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1335:Live albums
1304:Last Splash
1245:Kelley Deal
1092:2 September
1006:21 February
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708:, in 2014.
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576:Grand Royal
564:Sonic Youth
536:Nude Nudes,
532:Jon Mattock
510:Last Splash
474:Head to Toe
467:Last Splash
453:Spike Jonze
440:Last Splash
431:Kelley Deal
418:Jon Mattock
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258:Grand Royal
1530:Categories
1393:Cannonball
1062:17 October
901:References
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661:2001, and
608:releasing
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550:) drummer
526:Other work
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465:tour, and
449:Kim Gordon
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649:starring
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574:' label,
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459:on their
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1238:Kim Deal
1000:Archived
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462:In Utero
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352:Kim Deal
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226:Musician
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1185:Discogs
1120:21 June
894:We Fall
750:Kostars
594:Kostars
554:formed
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