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1830:1977 albums
1775:Do It Again
1725:Discography
1554:Kwyet Kinks
1522:(1994/1996)
1519:To the Bone
1487:Live albums
1412:Sleepwalker
1292:Kinda Kinks
1248:Ian Gibbons
1243:Jim Rodford
1228:John Dalton
1223:Pete Quaife
1210:Dave Davies
1085:Sleepwalker
1069:Hinman 2004
1057:Hinman 2004
1037:28 February
975:Sleepwalker
948:Hinman 2004
929:Hinman 2004
917:Hinman 2004
830:John Dalton
824:Dave Davies
704:"Full Moon"
621:Sleepwalker
552:Sleepwalker
542:Sleepwalker
532:Sleepwalker
498:Sleepwalker
377:Blodwyn Pig
370:John Dalton
354:Sleepwalker
346:Sleepwalker
288:RCA Records
272:" in 1970,
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231:Sleepwalker
197:Sleepwalker
153:Sleepwalker
24:Sleepwalker
1824:Categories
1428:Low Budget
1396:Soap Opera
1284:Kinks-Size
1260:Mark Haley
1253:Bob Henrit
1218:Mick Avory
1203:Ray Davies
1031:089919026X
884:References
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818:Ray Davies
571:Ray Davies
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247:arena rock
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1791:(musical)
1238:Andy Pyle
1191:The Kinks
1101:0035-791X
889:Citations
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807:Personnel
634:"Brother"
381:Andy Pyle
314:Recording
274:the Kinks
243:the Kinks
131:The Kinks
44:the Kinks
1809:Category
1014:(1981).
996:Archived
981:AllMusic
646:Side two
576:Side one
411:AllMusic
379:bassist
330:Misfits'
119:Producer
73:, London
59:Recorded
51:Released
41: by
1468:UK Jive
1420:Misfits
1300:Kinkdom
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448:Blender
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362:Misfits
337:" and "
268:" and "
241:group,
236:English
180:Singles
166:(1978)
162:Misfits
157:(1977)
148:(1975)
1762:Argent
1664:(2014)
1656:(2012)
1648:(2008)
1640:(2002)
1632:(1987)
1624:(1986)
1616:(1973)
1608:(1972)
1600:(1969)
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1557:(1965)
1549:(1964)
1530:(2001)
1514:(1988)
1506:(1980)
1498:(1968)
1479:(1993)
1476:Phobia
1471:(1989)
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1431:(1979)
1423:(1978)
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1407:(1975)
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1359:(1971)
1351:(1970)
1343:(1969)
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1279:(1964)
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744:Length
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589:Length
557:Sounds
405:Rating
402:Source
270:Apeman
112:Arista
90:Length
67:Studio
1768:X-Ray
1356:Percy
1276:Kinks
741:Title
656:Title
586:Title
182:from
107:Label
79:Genre
1752:Konk
1147:ISBN
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71:Konk
1538:EPs
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