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| Deceptive Fifty | |
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| Compilation album by Various artists | |
| Released | 1998 |
| Label | Deceptive |
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Deceptive Fifty was a various artists compilation album issued by Deceptive Records to celebrate fifty releases on the label. It was released in 1998.
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