| Pretty In Puke | ||||
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| Released | May 23, 2006 | |||
| Genre | Hard rock, punk rock | |||
| Length | 18:28 | |||
| Label | Apesauce Records | |||
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Pretty In Puke is the fifth recording and third EP by The Giraffes. [1] Recorded and mixed at Studio G in Brooklyn NY, by Joel Hamilton, it contains four new songs and a new recording of "I'll Be Your Daddy" which had previously appeared on the EP Helping You Help Yourself in a different version.
All songs written by The Giraffes
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