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was recorded at
Presence Studios and released under Rough Trade Records in 1984. The songs were composed by Mark Mulcahy and Ray Neal.
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and features a cover of "The
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399:"Steven Are You There?"
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273:Drawing comparison to
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643:Maximum Rock 'n' Roll
421:Mark Mulcahy - vocals
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344:"Closer To The Wall"
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773:20 December
752:19 December
731:19 December
710:13 December
458:liner notes
427:Ray Neal -
417:bass guitar
817:Categories
688:9 December
525:Melis 2011
435:References
112:chronology
746:Stereogum
651:0743-3530
609:0006-2510
600:Billboard
511:Billboard
468:Citations
410:Personnel
201:Reception
823:1984 EPs
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681:Allmusic
659:10553172
618:(1990),
356:Side two
301:Side one
225:Allmusic
57:Recorded
49:Released
39: by
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166:Release
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134:(1984)
125:(1983)
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369:Length
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275:R.E.M.
219:Rating
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366:Title
311:Title
98:Label
66:Genre
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655:OCLC
647:ISSN
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