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575:Sonic Youth
547:Nude Nudes,
543:Jon Mattock
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485:Head to Toe
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451:Last Splash
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429:Jon Mattock
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1073:17 October
912:References
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579:Kim Gordon
561:) drummer
537:Other work
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460:Kim Gordon
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1336:All Nerve
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660:starring
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585:' label,
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511:, and at
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470:on their
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215:, England
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473:In Utero
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363:Kim Deal
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1396:Singles
1196:Discogs
1131:21 June
905:We Fall
761:Kostars
605:Kostars
565:formed
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