Out of Time by R.E.M.
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Southern Artists
Otis Blue by Otis Redding
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Music From Big Pink by The Band
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Monster by R.E.M.
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Little Earthquakes by Tori Amos
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Layla & Other Assorted Love Songs
by Derek & the Dominos
Buy Layla & Other Assorted Love Songs Layla and Other Assorted Love Songs was the sole studio album by super group Derek & the Dominos. A double length LP, the fourteen tracks on […]
Hints, Allegations, & Things Left Unsaid
by Collective Soul
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Green by R.E.M.
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Full Moon Fever by Tom Petty
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Freak Out! by
The Mothers of Invention
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