Drugstore (album)

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Drugstore
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Studio album by
Released27 March 1995
Genre Dream pop, Britpop [1]
Length42:56
Label Go! Discs, London
Producer Drugstore
Drugstore chronology
Drugstore
(1995)
White Magic for Lovers
(1998)
Singles from Drugstore
  1. "Alive"
    Released: April 1993
  2. "Starcrossed"
    Released: September 1994
  3. "Nectarine"
    Released: 2 January 1995
  4. "Solitary Party Groover"
    Released: 6 March 1995
  5. "Fader"
    Released: 29 May 1995
Professional ratings
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Drugstore is the self-produced debut album by the Brazilian/British band Drugstore. It was released by Go! Discs in 1995 and it entered the UK chart at 31. [4]

Contents

Track listing

  1. "Speaker 12"
  2. "Favourite Sinner"
  3. "Alive"
  4. "Solitary Party Groover"
  5. "If"
  6. "Devil"
  7. "Saturday Sunset"
  8. "Fader"
  9. "Super Glider"
  10. "Baby Astrolab"
  11. "Gravity"
  12. "Nectarine"
  13. "Starcrossed"
  14. "Accelerate"

Personnel

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References

  1. John Everhart (23 April 2014). "Caught By The Buzz: A Look Back At Britpop's B-List". Stereogum . Retrieved 9 January 2017.
  2. Raggett, Ned. Drugstore at AllMusic
  3. Robert Christgau review
  4. Roberts, David (2006). British Hit Singles & Albums (19th ed.). London: Guinness World Records Limited. p. 169. ISBN   1-904994-10-5.