Motorcade of Generosity is the first studio album

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 by American

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 alternative rock

Alternative rock

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 band Cake

Cake (band)

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. It was released on 7 February 1994 on Capricorn Records

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Reissue

In Cake's March 12, 2008 newsletter the band announced a re-issue of the album in the form of a "special edition value added Digipak

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 configuration including bonus video content and a Motorcade decal," also mentioning a future release of the album on vinyl. The re-issue was, however, later pushed back. In the June 2nd fan newsletter, Cake announced Upbeat Record's June 9 re-release of "Motorcade of Generosity." On January 14, 2009 a special limited edition orange vinyl re-issue of the album was made available for purchase on the band's official website. It sold out in two days. The band announced plans to release a black vinyl and CD re-issue in the spring.

The album was reissued on CD on June 9, 2009.

Track listing

Appearances in other media

• The Daria
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  episode "The Road Worrier" used "Rock 'n' Roll Lifestyle" for its closing credits.
• The video of "Rock 'n' Roll Lifestyle" aired on an episode of Weird TV
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• A remake of "I Bombed Korea" can be heard in the movie Waltz with Bashir
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   sung by Zeev Tene entitled "Beirut".
• "Jolene" was used in the Italian movie L'uomo in più (One man up).

External links

• Motorcade of Generosity on Last.fm
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