| Lords of Dogtown: Music from the Motion Picture | |
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| Soundtrack album by Various Artists | |
| Released | May 24, 2005 |
| Genre | Rock |
| Length | 69:05 |
| Label | Geffen |
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| Source | Rating |
| Allmusic |    [1] |
| Rolling Stone | |
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