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| The Beatles | Help! | 1965 |
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| Elvis Costello and The Attractions | Armed Forces | 1979 |
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| Creedence Clearwater Revival | Willy and the Poorboys | 1969 |
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| Bob Dylan | Desire | 1976 |
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| Led Zeppelin | Houses of the Holy | 1973 |
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| Randy Newman | Sail Away | 1972 |
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| The Rolling Stones | Out of Our Heads | 1965 |
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| Simon and Garfunkel | Parsley, Sage, Rosemary & Thyme | 1966 |
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| Bruce Springsteen | Born in the U.S.A. | 1984 |
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| Richard and Linda Thompson | Shoot Out the Lights | 1982 |
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