Lamprey (album)

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Lamprey
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Studio album by
ReleasedJanuary 24, 1995
RecordedStudio 150 (Amsterdam), Air Studios (London), Kingsway Studios (New Orleans)
Genre Indie pop
Length49:22
Label Brinkman Records (BRCD 031)
Producer Frans Hagenaars
Bettie Serveert chronology
Palomine
(1992)
Lamprey
(1995)
Dust Bunnies
(1997)
Professional ratings
Review scores
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Lamprey is the second album by the Dutch indie band Bettie Serveert, released in 1995.

Contents

Track listing

  1. "Keepsake"- 6:18
  2. "Ray Ray Rain" – 4:22
  3. "D. Feathers" – 5:32
  4. "Re-feel-it" – 3:58
  5. "21 Days" – 3:23
  6. "Cybor *D" – 4:01
  7. "Tell Me, Sad" – 5:18
  8. "Crutches" – 4:52
  9. "Something so Wild" – 2:51
  10. "Totally Freaked Out" – 4:10
  11. "Silent Spring" – 4:32

Personnel

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