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The Happiest Place in Town (song)

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The photograph on the artwork features a shot of an old style pinball parlour with the phrase "the happiest place in town" on the awning. The parlour was located on George Street in
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in May 1988 as the fourth and final single, from their second studio album
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Index


Single
Do-Ré-Mi
The Happiest Place in Town
A-side
B-side
Genre
New wave
rock
Label
Virgin Records
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)
Martin Rushent
Do-Ré-Mi
rock
pop
Do-Ré-Mi
Virgin Records
The Happiest Place in Town
Sydney
drums
percussion
backing vocals
bass guitar
Deborah Conway
lead vocalist
guitar
Martin Rushent
"Australian Music Report No 722 – 30 May 1988 > Singles: New Releases"

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