The Haunted Fishtank

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The Haunted Fishtank
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Video by Love and Rockets
Released 1989
Genre Alternative rock
Love and Rockets chronology
Love and Rockets
(1989)
The Haunted Fishtank
(1989)
Hot Trip to Heaven
(1994)
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The Haunted Fishtank is a VHS video tape and LaserDisc by English alternative rock band Love and Rockets. It was released in 1989 and comprises nine of the band's music videos along with the video for "The Bubblemen Are Coming" by the band's side project The Bubblemen.

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References

  1. Dave Thompson. "Haunted Fishtank". Allmusic . Retrieved 26 February 2012.