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. It was released in 1994 through

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Critical reception

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'' called the album "brooding glam coated in smokestack grime, like ''Diamond Dogs'' sabotaged by "Final Solution"-era Pere Ubu."

Track listing

Personnel

;Cobra Verde *Don Depew – bass guitar, guitar, piano,

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– guitar, bass guitar,

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, vocals *John Petkovic – vocals, guitar *Dave Swanson – drums, percussion, guitar, vocals ;Production and additional personnel *

– production

References

{{Authority control 1994 debut albums Cobra Verde (band) albums Scat Records albums