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373:"Oh Bondage, Up Yours!" by X-Ray Spex
334:"Runaway" by Slaughter & the Dogs
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358:"Gary Gilmore's Eyes" by the Adverts
281:"Hard Loving Man" (Paul Halford) by
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408:References
399:the Damned
306:X-Ray Spex
264:T.V. Smith
189:X-Ray Spex
173:the Damned
129:recordings
125:live album
37:Live album
390:U.K. Subs
320:Buzzcocks
197:Sanctuary
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99:Sanctuary
50:July 1977
363:the Boys
274:Side two
236:Side one
169:the Boys
151:Overview
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