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638:"Controller"
616:"Only a Lad"
568:"Capitalism"
533:Little Girls
496:Danny Elfman
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168:Oingo Boingo
71:Record Plant
42:Oingo Boingo
37:Studio album
1576:Discography
1462:Live albums
1373:Carl Graves
1362:Kerry Hatch
1322:Dale Turner
863:– mastering
831:Pete Solley
818:Dale Turner
466:video game
414:criticised
284:Composition
235:Only a Lad
172:Pete Solley
85:(Hollywood)
79:(Hollywood)
1632:Categories
1609:soundtrack
1402:Only a Lad
1355:John Avila
1329:Sam Phipps
1262:August 19,
1236:August 28,
1211:August 29,
1186:2017-08-20
1161:2017-07-29
1105:2018-01-22
1084:2017-07-29
884:References
649:"Imposter"
504:Ray Davies
498:, except "
477:Only a Lad
416:Only a Lad
391:Only a Lad
362:Louis Wain
313:Only a Lad
265:Only a Lad
204:Only a Lad
184:chronology
22:Only a Lad
1527:Anthology
1385:Marc Mann
1381:Doug Lacy
825:Technical
820:– trumpet
773:Personnel
426:the Tubes
386:Reception
372:Boy Scout
325:harmonies
1206:Engadget
1155:Archived
1153:. 2006.
1078:Archived
1076:. 1982.
1018:Archived
905:AllMusic
595:Side two
510:Side one
407:LA Times
303:new wave
161:Producer
107:New wave
83:Cherokee
57:Recorded
49:Released
39: by
1438:Boi-ngo
1150:YouTube
1073:YouTube
1052:May 25,
939:May 13,
399:KROQ-FM
356:Artwork
231:Singles
217:(1982)
208:(1981)
199:(1980)
151:A&M
1452:Boingo
1127:
1101:. 1981
710:Length
608:Length
523:Length
443:Legacy
346:utopia
331:Lyrics
146:I.R.S.
121:Length
65:Studio
1537:Songs
1423:So-Lo
1043:(JPG)
989:: 26.
707:Title
673:38:12
605:Title
520:Title
502:" by
289:Music
233:from
138:Label
99:Genre
1264:2021
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1125:ISBN
1054:2023
1026:2012
941:2017
912:2014
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485:EP.
434:Devo
432:and
321:keys
319:and
987:BAM
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703:No.
601:No.
516:No.
430:XTC
311:).
112:ska
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