| Point Blank | ||||
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| Released | 1976 | |||
| Length | 32:21 | |||
| Label | Arista | |||
| Producer | Bill Ham | |||
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| AllMusic |   [1] |
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The cover art consists of double barrel shotgun barrel in the white background with the 3-D Point Blank logo up front.
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