| Birds of Passage | ||||
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| Released | 1989  March 6, 1990  (second pressing) | |||
| Genre | Dream pop, synth-pop, new age | |||
| Label | Crammed Discs CRAM 065 I.R.S./MCA (first pressing)IRSD-82031 I.R.S./EMI (second pressing)0220 7 13031 2 5 X2-13031 Nettwerk  | |||
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