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1575:Discography
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1509:Random (02)
1434:Soundtracks
1231:Jagged Live
1203:Hope Bleeds
1140:White Noise
1111:Live albums
961:I, Assassin
734:Tessa Niles
494:Tessa Niles
458:Bill Sharpe
293:Bill Sharpe
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1629:Categories
1467:Exhibition
1168:Dark Light
890:Gary Numan
777:References
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333:Automatic
295:chronology
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171:Early 1988
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185:Synth-pop
126:Automatic
1590:Dramatis
1530:Exposure
1382:Warriors
1066:Intruder
982:The Fury
968:Warriors
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915:Replicas
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403:AllMusic
232:Producer
190:new wave
168:Recorded
153:Released
143: by
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1516:The Mix
1474:Isolate
1424:Crazier
1319:Complex
1291:Bombers
1276:Singles
1189:Scarred
1003:Outland
947:Telekon
854:Discogs
551:Outland
511:Release
329:Singles
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279:(1991)
275:Outland
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261:(1988)
221:Polydor
160:1989-06
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1092:Human
1024:Exile
954:Dance
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73:books
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