Shrunken Heads | ||||
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Studio album by Ian Hunter | ||||
Released | 15 May 2007 | |||
Genre | Rock | |||
Length | 50:31 | |||
Label | Jerkin Crocus | |||
Producer | Ian Hunter, Andy York | |||
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Shrunken Heads is the eleventh solo album of British singer-songwriter Ian Hunter and his first since 2001's critically acclaimed Rant . [3]
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