''Snapper'' is an EP by

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group Snapper, released in 1988 through

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Critical reception

In its review of the 2013 Record Store Day re-release, ''

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'' wrote that "each track hums to the sound of a familiar organ drone and a wash of distorted guitar, all tied into a precision-tooled drive that mirrors Klaus Dinger's motorik drumming in Neu!"

Track listing

#"Buddy" – 3:40 #"Cause of You" – 3:43 #"Death and Weirdness in the Surfing Zone" – 2:44 #"Hang On" – 5:26

Personnel

;Snapper *Alan Haig – drums *Dominic Stones – guitar, vocals *Christine Voice – keyboards, vocals, guitar *

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– vocals, guitar, keyboards

Charts

References

{{Reflist Snapper (band) albums 1988 EPs Flying Nun Records EPs Dunedin Sound albums