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    Shadow D' Hardest

    Jamwax
    • Shadow – D' Hardest
    • Shadow – D' Hardest (Version)
    • 1. D' Hardest
    • 2. D' Hardest (Version)

    Reissue of this super-rare and hugely sought-after Trinidadian / island-disco jam from Shadow! Reissued exactly how it was in 1980 with a lovely looking, facsimile sleeve. 

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