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Love and Theft | 2001 |
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| Jurassic 5 | Quality Control | 2000 |
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| Mos Def |
Black on Both Sides | 1999 |
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| The New Pornographers | Electric Version | 2003 |
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| Elliott Smith | XO | 1998 |
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| Urge Overkill | Saturation | 1993 |
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| Wilco |
Summer Teeth | 1999 |
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| Lucinda Williams | Car Wheels on a Gravel Road | 1998 |
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| Yo La Tengo |
I Can Hear the Heart Beating as One | 1997 |
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