Suitcase Four: Captain Kangaroo Won the War | ||||
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Released | November 20, 2015 | |||
Genre | Rock, Lo-fi, indie rock | |||
Label | Guided By Voices Inc. | |||
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Suitcase Four: Captain Kangaroo Won The War is the fourth box set of unreleased music by the Dayton, Ohio band Guided By Voices. The collection is compiled in the same manner as the previous three suitcase box sets, with 100 songs spanning four discs complete with fictional band names for each track. The music ranges from demos of classic tracks to studio outtakes and song sketches. [2]
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