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    The Beginning Of The End Beginning Of The End

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    • 2xLP + Download Code STRUT185LP£21.99
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    • The Beginning Of The End – Super Woman
    • The Beginning Of The End – Trip To Nowhere
    • The Beginning Of The End – Jamaica
    • The Beginning Of The End – I've Got The News
    • The Beginning Of The End – Falling Apart At The Seams
    • 1. Super Woman
    • 2. Trip To Nowhere
    • 3. Jamaica
    • 4. I've Got The News
    • 5. Falling Apart At The Seams
    • 6. That's What I Get
    • 7. Bluestrain
    • 8. Jump In The Water
    • 9. Bahamian Boogie

    Strut present the definitive reissue of one of the all-time classic Caribbean soul and funk albums, the self-titled album by The Beginning Of The End, originally released in 1976

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