Book Lungs, by Hello Shark

Book Lungs

by Hello Shark

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	1.	Bubble Guns 02:34
	2.	Grass Lawns 02:10
	3.	Mary Poppins 02:24
	4.	When the Rain Comes... 03:17
	5.	This Is a Mess 04:47
	6.	I Love Vermont 01:46
	7.	Ruth the Bug 01:24
	8.	Good Morning 00:52
	9.	Oh! Caterpillar 01:25
	10.	Insect Song 02:40

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Hello Shark is comprised of Linc Halloran and assorted friends. He self-released his first album, Bumble Bees and Organ Trees, in the spring of 2006 and completed work on a new album, Book Lungs later that year. His lyrics about insects, romance, and friends are best described as quirky and endearing and are particularly disarming when placed over a backdrop of slightly out-of-tune instrumentation.

Hello Shark originally self-released Book Lungs in a pressing of 30 copies. Each of these 30 discs were contained within uniquely painted and hand-sewn cardboard CD jackets.

The second pressing of Book Lungs was screen printed and assembled at Grinding Tapes and released on 1/20/2007. The discs in this 55 copy pressing are each contained within a 100% recycled cardboard jacket featuring romantic white owls. This pressing has a misprint on the track list: “Bubble Guns” is mistakenly listed as “Book Lungs.”

The third pressing of Book Lungs was finished on 6/2/2007, just in time for Hello Shark's summer 2007 US tour with Saint Joe Hazelwood. The 80 discs in this pressing have entirely unique artwork, which features a smoking old lady, a semi-submerged face, some kind of bug, teeth, and an elderly couple dressed as marine life. Both the front and back cover are printed in dark red ink.

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released January 22, 2007

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