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Rocking the Forest | |
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Released | 1992 |
Recorded | Fort Apache Studios, Cambridge, MA, Slaughterhouse Studios, Calgary, Alberta, Bob Westons house |
Genre | Indie rock, lo-fi |
Length | 23:37 |
Label | Domino |
Producer | Bob Weston, Sean Slade, Paul Q. Kolderie |
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Mark Prindle | [1] |
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