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| Skydiggers | ||||
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| Released | 1990 | |||
| Recorded | Phase One Toronto | |||
| Genre | Folk rock [1] | |||
| Label | Enigma, Capitol | |||
| Producer | Skydiggers, Andrew Scarth | |||
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