Mellow Out

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Mellow Out
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Studio album by
Released1996 (1996)
Recorded1995 (1995)
StudioLa Musica Studio
(Tokyo, JP)
Genre Noise rock, psychedelic rock
Length35:45
Label Charnel Music
Producer Asahito Nanjo
Mainliner chronology
Mellow Out
(1996)
Mainliner Sonic
(1997)
Professional ratings
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Mellow Out is the debut studio album of Mainliner, released in 1996 through Charnel Music.

Contents

Track listing

All lyrics are written by Asahito Nanjo; all music is composed by Kawabata Makoto and Asahito Nanjo

No.TitleLength
1."Cockamamie"1:51
2."Black Sky"15:17
3."M."18:37

Personnel

Adapted from the Mellow Out liner notes. [3]

Release history

RegionDateLabelFormatCatalog
United States1996Charnel MusicCDCHCD-19
United Kingdom2003Riot SeasonCD, LP REPOSE 01
2013LPREPOSE 038

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References

  1. Neate, Wilson. "Mainliner: Mellow Out > Review". Allmusic. Retrieved April 15, 2013.
  2. columnist (December 1996). "Mainliner: Mellow Out". Alternative Press : 79.
  3. Mellow Out (booklet). Mainliner. San Francisco, California: Charnel Music. 1996.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)