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Kim Salmon And The Surrealists – The Cockroach (1991) | Track profile | Dork

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Kim Salmon And The Surrealists

The Cockroach

Release date: 1991

From EssenceTrack 2

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"The Cockroach" is a track by Kim Salmon And The Surrealists, from the album Essence, released 1991.

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From Essence

1991

Album

Kim Salmon And The Surrealists

Track number

2

Release year

1991

1I'm Keeping You Alive
2The Cockroach
3Self Absorbtion
4The Butterfly Effect
5A Pox On You
6Zero Blank
1Lightning Scary
2Essence Of You
3Looking At The Picture
4Down At The Soul Bank
5Sea Anemone
626 Good Words

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Writer: Brian Hooper, Kim Salmon, Tony Pola