bonus limited edition live EP of the band recorded live at the Carling Academy in Birmingham on June 4, 2004. The tracks on the live EP, mixed by Stephen Street, are "The List Goes On", "(Little) Bubble", "Talk Talk Talk" and "Maybe Someday". The title track "Over the Counter Culture" was featured on the Burnout 3: Takedown soundtrack.