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| Loretta Lynn | Van Lear Rose | 2004 |
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| M.I.A. |
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| Modest Mouse |
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| Thelonious Monk and John Coltrane |
Thelonious Monk Quartet with John Coltrane at Carnegie Hall | 2005 |
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| My Morning Jacket | Z | 2005 |
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| The New Pornographers | Electric Version | 2003 |
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