| Orphan's Tragedy | ||||
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| Released | September 13, 1994 | |||
| Recorded | Black Box Studios (Noyant-la-Gravoyère, France) | |||
| Genre | Noise rock | |||
| Length | 48:53 | |||
| Label | Amphetamine Reptile | |||
| Producer | Iain Burgess, Cows, Peter Deimel | |||
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| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [1] |
| Kerrang! | [2] |
Orphan's Tragedy is the seventh studio album by the Minneapolis-based noise rock band The Cows. [3] [4] It was released on September 9, 1994, by Amphetamine Reptile Records.
All tracks are written by Cows
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Cow Island" | 3:08 |
| 2. | "Pussy Is a Monarchy" | 3:59 |
| 3. | "Orphan's Tragedy" | 3:16 |
| 4. | "Allergic to Myself" | 3:08 |
| 5. | "Unrefixed" | 1:16 |
| 6. | "The Bucket" | 2:30 |
| 7. | "Pickled Garbage Soup" | 4:54 |
| 8. | "I'm Both" | 3:09 |
| 9. | "Witch Hunt" | 3:29 |
| 10. | "Taxi" | 2:47 |
| 11. | "Baby Love" | 2:26 |
| 12. | "My Bob" | 4:04 |
| 13. | "Shot Down" | 4:18 |
| 14. | "Smell Shelf" | 6:23 |
Adapted from the Orphan's Tragedy liner notes. [5]
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| Region | Date | Label | Format | Catalog |
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| United States | 1993 | Amphetamine Reptile | CD, CS, LP | AMREP 028 |
| Germany | CD, LP | ARR 55/335 |
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