''Vainly Clutching at Phantom Limbs'' is the first full-length release by

indie rock Indie rock is a subgenre of rock music that originated in the United States, United Kingdom and New Zealand from the 1970s to the 1980s. Originally used to describe independent record labels, the term became associated with the music they produc ...

band

Elf Power Elf Power is an American indie rock band that originated in Athens, Georgia, United States. The line-up consists of guitarist/vocalist Andrew Rieger, keyboardist Laura Carter, guitarist Dave Wrathgabar, bassist Bryan Poole, and drummer Peter A ...

. Released in 1995, it is a

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reissue of their debut LP and 7" single on Arena Rock Recording Co.

Track listing

#"Pioneer Mansion" #"Temporary Arm" #"All You Experiments" #"Finally Free" #"Drug Store" #"Loverboy's Demise" #"Slither Hither" #"Circular Malevolence" #"When the Serpents Approach" #"Surgery" #"Vainly Clutching at Phantom Limbs" #"Arachnid Dungeon Attack" #"Grand Intrusion Call" #"Monster Surprise" #"Heroes and Insects" #"The Winter Hawk" #"Exalted Exit Wound"

Personnel

* Andrew Rieger -

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vocals Singing is the act of creating musical sounds with the voice. A person who sings is called a singer, artist or vocalist (in jazz and/or popular music). Singers perform music (arias, recitatives, songs, etc.) that can be sung with or withou ...

, flute, organ, bass, drums * Eric Ledford -

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(1) * Raleigh Hatfield - guitar (1) * Laura Carter - drums (2) * Dave Rathgeber - vocals (10)

References

1995 debut albums Elf Power albums Arena Rock Recording Company albums {{1990s-indie-rock-album-stub