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984:16 February
680:bass guitar
676:Ray Shulman
651:lead vocals
616:synthesizer
554:coral sitar
400:"Interview"
374:Ray Shulman
126:(US/Canada)
1350:Categories
1183:Gary Green
960:References
722:tambourine
644:percussion
630:clavichord
568:Jew's harp
543:Gary Green
286:ĭn′terview
284:(stylized
195:Interview
144:chronology
1295:Interview
1288:Free Hand
1077:Billboard
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281:Interview
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119:Chrysalis
31:Interview
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477:"Timing"
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422:"Design"
379:Side one
310:It is a
243:AllMusic
132:Producer
80:, London
78:Advision
66:Recorded
58:Released
48: by
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294:British
191:Singles
177:(1977)
168:(1976)
159:(1975)
124:Capitol
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694:violin
513:Length
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372:, and
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237:Rating
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