Disconnected in New York City | ||||
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Released | October 22, 2013 | |||
Recorded | December 2012 [1] | |||
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Label | 429 [2] | |||
Producer | Los Lobos | |||
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Disconnected in New York City is a 2013 live album by Los Lobos. [1] [5]
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