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Nitzsche optioning Lind's songs for artists Nitzsche was set to produce. Lind later admitted embarrassment over proffering his compositions for Nitzsche's consideration: "I thought the whole idea was stupid. What was a brilliant, classically trained arranger with his melodic scope going
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on bass yielded four songs including "Elusive
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242:The Song of Wandering Aengus
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16:1965 single by Bob Lind
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