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A collection of buried solo treasure from a man generally better known as Duane Eddy’s producer and Nancy Sinatra’s songwriter...
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Associates of the ‘paisley underground’ scene, The Trypes layer psychedelia over jangling guitars and twee synth lines I wasn’t there...
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