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    Fruit What You Gonna Do

    Athens Of The North
    • Fruit – What You Gonna Do
    • Fruit – Life Is a Challenge
    • 1. What You Gonna Do
    • 2. Life Is a Challenge

    Previously, Athens of the North reached out to Cypress Studios of Jacksonville, Florida and discovered a complete album of the group's stylish, dancefloor-smashing funk, unreleased for over 30 years. Here are two of the band's unreleased tracks on 45 for the first time. Limited pressing. 

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