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Revolution & Making The Punishment Fit The Crime
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293:Reading and Leeds Festivals
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523:List of songs about London
497:History Of Danny B. Harvey
477:9 Yards of Dead Cow - Live
436:1985 – "Tower Block Rock"
419:The New York Sessions 1988
1147:"Danny B Harvey Homepage"
978:"Danny B Harvey Homepage"
769:"Mayfair Ballroom - 1985"
744:"The Marquee Club - 1986"
719:"The Marquee Club - 1985"
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280:compilation released on
247:Greater London Council's
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488:cassette compilation. (
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820:"Rockerilla 1985 list"
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822:. Rockerilla Magazine
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794:"Laff? I Nearly Shat"
405:Twenty Flight Rockers
136:Twenty Flight Rockers
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1007:Stephen K. Peeples.
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670:. Psychology Press.
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1072:"Schwann Spectrum"
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555:Discogs.com
486:Spools Gold
454:WEA Records
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278:Spools Gold
274:WEA Records
270:ABC Records
235:Janice Long
202:Johnny Kidd
1294:Categories
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534:References
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216:Rockabilly
163:Gary Twinn
149:, drummer
147:Gary Twinn
143:rock music
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