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1957
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1972
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1978
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1988
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6895.
Grrr! 
Compilation
"Between this and 40 licks, I've listened to 40 licks far more, but there are some really nice and crucial tracks missing from that compilation that are present here. I ended up finding this on vinyl and paying a pretty penny for it, but it was so worth it. Of course, the best Rolling Stones great..."  [+]  Reply
- plasmicmist | Helpful?  (Log in to vote) | +1 votes (1 helpful | 0 unhelpful) Help A maximum of 5 top-voted qualifying comments are selected for each album. To provide the best experience for visitors, comments are excluded if they refer to data corrections, contain excessive profanity, are written in all caps, are non-English, are too short, consist of conversations between users, or contain lists of best tracks etc.
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2012
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"This album always impresses me. I don't think anyone in 1953 was writing and performing satire songs about the dirty south, drug dealers, cannibalism, and love beyond death. This album is true delight for anyone looking for music that is left-of-center and witty and dry. If this isn't influential..."  [+]  Reply
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1953
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"Great version of the Janis joplin classic move over is the highlight on the album but there are some rather decent slade penned tracks also. Overall, not a bad album but not their best"  Reply
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1972
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2014
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"fairly weedy synth pop, occasionally it soars but often it plods. And the lyrical concerns are fairly straight, if always playful. So, disappointing for a Sparks album for me."  Reply
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1994
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1968
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