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1360:Destination
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914:(in Polish)
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759:Jan Nemek:
740:arrangement
687:lead vocals
430:He wrote a
1519:Categories
1336:Metromania
912:ArtRock.pl
861:Retrieved
858:Apple Inc.
803:References
755:production
748:Production
736:conducting
713:percussion
408:Background
144:chronology
86:Space rock
1384:Visionary
1109:"Planets"
1046:(booklet)
979:(booklet)
765:recording
715:(partial)
693:keyboards
663:Personnel
468:Reception
346:favorable
90:Prog rock
52:June 1981
1454:Rarities
1264:Floating
782:painting
701:, vocals
598:"Sphinx"
453:Floating
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432:prologue
132:Producer
57:Recorded
49:Released
39: by
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281:ArtRock
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168:(1981)
164:Planets
159:(1980)
155:Colours
118:Harvest
74:Germany
70:Hanover
22:Planets
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1256:Inside
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827:Amazon
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644:Length
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1288:Ocean
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641:Title
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1470:Best
1427:Live
1280:Dawn
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1155:Eloy
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482:Dawn
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359:rock
247:help
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60:1981
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