¡Pulpo!

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¡Pulpo!
Pulpo Urusei Yatsura.jpg
Compilation album by
Released1997
Genre Indie rock
Label Primary
Urusei Yatsura chronology
We Are Urusei Yatsura
(1996)
¡Pulpo!
(1997)
Slain by Urusei Yatsura
(1998)

¡Pulpo! is a collection of singles and B-sides by Glaswegian lo-fi rock indie band Urusei Yatsura, released in 1997. [1]

Track listing

  1. "Strategic Hamlets" - 2:37
  2. "Down Home Kitty" - 3:39
  3. "Pampered Adolescent" - 5:54
  4. "Kozee Heart" - 3:12
  5. "Miramar" - 3:03
  6. "Saki & Cremola" - 5:17
  7. "Fake Fur" - 3:05
  8. "Silver Krest" - 3:17
  9. "Got the Sun" - 4:00
  10. "Nova Static" - 3:06
  11. "Revir" - 4:05
  12. "The Power of Negative Thinking/The Love That Brings You Down" - 10:45

original release dates:
1995 3, 8, 9
1996 12
1997 1, 2, 4, 5, 6, 7, 10, 11

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