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1414:Out of Time
1372:On Your Own
1344:Stereotypes
1160:Live albums
835:18 November
708:"- YouTube"
575:– xylophone
449:The Puritan
356:David Bowie
348:The Beatles
270:The Puritan
216:Music video
190:The Puritan
153:Producer(s)
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1503:Starshaped
1435:Fool's Day
1421:Crazy Beat
1309:To the End
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1069:Alex James
984:20 January
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607:Flanders)
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567:Alex James
378:Ray Davies
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323:Background
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177:Fool's Day
133:Parlophone
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72:2012-07-02
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1428:Good Song
1358:Beetlebum
978:Billboard
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883:Pitchfork
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