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851:Mars Needs Guitars!
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992:Gravy Train
809:James Baker
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506:ARIA Awards
398:James Baker
332:Bittersweet
246:James Baker
173:Producer(s)
153:James Baker
96:Garage punk
1206:1982 songs
1175:Categories
1101:Axegrinder
1073:Good Times
1059:Poison Pen
893:Mach Schau
728:2007-12-09
673:2007-12-09
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552:2008-01-22
516:2007-11-20
446:References
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231:Australian
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802:Nik Rieth
389:Personnel
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22:"Leilani"
960:Ampology
707:28 March
614:10 March
591:28 March
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271:(1984).
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79:Recorded
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1002:Singles
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324:My Girl
227:Leilani
215:(1983)
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202:Leilani
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872:Kinky
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