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1157:liner notes
1099:12 November
356:baroque pop
346:Musically,
322:Composition
284:Andy Warhol
229:Andy Warhol
89:baroque pop
71:, Manhattan
1444:Categories
1291:The End...
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827:Tim Hardin
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577:First Love
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354:and 1960s
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292:multimedia
268:Background
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155:chronology
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1042:April 15,
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