Das Capital (album)

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Das Capital
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Studio album by
Released21 July 2003
Genre Indie rock
Length45:40
Label Hut Records
Producer Luke Haines & Pete Hoffman
Luke Haines chronology
The Oliver Twist Manifesto
(2001)
Das Capital
(2003)
Luke Haines is Dead
(2005)

Das Capital is a 2003 album released by British singer/songwriter Luke Haines. The album features orchestral re-recordings of some of his older songs from The Auteurs and Baader Meinhof periods, along with some new tracks.

Contents

Reception

Professional ratings
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Pitchfork 5.1/10 [3]
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Das Capital was met with mixed reviews from critics.

Track listing

All tracks by Luke Haines.

Das Capital track listing
No.TitleOriginally recorded forLength
0."Das Capital Overture" (pregap medley)N/A4:58
1."How Could I Be Wrong" New Wave (1993)4:33
2."Showgirl"New Wave4:16
3."Baader Meinhof" Baader Meinhof (1996)3:03
4."Lenny Valentino" Now I'm a Cowboy (1994)2:16
5."Starstruck"New Wave3:32
6."Satan Wants Me"Previously unreleased3:09
7."Unsolved Child Murder" After Murder Park (1996)2:26
8."Junk Shop Clothes"New Wave2:46
9."The Mitford Sisters"Previously unreleased5:02
10."Bugger Bognor"Previously unreleased3:50
11."Future Generation" How I Learned to Love the Bootboys (1999)3:34

Personnel

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