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18:1987 studio album by the Bats
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491:"Round and Down" – 2:18
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466:"Mid City Team" – 2:25
460:"Block of Wood" – 3:12
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868:"The Critics' Choice"
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357:Recording and release
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1029:At the National Grid
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559:Additional musician
518:"Mad on You" – 2:18
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565:Alastair Galbraith
515:"Candidate" – 3:25
488:"Sir Queen" – 3:25
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260:Recommended
1184:Categories
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904:7 December
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