| Paperback Ghosts | ||||
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| Released | 7 July 2014 | |||
| Genre | Rock | |||
| Length | 45:26 | |||
| Label | Fortuna Pop! | |||
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| Source | Rating |
| Metacritic | 75/100 [1] |
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| Allmusic |   [2] |
Paperback Ghosts is the seventh studio album by British Indie pop band Comet Gain. It was released in July 2014 under Fortuna Pop!.
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Long After Tonite's Candles Are Blown" | 4:49 |
| 2. | "Sad Love and Other Short Stories" | 4:11 |
| 3. | "Behind the House She Lived In" | 2:19 |
| 4. | "Wait 'Til December" | 4:08 |
| 5. | "Breaking Open the Head Part 1" | 3:53 |
| 6. | "The Last Love Letter" | 4:30 |
| 7. | "Sixteen Oh Four" | 2:05 |
| 8. | "(All The) Avenue Girls" | 2:34 |
| 9. | "Your Haunted Heart" | 2:59 |
| 10. | "Far from the Pavilion" | 4:32 |
| 11. | "An Orchid Stuck Inside Her Throat" | 3:13 |
| 12. | "Confessions of a Daydream" | 6:13 |
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