Kiss The Bunny | ||||
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Released | November 10, 1998 | |||
Recorded | March 1998 | |||
Genre | Punk Rock | |||
Length | 45:24 | |||
Label | Fearless | |||
Producer | Dan Workman | |||
Bickley chronology | ||||
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