| Venustraphobia | ||||
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| Released | June 17, 2006 | |||
| Recorded | 2005–2006 at KD Studios, West London and Eel Pie Studios | |||
| Genre | Mod rock, hard rock | |||
| Length | 53:05 | |||
| Label | Stir Music | |||
| Producer | Simon Townshend | |||
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Venustraphobia is the debut album by the rock band Casbah Club, released in 2006. The album uses many of Simon Townshend's well received solo songs. The term venustraphobia supposedly means the fear of beautiful women.
All songs by Casbah Club, if not noted:
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Sex Change" | 5:00 |
| 2. | "Twenty to Eleven" | 2:04 |
| 3. | "When She Sleeps" | 4:10 |
| 4. | "Comeback" | 3:44 |
| 5. | "Medicine" | 3:22 |
| 6. | "Any Way She Moves" (Casbah Club, Stuart Adamson, Mark Brzezicki, Tony Butler, Bruce Watson and Paul Weller) | 2:58 |
| 7. | "Venustraphobia" | 4:48 |
| 8. | "Ages" | 4:08 |
| 9. | "Fly Away" (Simon Townshend, Andy Kravitz) | 4:08 |
| 10. | "Raised" | 3:48 |
| 11. | "Save Me From Me" | 4:06 |
| 12. | "Highness" | 5:20 |
| 13. | "Our Time" | 6:22 |
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