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Japanese label 'Belle Antique'. He revealed that he continues to write and record Devil Doll music, though he has lost interest
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Panciera. The book's strapline is "45 Revolutions is the definitive book on punk, mod, powerpop, new wave, NWOBHM, and indie
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Deviation: Four Decades of Progressive Heavy Metal -2010 β Page 155 "Inspired by Mozart's Requiem Mass, according to Bachman, "Dies Irae" took characteristics of bands as disparate as Kansas, Celtic Frost, and Italian-Slovenian experimental theatrical rock act Devil Doll, and
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singles issued in the UK and in
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Issues 11-12 β Page 70 1996 "Fronted by the mysterious Mr Doctor, Devil Doll has its bases in Italy and
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was finished, and a single copy pressed, in
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was released in May 1992. It was released only on CD, but the Devil Doll fan club released 900 numbered vinyl copies with inlays designed by Mr. Doctor and
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A man is the less likely to become great the more he is dominated by reason: few can achieve greatness β and none in art β if they are not dominated by illusion.
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replied to the effort in 2005, and sent the fan, who started the mailing action, a gift of appreciation. This gift was Mr. Doctor's personal copy (number 1) of
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was never released, and the two former compositions were, due to budget limitations, cut down to fit on a single vinyl, named
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was released in 1990, in three different pressings, one of 50 and two of 900 copies. One of the pressings of 900 was on CD.
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