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left the band shortly after the release, but came back a few months later. Although he had reservations about the politics within the band, in conversation with Mike
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316:Overview and recording
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1259:If I Needed Someone
1078:What Goes Around...
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1245:I'm Alive
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627:Goldmine
566:Tony Coe
471:Side Two
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226:Producer
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