''Paranoid & Sunburnt'' is the debut studio

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by British

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band

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, first released in 1995 via

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. It was re-released in 2005 with a DVD featuring the videos to the singles. This album was recorded with the band's original drummer,

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, but he is not featured on the cover. The album, featuring a mix of controversial protest songs (mainly about

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and

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), peaked at number 8 in the

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Track listing

Singles

Five singles were taken from ''Paranoid & Sunburnt'', four of which were commercially released.

Personnel

Technical * Andy Wallace – mixing *Donald Christie – photography

Charts

Weekly charts

Year-end charts

Certifications

References

External links

* Listen to samples of all tracks from ''Paranoid & Sunburnt'' at AllMusic- Requires

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