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| The A Files | ||||
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| Released | July 1, 1997 | |||
| Genre | Punk rock, Oi! | |||
| Label | Cleopatra [1] | |||
| Producer | Gordon Mills, Jimmy Pursey | |||
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| AllMusic |    [2] |
The A Files is an album by the punk band Sham 69, released in 1997. [3] [4]
AllMusic wrote that "though it's jumbled and baffling, this is a very sophisticated work for a gang of boot boys from Hersham." [2]
All songs by Dave Parsons
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