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Minas De Cobre (For Better Metal)

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Minas De Cobre (For Better Metal)

Release date: 19th May 1998

From The Black Light

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About This Track

"Minas De Cobre (For Better Metal)" is a track by Calexico, from the album The Black Light, released 19th May 1998.

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Calexico

Calexico

Track details

From The Black Light

1998

Album

The Black Light

Release year

1998

—Gypsy's Curse
—Bloodflow
—Chach
—Fake Fur
—Frontera
—Missing
—Minas De Cobre (For Better Metal)
—Old Man Waltz
—Over Your Shoulder
—Sprawl
—Sideshow
—The Black Light
—The Ride, Part II
—Trigger
—Vinegaroon
—Where Water Flows

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Credited: Joey Burns, John Convertino