Rain (Man in the Wood song)

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"Rain"
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Single by Man in the Wood
from the album Thumper
Released1989
Recorded1988–1989, AVC Studios, Melbourne
Genre Alternative rock, post-punk
Length3:23
Label self-released
Songwriter(s) Bolwell/Paulzen
Producer(s) Aka Setkya, Owen Bolwell, Stanley Paulzen and Malcolm Dennis
Man in the Wood singles chronology
"Rain"
(1989)
"Old Mac"
(1992)

Rain is a single by the Australian post-punk band Man in the Wood and one of only two releases under that name before the change to Tlot Tlot in 1991.

Contents

Unlike other Man in the Wood and Tlot Tlot releases, this single was not released on any label, however the catalogue number MAN 001 can be seen in the runout groove. On this release, drummer Stanley Paulzen is credited by his middle name of Jason.

Track list

Both songs written and composed by Bolwell/Paulzen.

  1. Rain (3:23)
  2. Glamour and the Sand (2:52)

Segments of the track "Glamour and the Sand" were later used as an intro and outro to the EP Thumper, renamed "Samurai Glands".

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