At the Organ

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At the Organ
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ReleasedNovember 2, 2004
Recorded2004
Genre Rock
Length19:36
Label Yep Roc
Producer Mikael Jorgenson, Eric Lovre, Johnny Sangster
The Minus 5 chronology
In Rock
(2004)
At the Organ
(2004)
The Minus 5
(2006)
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At the Organ is an EP by American rock band The Minus 5. Released on Yep Roc in 2004, the album features a lineup of Peter Buck from R.E.M., Ken Stringfellow from the Posies, Rebecca Gates from the Spinanes, and Wilco.

Contents

Track listing

  1. "Lyrical Stance" (Peter Buck, Scott McCaughey, Jeff Tweedy) – 1:26
  2. "Hotel Senator" (McCaughey) – 3:20
  3. "Formerly Hail Centurion" (McCaughey, Tweedy) – 3:29
  4. "Film of the Movie" (McCaughey) – 2:32
  5. "The Town That Lost Its Groove Supply (Seattle Version)" (McCaughey) – 2:37
  6. "Days of Wine and Booze (original)" (McCaughey) – 2:22
  7. "One More Bottle to Go" (McCaughey, Tweedy) – 3:50

Personnel

Musicians

Production

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