ITunes Session (The Decemberists EP)

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iTunes Session
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ReleasedAugust 2, 2011 (2011-08-02)
Genre Indie folk
The Decemberists chronology
Live at Bull Moose
(2011)
iTunes Session
(2011)
Long Live the King
(2011)
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iTunes Session is an EP by The Decemberists.[ relevant? ]

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References

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