''Palabas'' is the debut

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band

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. It was released on October 18, 2004, unde
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This album contains some songs that the band members made even before the group was officially formed, and includes an abundance of Tagalog-language tracks. ''Palabas'' spawned the

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"KLSP", "Lunes", "Gemini", " Una", and "Jeepney". An additional song, "Dragonfly", was released as online single in April 2006. The album was certified

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by the

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(PARI) in 2005 with sales of 15,000 physical CD copies. To date the album has sold over 28,000 pure CD copies. In 2005, Sponge Cola released a repackaged edition of the album with a bonus CD that contains a

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for "Gemini", and some bonus audio tracks, including a remastered version of "Gemini", acoustic versions of "KLSP" and "Jeepney", and an unreleased track titled "Boundless". In December 2013, ''Palabas'' was re-issued as part of ''Palabas & Transit Collection'', a release that also includes the deluxe edition of Sponge Cola's second album, ''

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Background

''Palabas'' means a "''show / program''" or "''to come out''" in Tagalog.

Track listing

Personnel

Sponge Cola *Yael Yuzon - vocals, rhythm guitar *Gosh Dilay - bass guitar *Erwin Armovit - lead guitar *Chris Cantada - drums, backing vocals Album Credits *Drums Recorded by: Louie Talan at the Wombworks Studios *Recorded at: The Three Studios *Mixed by: Sponge Cola at the Three Studios and By Mong Alcaraz & Jorel Corpuz at Funkville Studios *Mastered by: Zach Lucero *Additional Guitar tracks for tracks 2,5 & 12 recorded at: Knive Studios *Album Cover Design & Layout by: Jade Maravillas *Photography by: Raymond Fabul

Accolades

References

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