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1474:Take a Look
1266:Live albums
1249:Forever Now
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318:Rod Stewart
247:debut album
234:Zaine Griff
207:Deep Purple
163:Alan Murphy
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1621:Categories
1551:Influences
1495:Guaranteed
1345:Turn It On
1338:Love Games
1292:Level Best
1256:Retroglide
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470:Kate Bush
418:Mark King
410:pneumonia
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232:vocalist
201:Biography
183:pneumonia
175:jazz-funk
167:Kate Bush
149:Chrysalis
127:1975–1989
63:, England
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1502:Overtime
1186:Level 42
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1059:LinnDrum
940:Archived
910:Archived
627:Level 42
588:Level 42
330:How Long
297:Level 42
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230:new wave
219:The Oval
179:Level 42
109:Musician
1558:One Man
1323:Singles
1069:Discogs
936:YouTube
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508:Go West
503:Go West
432:In the
388:" and "
251:Go West
238:Go West
171:Go West
139:Polydor
1481:Tracie
635:(1996)
623:(1993)
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132:Labels
117:Guitar
97:fusion
85:Genres
79:London
61:London
53:Origin
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