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Grotto Wait... No Hurry

Odion Livingstone

LP LIVST004£21.99
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Grotto – Wait... No Hurry
Grotto – Maya
Grotto – When Will I Learn
Grotto – Who Gives A Damn
Grotto – Bad City Girl
Grotto – Yeah! Runnin'
Grotto – Freestyle

1. Wait... No Hurry
2. Maya
3. When Will I Learn
4. Who Gives A Damn
5. Bad City Girl
6. Yeah! Runnin'
7. Freestyle

First official reissue of Nigerian disco-boogie, holy-grail LP produced by Grotto for EMI Nigeria and originally released in 1978. Contains disco gem ‘Bad city Girl’. Don't sleep on this one - you'll have to remortgage your house to get an original!

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