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Clannad | ||||
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Studio album by | ||||
Released | Aug. 1973 [1] | |||
Recorded | Eamonn Andrews Studios, Dublin, Ireland | |||
Genre | Irish folk | |||
Length | 38:26 (41:08 with bonus track) | |||
Label | Philips Ireland Royal Records International | |||
Producer | John Cunan | |||
Clannad chronology | ||||
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All tracks Traditional; except where indicated
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