Super Roots 5 | ||||
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Released | December 21, 1995 | |||
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Length | 64:19 | |||
Label | Warner Music Japan | |||
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AllMusic | [1] |
Pitchfork Media | (7.0/10) [2] |
Super Roots 5 is the fourth installment in the Super Roots EP series by noise rock band Boredoms, released in 1995 by Warner Music Japan.
There was never a Super Roots 4 released due to some sort of conflict with a record label (rather than the popularly cited superstition about the number in Japanese culture).
No. | Title | Length |
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1. | "GO!!!!!" | 64:19 |
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