Pelican / Mono

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Pelican / Mono
Mono pelican split.jpg
EP by
ReleasedOctober 11, 2005
Length31:31
Label Temporary Residence Limited
(TRR89) Hydra Head Records
(HH666-104)
Pelican / Mono chronology
Walking Cloud and Deep Red Sky, Flag Fluttered and the Sun Shined
(2004)
Pelican / Mono
(2005)
You Are There
(2006)

Pelican / Mono is a split album by the Japanese band Mono and the American band Pelican. The 4,000 copies of this LP that were produced are limited to vinyl. [1] In December 2005, American webzine Somewhere Cold voted Pelican / Mono Vinyl Release of the Year on their 2005 Somewhere Cold Awards Hall of Fame list. [2]

Track listing

No.TitleLength
1."Ran Amber" (Pelican)09:03
2."Angel Tears" (Pelican James Plotkin remix)06:44
3."Yearning" (Mono)15:44
Total length:31:31

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References

  1. "MONO / PELICAN SPLIT". Temporary Residence Limited. Archived from the original on 7 April 2011. Retrieved 14 April 2011.
  2. Lamoreaux, Jason T. (December 1, 2005). "Somewhere Cold Awards 2005". Somewhere Cold . Archived from the original on September 30, 2020. Retrieved September 30, 2005.