• Jerry Blacksheer – Defected
    • Jerry Blacksheer – You are the One
    • 1. Defected
    • 2. You are the One

    Reissue of this awesome, mega-rare modern soul bullet from 1986! Essential, party-starting reissue via Athens Of The North!

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