Live in Texas: Dead Armadillos | ||||
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Released | July 1981 | |||
Recorded | May 1981 | |||
Genre | Hard rock | |||
Length | 41:57 | |||
Label | Aura, Big Eye | |||
Producer | Trapeze | |||
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Live In Texas: Dead Armadillos is a 1981 live album by the band Trapeze.
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