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Somewhere Between Heartache and Redemption

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The Mythic Weight Of Phil Spector’s Christmas Gift: A Semicentennial Reflection

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A 2nd Chance for Orphaned Pets

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Somewhere There is Morningtown, Many Miles Away

Holiday albums by THE SEEKERS and JUDITH DURHAM praised and appraised. God bless us all, every one!
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Revisiting Dire Lullabies to Great Effect with Linda Ashman and Simona Mulazzani

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