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| Released | 2003 | |||
| Genre | Ambient, drone | |||
| Length | 22:07 | |||
| Label | Thin Wrist | |||
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Amelia is an EP by Burning Star Core, released in 2003 by Thin Wrist Recordings. [1]
| Amelia | ||||
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| Released | 2003 | |||
| Genre | Ambient, drone | |||
| Length | 22:07 | |||
| Label | Thin Wrist | |||
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Amelia is an EP by Burning Star Core, released in 2003 by Thin Wrist Recordings. [1]
All music is composed by C. Spencer Yeh.
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "I Wanna Make a Supersonic Woman of You" | 6:06 |
| 2. | "Homing Pigeon" | 4:46 |
| 3. | "The Point of Departure Is Not to Return" | 11:15 |
Adapted from the Amelia liner notes. [2]
| Region | Date | Label | Format | Catalog |
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| United States | 2003 | DroneDisco | LP | fig.64 |
| United Kingdom | 2007 | No-Fi | CD | NEU002 |
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