| Clocking Out Is for Suckers | ||||
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| Studio album by Drake Tungsten | ||||
| Released | 1994 | |||
| Recorded | 1991-1994 | |||
| Genre | Indie rock | |||
| Length | 32:49 | |||
| Label | Self-released | |||
| Producer | Britt Daniel | |||
| Drake Tungsten chronology | ||||
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Clocking Out Is for Suckers is Drake Tungsten's first album, [1] released in 1994 on cassette only and distributed to the Austin, Texas area. [2] Many of the tracks were re-recorded and re-released on later Spoon albums.
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