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cost this much for a 7-inch, and only this much more for a 12-inch, so why don't we do a few songs each. Dave just happened to have it on him one day when he went shopping in Au-Go-Go and got talking to Bruce behind the counter, and Bruce said 'yeah, I've heard of those bands' and he asked to listen to it. And it was pretty much the same day when Bruce rang up and offered to put it out."
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362:and hiatus
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832:(MMA2358)
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563:10% Weird
464:in 2020.
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230:10% Weird
218:punk rock
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416:You Am I
240:(2020).
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116:Au Go Go
101:–present
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