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- ↑ Billboard - 11 December 1999, Die Paldauer, whose album "Pures Gluck" (Pure Happiness) was released in mid-September. The band, founded in 1969, has undergone several lineup changes while still maintaining its following........Franz Selb, managing director at Koch Music, says, "Die Paldauer are thoroughbred pros who perform live on stage every day ."
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