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, released on June 14, 2012. It features

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covers of the 10 songs from

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' 1989 debut album ''

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''. The album was

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. $3,654 was raised by 162 people for the production. The album was recorded on 8-bit systems arranged to the sound bytes of games and consoles, such as '' Metal Gear 2'' and ''

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''. The sound configurations include SID/6581 ( Commodore 64),

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), straight 2A03 (

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), and OPLL (MSX-MUSIC or Japanese Master System). The album artwork is based on ''Pretty Hate Machines 2010 album artwork by

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and Rob Sheridan responded positively to the album.

Track listing

All songs written by

and performed by

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References

External links

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