Harshing My Mellow

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Harshing My Mellow
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Studio album by
Released1991 (1991)
RecordedQuantum Sound, Jersey City, NJ
Genre Noise rock
Length31:26
Label No.6
Producer Steve Albini
Bewitched chronology
Brain Eraser
(1990)
Harshing My Mellow
(1991)
The Worst Poetry of 1986-1993
(2006)
Professional ratings
Review scores
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Harshing My Mellow is the second studio album by Bewitched, released in 1991 by No.6 Records. [2]

Contents

Track listing

All tracks are written by Bewitched.

No.TitleLength
1."No. 1"3:25
2."409"2:53
3."Broken Forest"4:42
4."Orange Owsley"2:58
5."Stereo Nag"1:50
6."Mr. Harvey Crow"3:38
7."Rocket City"2:40
8."Beaver Town"3:33
9."Choad"2:57
10."Pineapples"2:44

Personnel

Adapted from the Harshing My Mellow liner notes. [3]

Release history

RegionDateLabelFormatCatalog
United States1991 No.6 CD kar 021

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References

  1. Abebe, Nitsuh. "Bewitched: Harshing My Mellow > Review". Allmusic. Retrieved October 27, 2015.
  2. Testa, Jim (2007). "Bewitched". Trouser Press . Retrieved October 27, 2015.
  3. Harshing My Mellow (booklet). Bewitched. New York City, New York: No.6 Records. 1991.CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)