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278:Rock 'n' Roll Liquorice Flavour
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338:References
143:Marc Riley
131:Manchester
127:rock music
102:Eddie Fenn
99:Marc Riley
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247:Gross Out
205:Red Rhino
193:Brian Eno
178:Membranes
163:Gross Out
111:(1986-88)
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73:1982–1988
62:post-punk
135:The Fall
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