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1139:The Best of the Original Dubliners
707:. London. 20 May 1967. p. 12.
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207:Released: 30 August 1967
141:A Drop of the Hard Stuff
121:The Dubliners chronology
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1443:Ronnie Drew discography
1125:A Drop of The Dubliners
1023:Live at the Albert Hall
489:"The Travelling People"
194:Released: 30 March 1967
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879:More of the Hard Stuff
413:The Rising of the Moon
150:More of the Hard Stuff
1278:Hand Me Down My Bible
1243:The Black Velvet Band
1209:Drinking and Wenching
970:The Dubliner's Dublin
886:Drinkin' and Courtin'
674:"Special Merit Picks"
661:– via ProQuest.
539:The Black Velvet Band
389:"The Old Alarm Clock"
202:The Black Velvet Band
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963:25 Years Celebration
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515:"Zoological Gardens"
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189:Paddy on the Railway
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1086:A Time to Remember
977:30 Years A-Greying
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1438:Discography
1292:Raglan Road
1226:Irish chart
1101:Compilation
1058:21 Years On
994:Live albums
942:15 Years On
893:At It Again
840:Seán Cannon
830:Bobby Lynch
801:Ronnie Drew
722:Chart-Track
632:Green, Abel
476:Weile Waile
273:Ronnie Drew
269:first track
115:Tommy Scott
103:Major Minor
1541:Categories
1009:In Concert
907:Revolution
835:Jim McCann
808:Luke Kelly
618:References
428:McCafferty
298:a cappella
277:Luke Kelly
267:after the
75:Irish folk
1030:Hometown!
679:Billboard
652:963121328
602:UK Albums
584:position
312:Billboard
1466:Category
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1195:50 Years
1146:40 Years
648:ProQuest
453:Side two
338:Side one
110:Producer
54:Released
44: by
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686:5 March
657:5 March
643:Variety
306:Variety
168:Singles
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1494:folk
1390:DVDs
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