| Airmail | ||||
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| Released | 15 October 2001 | |||
| Genre | Rock | |||
| Label | Flugelhorn/MGM | |||
| Producer | Cameron McKenzie | |||
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| Ear Medicine |   |
Airmail is a compilation album by Australian rock band Epicure. It was released on 15 October 2001. [1] The Album is essentially a collection of Epicure's previous three EPs repackaged into one album.
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