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70:Dayton, Ohio
37:Studio album
1817:1990 albums
1795:Laughs Last
1654:Big Trouble
1279:Fiction Man
1239:solo albums
1124:Live albums
796:Cool Planet
684:Alien Lanes
610:Discography
602:James Greer
569:Kevin March
373:"Starboy" (
298:. Frontman
270:James Greer
1811:Categories
1732:Sgt. Disco
1574:Zero to 99
1263:Kid Marine
916:La La Land
587:Greg Demos
440:References
424:(track 13)
412:(track 10)
408:Greg Demos
375:Greg Demos
157:chronology
140:Greg Demos
86:Indie rock
1764:Capsized!
1518:Airport 5
1255:Waved Out
1102:100 Dougs
1015:Tigerbomb
828:Space Gun
660:Propeller
556:Mark Shue
430:Technical
422:– guitar
388:Personnel
272:'s book,
186:Propeller
126:Rocket #9
96:post-punk
1178:Box sets
457:AllMusic
220:Allmusic
132:Producer
57:Recorded
49:Released
39: by
636:Sandbox
492:. 1990.
489:Discogs
190:(1992)
181:(1990)
172:(1989)
1797:(2017)
1791:(2015)
1785:(2014)
1783:Escape
1779:(2013)
1773:(2013)
1767:(2011)
1759:(2010)
1751:(2009)
1748:Gringo
1743:(2008)
1740:Ataxia
1735:(2007)
1727:(2005)
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1692:albums
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1550:albums
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1531:(2001)
1520:albums
1509:(2017)
1501:(2010)
1493:(2003)
1485:(1999)
1477:(1997)
1469:(1996)
1450:(2016)
1442:(2015)
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1116:(2019)
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639:(1987)
631:(1987)
354:Side B
326:Side A
214:Rating
211:Source
105:Length
65:Studio
308:lo-fi
122:Label
91:lo-fi
78:Genre
1724:Five
60:1990
1186:Box
951:EPs
455:at
268:In
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