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The Rubinoos | ||||
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Released | 1977 | |||
Recorded | Columbia Studios | |||
Genre | Power pop, new wave | |||
Label | Beserkley | |||
Producer | Gary Phillips, Glen Kolotkin, Matthew King Kaufman | |||
The Rubinoos chronology | ||||
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