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The Best of
Richard & Linda Thompson: The Island Records Years
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236:Encyclopedia of Popular Music
1207:French Frith Kaiser Thompson
1065:1952 Vincent Black Lightning
334:"Missie How You Let Me Down"
959:Live, Love, Larf & Loaf
871:Two Letter Words: Live 1994
695:1000 Years of Popular Music
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927:In Concert, November 1975
328:"A Bone Through Her Nose"
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355:"Cash Down, Never Never"
545:Oxford University Press
361:"Al Bowlly's in Heaven"
1277:Polydor Records albums
793:Pour Down Like Silver
702:Front Parlour Ballads
639:Across a Crowded Room
288:Across a Crowded Room
147:Across a Crowded Room
1212:The Golden Palominos
1019:Live! (More or Less)
920:Live from Austin, TX
814:Shoot Out the Lights
744:Acoustic Classics II
513:"Richard Thompson –
282:, released in 1986.
180:Professional ratings
1202:Fairport Convention
1096:Christine Collister
1079:Tear-Stained Letter
618:Henry the Human Fly
444:Christine Collister
337:"Dead Man's Handle"
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1262:1986 albums
1233:Grizzly Man
1187:Discography
1161:Pete Thomas
1146:Judith Owen
1141:Simon Nicol
1106:Sandy Denny
980:Grizzly Man
899:Ducknapped!
892:More Guitar
849:Live albums
800:First Light
786:Hokey Pokey
716:Dream Attic
667:Mirror Blue
610:Solo albums
429:Jim Keltner
415:double bass
411:bass guitar
352:"Baby Talk"
75:Los Angeles
1256:Categories
807:Sunnyvista
681:Mock Tudor
498:References
462:concertina
439:percussion
435:Alex Acuña
403:, theremin
136:chronology
1197:The Bunch
1171:Pete Zorn
1151:Dave Pegg
906:Faithless
751:13 Rivers
458:accordion
401:keyboards
366:Personnel
331:"Valerie"
314:Al Bowlly
87:Folk rock
54:June 1986
835:Industry
723:Electric
537:(2007).
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479:recorder
475:crumhorn
392:theremin
388:dulcimer
384:mandolin
349:"Jennie"
293:Thompson
199:AllMusic
122:Producer
59:Recorded
51:Released
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165:Amnesia
160:(1986)
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994:Family
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380:vocals
376:guitar
193:Rating
190:Source
93:Length
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