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322:"SLICES OF LIFE WITH HOBOKEN'S CUCUMBERS"
430:"Pop: The Cucumbers, Group From Hoboken"
209:Who Betrays Me...And Other Happier Songs
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340:"Cool As the Cucumbers"
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224:Where We Sleep Tonight
251:The Desk Drawer Tapes
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299:AllMusic
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