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The Photos [mm:ss]"Do You Have Fun"The PhotosEpic NJE 36515 1980Well, do you? Interested parties can spot Wendy Wu in this BBC doc on The New Romantics (https://youtu.be/Idkdr1s64HA).Aldo Ciccolini [mm:ss]"Trois Valses Distinguées Du Pré

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The Oscar Peterson Trio [00:31]"I've Never Been in Love Before"The TrioVerve Records V6-8420 1961Surprise! It might be the jacket for Oscar Peterson Trio + One (1964) but the record is actually The Trio (1961). Nevertheless, Oscar and the

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