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Books Are Burning

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On Nonsuch

1992 · 17 tracks

01The Ballad of Peter Pumpkinhead5:00
01Omnibus3:21
02My Bird Performs3:51
02That Wave3:38
03Then She Appeared3:52
03Dear Madam Barnum2:53
04War Dance3:23
04Humble Daisy3:37
05Wrapped in Grey3:46
05The Smartest Monkeys4:18
06The Disappointed3:28
06The Ugly Underneath3:56
07Holly Up on Poppy3:05
07Bungalow2:49
08Books Are Burning4:51
08Crocodile3:56
09Rook3:45