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| Released | 1980 | |||
| Genre | Bluegrass | |||
| Label | Flying Fish | |||
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Permanent Wave is an album by American musician John Hartford, Doug Dillard, and Rodney Dillard, released in 1980 (see 1980 in music). [1]
Permanent Wave was reissued on CD in 1992 along with Glitter Grass from the Nashwood Hollyville Strings on the Flying Fish label. [1]
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