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1353:Trevor Smith
1341:Derek Murphy
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501:Derek Murphy
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1545:– mastering
1460:Herb Rooney
1430:Jimmy Heath
1402:the Unifics
1325:Pentti Glan
1318:Clark Terry
1286:Spearhead X
1254:Spearhead X
1222:Spearhead X
1201:"Interlude"
1183:Herb Rooney
1143:Spearhead X
1111:Spearhead X
1074:Spearhead X
1053:"Interlude"
1029:Spearhead X
1019:Jimmy Heath
989:Spearhead X
968:"Interlude"
957:Spearhead X
907:Spearhead X
867:Spearhead X
846:"Interlude"
798:Spearhead X
777:"Interlude"
740:"The Plant"
729:Spearhead X
708:"Interlude"
697:Spearhead X
651:Spearhead X
630:"Interlude"
619:Spearhead X
582:Spearhead X
561:"Interlude"
550:Spearhead X
478:Pentti Glan
448:Spearhead X
431:Robert Days
411:Producer(s)
161:Spearhead X
1782:Categories
1569:References
1505:(track 12)
1416:Joe Sample
1369:Ike Turner
1329:Roy Kenner
897:Joe Sample
758:Guy Draper
543:Ike Turner
483:Roy Kenner
459:"85 South"
202:"85 South"
1735:LA Weekly
1671:Billboard
1652:Billboard
1543:Tom Coyne
1499:(track 4)
1467:Personnel
1444:High Noon
408:Writer(s)
379:LA Weekly
1588:AllMusic
1537:Phil Tan
1349:Scenario
1280:Hargrove
1271:Senhouse
1248:Hargrove
1239:Senhouse
1216:Hargrove
1207:Senhouse
1160:Senhouse
1137:Hargrove
1128:Senhouse
1100:Hargrove
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937:Senhouse
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668:Senhouse
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576:Hargrove
567:Senhouse
474:Hargrove
465:Senhouse
248:AllMusic
149:Producer
57:Recorded
49:Released
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1772:Discogs
1717:Complex
1512:– bass
1299:1:05:12
1122:"Y'all"
824:Wiggins
374:Complex
348:chart.
331:Atlanta
306:(mixed)
187:Singles
110:Hip hop
75:Atlanta
60:1992–93
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688:Murphy
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414:Length
242:Rating
239:Source
116:Length
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142:Rowdy
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1692:ISBN
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