• The Sounds Of Soul – So Much Love
    • The Sounds Of Soul – Yes I'm Ready
    • 1. So Much Love
    • 2. Yes I'm Ready

    The insanely rare first 45 from the band that became Brief Encounter - essential reissue Athens Of The North!

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