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788:"This Way" (S. Moxham, P. Moxham) – 1:41
761:"Salad Days" (S. Moxham, Statton) – 2:01
1268:"Young Marble Giants: Colossal Youth".
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1094:"Young Marble Giants, Colossal Youth"
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1425:"Kurt Cobain's 50 favorite albums"
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727:"Include Me Out" – 2:01
675:The Smiler With A Knife
1690:Searching For Mr Right
1579:Lazell, Barry (1997).
1379:"Rebellious Jukebox".
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812:"Cake Walking" – 2:49
666:Distant Plastic Trees
18:Colossal Youth (film)
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854:Additional personnel
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1540:Rough Trade Records
1536:Young Marble Giants
1351:Unterberger, Richie
1312:Young Marble Giants
1247:. pp. 446–47.
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828:Young Marble Giants
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488:Young Marble Giants
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1397:Cross, Charles R.
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