Pitchfork (album)
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Pitchfork is the first EP
by rock
band Clutch
. It was released on vinyl in October 1991, and was re-released on CD
in 1999. The EP also formed the first four songs of the band's 2005 album, Pitchfork & Lost Needles
.
Extended play
An EP is a musical recording which contains more music than a single, but is too short to qualify as a full album or LP. The term EP originally referred only to specific types of vinyl records other than 78 rpm standard play records and LP records, but it is now applied to mid-length Compact...
by rock
Rock and roll
Rock and roll is a genre of popular music that originated and evolved in the United States during the late 1940s and early 1950s, primarily from a combination of African American blues, country, jazz, and gospel music...
band Clutch
Clutch (band)
Clutch is an American rock band from Germantown, Maryland, formed in 1990. The band's first release was an EP entitled Pitchfork, which debuted in October 1990. Their first studio album, Transnational Speedway League, was released three years later in 1993. To date, Clutch has released nine studio...
. It was released on vinyl in October 1991, and was re-released on CD
Compact Disc
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in 1999. The EP also formed the first four songs of the band's 2005 album, Pitchfork & Lost Needles
Pitchfork & Lost Needles
Pitchfork & Lost Needles is a Clutch album, released in 2005. The first four tracks are a re-release of the band's 1991 demo 7" Pitchfork. "Nero's Fiddle" is an early incarnation of "High Caliber Consecrator" from 1992's Passive Restraints EP, the title track of which is also included here in demo...
.