On Avery Island
| On Avery Island | ||||
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Original vinyl cover; releases on streaming services are cropped, only showing the photograph. | ||||
| Studio album by | ||||
| Released | March 26, 1996 (US) September 30, 1996 (UK) | |||
| Recorded | February–May 1995 | |||
| Studio | Pet Sounds Studio (Denver, Colorado) Dane Terry and Marisa Bissinger's home | |||
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| Length | 47:58 | |||
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| Producer | Robert Schneider | |||
| Neutral Milk Hotel chronology | ||||
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| Alternative cover | ||||
1996 Fire Records (UK) release | ||||
On Avery Island is the debut studio album by American rock band Neutral Milk Hotel. It was released in the United States on March 26, 1996, by Merge Records, and in the United Kingdom on September 30, 1996, by Fire Records. At the time, Neutral Milk Hotel was a solo project of American musician Jeff Mangum, who recorded the album with producer Robert Schneider from February to May 1995. On Avery Island is an indie rock and psychedelic folk album, with a lo-fi sound.