The Soft Bulletin

The Soft Bulletin
Studio album by
the Flaming Lips
ReleasedMay 17, 1999
RecordedApril 1997 – February 1999
StudioTarbox Road Studios, Cassadaga, New York
Genre
Length58:26
LabelWarner Bros.
Producer
The Flaming Lips chronology
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(1997) 		The Soft Bulletin
(1999) 		Yoshimi Battles the Pink Robots
(2002)
Singles from The Soft Bulletin
  1. "Race for the Prize"
    Released: June 14, 1999
  2. "Waitin' for a Superman"
    Released: November 8, 1999

The Soft Bulletin is the ninth studio album by American rock band the Flaming Lips, released by Warner Bros. Records on May 17, 1999, in the United Kingdom, and on June 22, 1999, in the United States. The album was released to widespread acclaim, and was hailed by critics as a departure from their previous guitar-heavy alternative rock sound into a more layered, intricately arranged work.

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