| Vainly Clutching at Phantom Limbs | ||||
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| Released | 1995 | |||
| Genre | Indie pop, indie rock, experimental rock | |||
| Label | Arena Rock Recording Co. | |||
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Vainly Clutching at Phantom Limbs is the first full-length release by indie rock band Elf Power. Released in 1995, it is a compact disc reissue of their debut LP and 7" single on Arena Rock Recording Co.
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Pioneer Mansion" | 2:27 |
| 2. | "Temporary Arm" | 2:20 |
| 3. | "All You Experiments" | 2:56 |
| 4. | "Finally Free" | 3:25 |
| 5. | "Drug Store" | 1:40 |
| 6. | "Loverboy's Demise" | 2:27 |
| 7. | "Slither Hither" | 3:32 |
| 8. | "Circular Malevolence" | 3:58 |
| 9. | "When The Serpents Approach" | 2:28 |
| 10. | "Surgery" | 2:10 |
| 11. | "Vainly Clutching at Phantom Limbs" | 3:17 |
| 12. | "Arachnid Dungeon Attack" | 3:50 |
| 13. | "Grand Intrusion Call" | 3:21 |
| 14. | "Monster Surprise" | 3:20 |
| 15. | "Heroes and Insects" | 2:44 |
| 16. | "The Winter Hawk" | 1:58 |
| 17. | "Exalted Exit Wound" | 2:19 |
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