Purple by Stone Temple Pilots
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Psychotic Supper by Tesla
Buy Psychotic Supper Out of the deluge of “hair bands” that populated the rock scene in the late 1980s, Tesla was, perhaps, the most talented and interesting. The band composed songs which were […]
Pet Sounds by The Beach Boys
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OU812 by Van Halen
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One of These Nights
by The Eagles
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Odelay by Beck
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Nimrod by Green Day
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Mutations by Beck
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Morrison Hotel by The Doors
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Metallica (Black Album) by Metallica
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