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1097:(ABC, 1968)
1062:(Uni, 1967)
1056:(Uni, 1967)
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935:Spirit Feel
852:(Ode, 1971)
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418:Robert Moog
403:electronica
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369:Jac Holzman
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691:Sunflower
674:Moog Rock
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507:Star Trek
498:Dan Wyman
444:The Byrds
231:1945–1975
103:July 2020
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596:Legacy
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1499:2018
1470:link
1450:ISBN
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1177:Styx
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