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in 1991, which anticipated the end of the co-operation. One of the reasons was Topi
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303:'s band Köyhien ystävät. All former members of Köyhien ystävät, with the exception of Tuomari Nurmio, played in the original Agents. The band also recruited Esa's brother Kai Pulliainen and keyboard player Jukka Ollila. The lead singer was Pekka Rytkönen, nicknamed Beat-Pete.
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329:, was published in 1983. The title song of the album became one of Badding's best known hits. Other hits from the album include "Nukkuja kaunein", "Yön hiljaisuudessa" and "Kun aika rientää". Esa Pulliainen arranged almost all music in the album.
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doesn't feature on the album, instead the name is a trick played on purpose by Agents and Topi
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in 1985. The album, produced by Pedro Hietanen, was released in 1986 and it topped the Finnish album charts.
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