| The Operation of the Sonne | ||||
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| Released | 1994 | |||
| Recorded | 29 January 1993 | |||
| Studio | Empire Tavern (Dunedin, NZ) | |||
| Genre | Noise rock | |||
| Length | 49:23 | |||
| Label | Siltbreeze | |||
| Producer | The Dead C | |||
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [1] |
The Operation of the Sonne is an album by The Dead C, released in 1994 by Siltbreeze. [2] [3]
All tracks are written by The Dead C.
| No. | Title | Length |
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| 1. | "The Marriage of Reason and Squalor" | 14:28 |
| 2. | "Mordant Heaven" | 10:28 |
| No. | Title | Length |
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| 1. | "Air" | 24:27 |
Adapted from The Operation of the Sonne liner notes. [4]
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| Region | Date | Label | Format | Catalog |
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| United States | 1994 | Siltbreeze | LP | SB30 |
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