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    Never Grow Old Studio One Discography & Rhythm Directory

    This is the definitive new edition of Rob Chapman's 100% essential discography of Studio One. Rob Chapman has written sleevenotes for a number of our Soul Jazz/Studio One releases is one of the most respected of all Studio One aficionados! This book is the bomb!



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                Brasil IndomitoBrasil Indomito
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                  Lizzy Mercier DesclouxDesiderata
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                      Jackie DeshannonLove Forever - Demo Recordings 1966-1967
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                        Nasty Women
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                          By Truman CapoteIn Cold Blood
                          The chilling true crime 'non-fiction novel' that made Truman Capote's name, In Cold Blood is a seminal work of modern prose, a remarkable synthesis of...
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                                    Jean-Paul SartreExistentialism and Humanism
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                                              by Silvia FedericiCaliban and the Witch
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                                                  William S. BurroughsJunky
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                                                    Letters to GilMalik Al Nasir
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                                                      Last Night a DJ Saved My Life: The History of the Disc Jockey
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                                                          JazzBy Freddy J. Angstmann
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                                                            Dinosaurs in the MorningBy Whitney Balliett
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                                                                Original Pre-Owned Out-of-Print UK 1st Edn. Hardback Book w/Dustjacket
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                                                              A Little Feminist History of Art
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                                                                Subcontinental SynthesisElectronic Music at the National Institute of Design, India 1969-1972
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                                                                  The Great Psychic OutdoorsEssays on Low Fidelity: Lo-Fi Music and Escaping Capitalism
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                                                                    Invisible Man
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