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| Released | 1989 | |||
| Genre | Indie rock | |||
| Length | 53:41 | |||
| Label | Probe Plus Probe 8 | |||
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ACD was the first CD from Half Man Half Biscuit. It featured some of the tracks from the previous vinyl album, Back Again in the DHSS .
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