''The Chameleon Script'' is the first officially released full-length album recorded by the band

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. The album was released by Good Clean Fun Records on 28 October 2002 on

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. It was hailed as an instant classic in the rising UK

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. The album had predominant

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brass lines and guitar upstrokes, features that

moved away from on later releases as their sound matured.

Track listing

#"Rob Wants You Dead" #"The Temptress Tales" #"Exile" #"Head Up" #"The Anti-Life" #"One Wish" #"Last Lung" #"You" #"Doreen" #"Abrade" #"One to One" {{DEFAULTSORT:Chameleon Script Howards Alias albums 2002 albums