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Gospel News & Notes – October 2012

Tim Dillinger's new album; The Rance Allen Group's 40th anniversary retrospective is released; Al Dent of the Supreme Angels crosses over.
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Charles Dickens And Music: Some Noted Singers (Chapter VII)

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Waterloo & Trafalgar: A Thought Provoking Story of War and Peace

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Cause and Effect

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Take That, Mr. Ed

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The (Eastern) Beat Goes On

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