Abandoned Mansion

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Abandoned Mansion
Dr.DogAbandonedMansion.jpg
Studio album by
ReleasedNovember 29, 2016 (2016-11-29)
Recorded Clifton Heights, PA
StudioMt. Slippery
Genre Indie rock, blues rock, neo-psychedelia
Length40:34
Label We Buy Gold Records
Producer Nathan Sabatino
Dr. Dog chronology
The Psychedelic Swamp
(2016)
Abandoned Mansion
(2016)
Critical Equation
(2018)

Abandoned Mansion is the ninth studio album by psychedelic rock band Dr. Dog. It was released on November 29, 2016, and is the band's first on the We Buy Gold Records record label. [1] The album was produced and engineered by Nathan Sabatino and recorded in 2014 in the band's Mt. Slippery studio in Clifton Heights, PA. [2]

Contents

Album information

On November 29, 2016, Dr. Dog dropped a surprise album on Bandcamp titled Abandoned Mansion. The album was made available to stream for free and all proceeds received through January 31, 2017 would benefit the Southern Poverty Law Center. [3]

Track listing

All tracks are written by Dr. Dog, except where noted [4]

No.TitleLength
1."Casual Freefall"3:09
2."Ladada"3:38
3."Jim Song"5:23
4."Survive"4:04
5."I Saw Her for the First Time"4:18
6."Peace of Mind"3:43
7."Could've Happened to Me"3:01
8."Both Sides of The Line"3:45
9."I Know"4:15
10."Abandoned Mansion"5:23
Total length:40:34

Personnel

Dr. Dog is: [4]

Additional Musicians:

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