The Distillers (EP)

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The Distillers (EP)
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Released1999
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Label Hellcat
The Distillers chronology
The Distillers (EP)
(1999)
The Distillers
(2000)

The Distillers is the debut release and first 7" EP released by the Los Angeles punk rock band the Distillers.

It was released in 1999 on Hellcat Records. The versions on the 7" are different from those on the self-titled LP. The 7" also included a free sticker. All of the tracks on the EP were written by Distillers frontwoman Brody Dalle.

Track listing

Side A
  1. "Old Scratch"
  2. "L.A. Girl"
Side B
  1. "Colossus U.S.A."
  2. "Blackheart"

Personnel


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