Andrew Denton's Musical Challenge | |
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Compilation album by Various artists | |
Released | 2001 |
Genre | Comedy, live |
Producer | Andrew Denton |
Andrew Denton's Musical Challenge is an album released by Austereo in 2001 featuring musical challenges posed by radio comedian Andrew Denton to musicians, generally selecting a song in a style in contrast to their own. Following the success of the radio series, the album was released and then a second album followed in 2003, and later a compilation of the greatest of the two was released.
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