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Oora | ||||
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Released | May 1973 | |||
Recorded | June–December 1972 | |||
Studio | Olympic Studios, West London Morgan Studios, North London The Manor Studios, Shipton-on-Cherwell, UK | |||
Genre | Psychedelic rock, Hard rock | |||
Length | 40:07 | |||
Label | Harvest | |||
Producer | Edgar Broughton Band | |||
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