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salacious delivery makes it clear something ribald is going on." Nevertheless, he concluded the review by stating that "(...) Gasolin' plays and sings convincingly. This is certainly a band worth watching. Next time a blend of
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despite the "translations provided in part by an Epic PR man who deserves a new job." He also positioned it as no. 19 on his end-of-the-year "Dean's List" of his personal favorite albums, counting for the 1976
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302:Album cover
52:August 1976
1373:Categories
1283:Supermix 1
1248:Live sådan
1193:In English
1150:Gasolin' 3
1142:Gasolin' 2
1089:Kim Larsen
807:References
746:stereo LP
727:ELPS 3781
724:stereo LP
710:Australia
705:EPC 81436
702:stereo LP
610:Production
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508:Kim Larsen
455:Kim Larsen
313:Gasolin' 3
135:chronology
62:Copenhagen
1126:In Danish
842:Footnotes
773:double CD
749:25AP 301
683:PE 34149
544:keyboards
530:harmonica
497:Personnel
352:Reception
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292:Gasolin'
284:Gasolin'
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914:Gasolin'
663:Gasolin'
654:Catalog
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620:producer
557:, vocals
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260:Columbia
225:Gasolin'
133:Gasolin'
121:Producer
100:Language
57:Recorded
49:Released
42:Gasolin'
39: by
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688:Europe
651:Format
639:Region
268:A&R
244:History
238:airplay
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159:(1976)
150:(1975)
103:English
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218:Danish
84:Length
1166:Gas 5
1026:1 May
971:1 May
942:1 May
832:1 May
764:2002
740:1976
645:Date
551:drums
339:Gas 5
332:Songs
278:Title
264:Gas 5
251:Gas 5
223:band
146:Gas 5
109:Label
73:Genre
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973:2010
944:2010
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860:ISBN
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540:bass
526:moog
409:and
221:rock
114:Epic
78:Rock
256:CBS
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