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694:"Bring the Hoodoo Down"
223:Released: February 1986
1123:: Hardie Grant Books.
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754:"Teenage Head" (live)
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478:, except where noted
374:science fiction film
251:Professional ratings
179:Mars Needs Guitars!
1763:Hoodoo Gurus albums
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1433:Mars Needs Guitars!
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1627:Like Wow – Wipeout
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1735:Discography
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1574:Gravy Train
1391:James Baker
1176:Kent, David
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