Pearls from the River

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Pearls from the River
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Studio album by
ReleasedOctober 14, 2003
RecordedMarch, 2003 in Ironto, Virginia
Genre Drone, experimental rock
Length43:56
Label VHF
Producer Bill Kellum, Pelt
Pelt chronology
Ayahuasca
(2001)
Pearls from the River
(2003)
Pelt
(2005)
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Pearls from the River is the seventh album by Pelt, released on October 14, 2003, through VHF Records.

Contents

Track listing

All tracks are written by Pelt.

No.TitleLength
1."Up the North Fork"8:30
2."Pearls from the River"20:20
3."Road to Catawaba"15:06

Personnel

Pelt
Production and additional personnel

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References

  1. Nickey, Jason. "Pearls from the River". Allmusic. Retrieved April 9, 2013.