Mark Needham

Name as it appears on birth certificate:
Mark Andrew Needham

Years in the Music Business:
33 years

First Client:
Kicking Mule Records

First (paying big name) Client:
Taj Mahal

First Studio:
Bear West Recording

First (big name) Studio:
Fantasy Studios, Berkeley, CA

Other (big name) producers and engineers worked with:
Erik Jacobsen, Rob Cavallo, T-Bone Burnett, John Golden, Fred Catero and Lee Hershberg

Mark’s Gear

Most essential piece of gear Mark owns:
Sound Performance Lab (SPL) Transient Designer

Top CD’s Mark feels everyone should have in their music library:
- Definitely Maybe, Oasis
- London Calling, The Clash
- Never Mind the Bollocks, Here’s the Sex Pistols, The Sex Pistols
- Nevermind, Nirvana
- Rumors, Fleewood Mac
- Revolver, The Beatles
- Sticky Fingers, The Rolling Stones

Favorite drink:
Tea Java ice tea

If you are going to buy Mark a drink at a bar, he would prefer:
A Kettle One Martini, dry with olives

Discography

Artist: The Academy Is… [Atlantic Records]

Title: Fox On The Run

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Artist: Big Time Rush [Nickelodeon/Columbia/Epic]

Title: Songs for forthcoming TV show “Big Time Rush”

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Artist: Blondie

Title: Forthcoming Album

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Artist: Divide The Day [Universal/Republic]

Title: Let It Roll / WWE “Friday Night Smackdown” theme song

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Artist: Faber Drive [604 Records/Universal Canada]

Title: Can’t Keep A Secret

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Artist: Neon Trees [Mercury/Island Def Jam]

Title: Forthcoming Album

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Artist: Theory Of Flight [Bluebeet Productions]

Title: Within Reach

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Artist: 3OH!3 [Atlantic]

Title: Starstruckk (radio edit)

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Artist: Divide The Day [Universal/Republic]

Title: One Night Stand

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Artist: Sparks The Rescue [Fearless Records]

Title: Eyes To The Sun

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Artist: The Mission District [EMI/Relentless]

Title: So Over You

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Artist: Day Of Fire [Razor & Tie Records]

Title: Forthcoming Release

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Artist: Better Than Ezra [MRI/Red/Sony Music]

Title: Paper Empire

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Artist: Cassette [EMI]

Title: Forthcoming Release

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Artist: Iglu & Hartly [Universal/Republic]

Title: & Then Boom

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Artist: Chris Isaak

Title: Forthcoming Release

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Artist: Chris Isaak [Biography Channel]

Title: Forthcoming TV show The Chris Isaak Hour

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Artist: Just Jinjer [Curb Records]

Title: All Comes Around

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Artist: The Library [Feudal Records]

Title: The Library EP

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Artist: Trouble Andrew [Virgin Records]

Title: Trouble Andrew

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Artist: All That Remains [Razor & Tie Records]

Title: Forever In Your Hands

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Artist: The Academy Is.. [Fueled By Ramen]

Title: Winter Passing

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Artist: Eva Avila [Sony BMG]

Title: Give Me The Music

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Artist: O.A.R. [Atlantic Records]

Title: All Sides

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Artist: The Forward

Title: Forthcoming Album

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Artist: Spring Tigers [Bright Antenna]

Title: Forthcoming Album

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Artist: Jump Jump Dance Dance [Etc Etc]

Title: Forthcoming Album

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Artist: Bladeshy

Title: Forthcoming Album

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Artist: Big City Kids [Authentik Artists]

Title: One Night Stand

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Artist: Semi Precious Weapon [Razor & Tie Records]

Title: We Love You

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Artist: The Republic Tigers [Chop Shop/Atlantic]

Title: Keep Color

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Artist: Dukes Of Windsor [Island Records/AUS]

Title: Minus

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Artist: Gran Ronde [Filter Recordings]

Title: Secret Rooms

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Artist: Ism [STM Records]

Title: Urgency

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Artist: Brandon Rogers [Authentik Artists]

Title: Broken

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Artist: Anna Vissi [Columbia Europe]

Title: Forthcoming Album

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Artist: The Little Ones [Chop Shop/Atlantic]

Title: Morning Tide

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Artist: The Morning Light [Fearless Records]

Title: The Morning Light

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Artist: Lindsey Buckingham [Warner Bros]

Title: Gift Of Screws

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Artist: Bec Hollcraft [Sony Japan]

Title: Forthcoming Album

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Artist: Iglu & Hartly [Mercury UK]

Title: And The Boom

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Artist: Valora [Hollywood Records]

Title: Forthcoming EP

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Artist: The 88 [Island Def Jam]

Title: Not Only… But Also

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Artist: The Heavy Circles [Dynamite Child]

Title: The Heavy Circles

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Artist: Chris Isaak [Reprise Records]

Title: Mr. Lucky

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Artist: Innerpartysystem [Island Def Jam]

Title: The Download EP

Credit: P, E, M

Artist: The Killers [Island Def Jam]

Title: Indie Rock N’ Roll

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Artist: The Killers [Island Def Jam]

Title: Under The Gun

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Artist: The Killers [Island Def Jam]

Title: Who Let You Go

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Artist: The Killers [Island Def Jam]

Title: Daddy’s Eyes

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Artist: The Eyes [B-Unique/Polydor]

Title: N/A

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Artist: Louis XIV [Atlantic]

Title: Slick Dogs And Ponies

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Artist: Automatic Loveletter [Epic Records]

Title: Forthcoming Album

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Artist: Margot And The Nuclear So & So’s [Epic Records]

Title: Forthcoming Album

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Artist: Faker [EMI Australia]

Title: Be The Twilight

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Artist: The Inches [Sony BMG/Australia]

Title: Forthcoming Album

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Artist: Ludo [Island Def Jam[

Title: You're Awful, I Love You

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Artist: Missing Hours [Sony BMG/Australia]

Title: Missing Hours

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Artist: Rock N Roll Soldiers [RNRS Records]

Title: N/A

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Artist: John Paul White [Capitol Music Group]

Title: Forthcoming Album

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Artist: Metro Station [Columbia Records]

Title: Metro Station

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Artist: Scissors For Lefty [Rough Trade]

Title: Underhanded Romance

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Artist: Stevie Nicks [Warner/Reprise]

Title: Crystal Visions

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Artist: The Beautiful Girls [Warner Bros Australia]

Title: Ziggurats

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Artist: Robert Cray Band [Hip-O Records]

Title: Definitive Collection

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Artist: Thirsty Merc [Warner Bros Australia]

Title: Slideshows

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Artist: My Chemical Romance [Warner Bros]

Title: Disenchanted (radio mix)

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Artist: My Chemical Romance [Warner Bros]

Title: I Don’t Love You (radio mix)

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Artist: Billy Ray Cyrus [Disney Records]

Title: The Buffalo

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Artist: Endeverafter [Sony BMG]

Title: Kiss Or Kill

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Artist: Hot Hot Heat [Warner Bros]

Title: Happiness LTD

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Artist: The Automatic [B Unique/Columbia]

Title: Not Accepted Anywhere

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Artist: Younglove [Island Def Jam]

Title: Too Young To Fight

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Artist: Mayday Parade [Fearless Records]

Title: A Lesson In Romantics

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Artist: The Academy Is… [Atlantic Records]

Title: Santi

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Artist: This Beautiful Republic [EMI CMG/Forefront]

Title: Even Heroes Need A Parachute

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Artist: Pete Yorn [Columbia Records]

Title: Night Crawler

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Artist: Chris Isaak [Reprise Records]

Title: Best Of Chris Isaak

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Artist: Lindsey Buckingham [Warner Bros/WEA Records]

Title: Under The Skin

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Artist: Say Anything [j Records]

Title: .. Is A Real Boy

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Artist: Vaux [VX Records]

Title: Beyond Virtue, Beyond Vice

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Artist: Cobra Starship [Decaydance Records]

Title: While The City Sleeps, We Rule The Streets

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Artist: Bruce Hornsby [RCA Records]

Title: Intersections 1985-2005

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Artist: Bloc Party [Vice/Atlantic Records]

Title: I Still Remember (radio single)

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Artist: We Are Scientists [Virgin Records]

Title: With Love and Squalor

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Artist: We Are Scientists [EMI International]

Title: Crap Attack

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Artist: La Pestilencia [EMI/Columbia]

Title: Productos Desaparecidos

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Artist: Shannon Noll [Sony Records]

Title: Lift

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Artist: The Killers [Lizard King]

Title: Hot Fuss U.K.

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Artist: The Killers [Island Def Jam]

Title: Hot Fuss

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Artist: The Killers [Island Def Jam]

Title: Mr. Brightside

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Artist: The Killers [Island/Universal Records]

Title: All These Things That I’ve Done (radio single)

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Artist: The Veronicas [Warner Bros/Sire Records]

Title: Cry

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Artist: Patti La Belle ft. Elton John [Island Def Jam]

Title: Your Song

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Artist: Tyler Hilton & Bethany Joy Lenz [Maverick]

Title: When The Stars Go Blue

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Artist: Fleetwood Mac [Warner Bros/Reprise Records]

Title: Live In Boston

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Artist: Mick Fleetwood Band [Sanctuary Records]

Title: Something Big

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Artist: Tyler Hilton [Maverick Records]

Title: When It Comes

Credit: Programming

Artist: Chris Isaak [Warner Bros/Reprise Records]

Title: Chris Isaak Christmas

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Artist: Michelle Branch [Maverick Records]

Title: Wanting Out (single)

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Artist: Michelle Branch [Maverick Records]

Title: Are You Happy Now

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Artist: Chris Isaak [Warner Strategic Mrktg/Universal]

Title: The Very Best Of MTV Unplugged 2

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Artist: Robert Cray Band [Sanctuary Records]

Title: Time Will Tell

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Artist: Fleetwood Mac [Warner Bros/Reprise Records]

Title: Say You Will

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Artist: Fleetwood Mac [Warner Bros/Reprise Records]

Title: Say You Will (bonus disc)

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Artist: Chris Isaak [Reprise Records]

Title: Always Got Tonight

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Artist: Red House Painters [Badman Recording Co.]

Title: Old Ramon

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Artist: Chris Isaak [Sire Records]

Title: Good Rockin Tonight: The Legacy Of Sun Records

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Artist: Chris Isaak [WEA International]

Title: 3 For 1 Box Set:Chris Isaak Forever Blue & Silvertone

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Artist: Mark Kozeiek [Badman Recording Co.]

Title: Rock N Roll Singer

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Artist: Meredith Brooks [Capitol Records]

Title: Deconstruction

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Artist: Red House Painters [Badman Recording Co.]

Title: Shanti Project Collection

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Artist: Chris Isaak [Hollywood Records]

Title: M.O.M. Vol. 3: Music For Our Mother Ocean

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Artist: Bruce Hornsby [RCA Records]

Title: Spirit Trail

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Artist: DC Talk [Virgin Records]

Title: Since I Met You

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Artist: Cake [Capricorn]

Title: Prolonging The Magic

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Artist: Cake [Capricorn]

Title: Prolonging The Magic (clean edit)

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Artist: Chris Isaak [Reprise Records]

Title: Wicked Game

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Artist: Chris Isaak [Reprise Records]

Title: Speak Of The Devil

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Artist: Big Blue Hearts [Geffen Records]

Title: Big Blue Hearts

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Artist: Rickie Lee Jones [Warner Bros]

Title: Ghostyhead

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Artist: John Hiatt [Capitol Records]

Title: Little Head

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Artist: Mark Eitzel [Warner Bros]

Title: West

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Artist: Chris Isaak [Reprise Records]

Title: Baja Sessions

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Artist: Mark Eitzel [Warner Bros]

Title: 60 Watt Silver Lining

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Artist: Red House Painters [Polygram Records]

Title: Songs For A Blue Guitar

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Artist: Red House Painters [4AD/Warner Bros]

Title: Ocean Beach

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Artist: Chris Isaak [Reprise Records]

Title: Forever Blue

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Artist: Chris Isaak [Mercury Records]

Title: It’s Now Or Never: Tribute To Elvis

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Artist: Chris Isaak [Reprise Records]

Title: San Francisco Days

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Artist: Flipper [Warner Bros]

Title: American Grafishy

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Artist: Chris Isaak [Reprise Records]

Title: Heart Shaped World

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Artist: American Music Club [Warner Bros]

Title: Restless Stranger

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Artist: Chris Isaak [Warner Bros]

Title: Chris Isaak

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Artist: Chris Isaak [Warner Bros]

Title: Silvertone

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Artist: Pharoah Sanders [Theresa]

Title: Live

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Artist: Taj Mahal [Warner Bros]

Title: Evolution

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Artist: Taj Mahal [Warner Bros]

Title: Music Fuh Yah

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Artist: Taj Mahal [Columbia Records]

Title: Mo Roots

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