Mirror (The Rapture album)

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Mirror
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Studio album by
ReleasedJanuary 26, 1999
RecordedMay – November 1998 [1]
Genre
Length24:32
Label Gravity
Producer The Rapture
The Rapture chronology
Mirror
(1999)
Out of the Races and Onto the Tracks
(2001)
Professional ratings
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Mirror is a mini-album by American rock band The Rapture, released in 1999 through Gravity Records.

Track listing

No.TitleLength
1."In Finite Clock!"0:42
2."Notes>>>"2:14
3."Olio"3:41
4."Frames Frames Frames"1:33
5."Mirror"5:06
6."Alienation"4:47
7."Dusk at Maureen's"1:50
8."In Love With the Underground (Kid606 Mix)"4:39

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References

  1. Mirror (album liner notes). The Rapture. Gravity Records. 1999.CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  2. Huey, Steve. "The Rapture: Mirror" at AllMusic. Retrieved 6 September 2011.