Water (Conor Oberst album)
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Water is the debut album of Conor Oberst
and the first release on Lumberjack Records, the label that would become Saddle Creek. It was released as a cassette tape, and came in 300 copies only, in five different colors on the covers (yellow, blue, green, brown and white).
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Conor Oberst
Conor Mullen Oberst is an American singer-songwriter best known for his work in Bright Eyes. He has also played in several other bands, including Desaparecidos, Norman Bailer , Commander Venus, Park Ave., Conor Oberst and the Mystic Valley Band, and Monsters of Folk.-Musical career:Oberst began...
and the first release on Lumberjack Records, the label that would become Saddle Creek. It was released as a cassette tape, and came in 300 copies only, in five different colors on the covers (yellow, blue, green, brown and white).
Track listing
All songs by Conor OberstConor Oberst
Conor Mullen Oberst is an American singer-songwriter best known for his work in Bright Eyes. He has also played in several other bands, including Desaparecidos, Norman Bailer , Commander Venus, Park Ave., Conor Oberst and the Mystic Valley Band, and Monsters of Folk.-Musical career:Oberst began...
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- "You Should Be in Sweden" - 4:42
- "Hubcap" - 4:50
- "Over It" - 5:18
- "College" - 2:37
- "Blue" - 2:29
- "Get into It" - 5:02
- "Ouija" - 4:37
- "Half a Minute Away" - 7:42
- "Purple Chin" - 3:24
Credits
- Conor OberstConor OberstConor Mullen Oberst is an American singer-songwriter best known for his work in Bright Eyes. He has also played in several other bands, including Desaparecidos, Norman Bailer , Commander Venus, Park Ave., Conor Oberst and the Mystic Valley Band, and Monsters of Folk.-Musical career:Oberst began...
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