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The Decca Years And More

Bill Haley & His Comets

Germany·Original Year: 1981

Catalog #

BCD 15506 EH

Tracks

132

#Rock#Rock & Roll
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Notes

Contains 32 page LP size booklet with liner notes, pictures and dicsographical notes. Second CD edition after 1993 with five digits postal code "27727 Hambergen" and new Telephone-/Faxnumber. Label & Cat. at barcode on box back in white printing, with price code "EH" Still Printing "Made in West-Germany" on CD inlays, even though Germany was united at this time. Track 1-1 called "Rock Around The Clock" on CD inlay Track 1-23 called "Blue Home Blues" on CD inlay Track 2-17 called "The Beak Speaks" on CD inlay Track 3-7 called "Rockin' Matilda" on CD inlay Track 4-9 called "The Cat Walk" on CD inlay Track 4-19 called "Music, Music, Music" on CD inlay Track 4-23 called "In A Little Spanish Town" on CD inlay Track 4-29 called "Six Year Old Can Rock And Roll" on CD inlay. Tracks 4-28 and 4-29 are demo recordings. Two mastering SIDs on CD 1. Recording info Tracks 1-1 to 4-25 recorded between April 12, 1954 and September 24, 1959 Tracks 4-26, 4-27 recorded June 16, 1964 Tracks 4-28, 4-29 possibly recorded 1958 CD 5 contains outtakes ao.

Label

Bear Family Records
BCD 15506 EH

Barcode

4 000127 155061

Label code

LC 5197

Format

5x CD Mono, Stereo
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Tracklist

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Disc 1 — CD

  1. 1

    (We're Gonna) Rock Around The Clock

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  2. 2

    Thirteen Women

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    Shake, Rattle And Roll

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    A.B.C. Boogie

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    Happy Baby

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    Dim, Dim The Lights (I Want Some Atmosphere)

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    Birth Of The Boogie

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    Mambo Rock

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  9. 9

    Two Hound Dogs

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    Razzle Dazzle

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    R-O-C-K

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    Rock-A-Beatin' Boogie

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    The Saints Rock'n'Roll

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  14. 14

    Burn That Candle

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    See You Later, Alligator

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    The Paper Boy (On Main Street U.S.A.)

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    Goofin' Around

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    Rudy's Rock

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    Hide And Seek

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    Hey Then, There Now

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    Tonight's The Night

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    Hook, Line And Sinker

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    Blue Comet Blues

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    Calling All Comets

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    Choo Choo Ch'Boogie

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    A Rockin' Little Tune

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    Hot Dog Buddy Buddy

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  28. 28

    Rockin' Through The Rye

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Disc 2 — CD

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    Don't Knock The Rock (Without Overdub)

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    Teenager's Mother

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    Rip It Up

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    Don't Knock The Rock

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    Forty Cups Of Coffee

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    Miss You

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    (You Hit The Wrong Note) Billy Goat

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    Rockin' Rollin' Rover

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  9. 9

    Please Don't Talk About Me When I'm Gone

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    You Can't Stop Me From Dreaming

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    I'm Gonna Sit Right Down And Write Myself A Letter

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    Rock Lomond

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    Is It True What They Say About Dixie?

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    Carolina In The Morning

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    The Dipsy Doodle

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    Ain't Misbehavin' (I'm Saving My Love For You)

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    The Beak 'Speaks'

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    Moon Over Miami

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    One Sweet Letter From You

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    (I'll Be With You In) Apple Blossom Time

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    Somebody Else Is Taking My Place

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    How Many?

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    Move It On Over

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    Rock The Joint

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    Rip It Up (Without Handclaps)

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Disc 3 — CD

  1. 1

    Me Rock-A-Hula

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    Rockin' Rita

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    Jamaica D.J.

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    Piccadilly Rock

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    Pretty Alouette

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    Rockin' Rollin' Schnitzlebank

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    Rockin' Matilda (Waltzing Matilda)

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  8. 8

    Vive Le Rock'n'Roll

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  9. 9

    It's A Sin

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    Mary, Mary Lou

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    El Rocko

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    Come Rock With Me

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    Oriental Rock

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    Wooden Shoe Rock

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    The Walkin' Beat

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    Skinny Minnie

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    Sway With Me

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    Lean Jean

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    Don't Nobody Move

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    Joey's Song (Stereo)

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    Chiquita Linda

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    Dinah

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    Ida, Sweet As Apple Cider

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    Whoa Mabel!

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    Marie

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    Eloise

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    Corrine, Corrina (Without Handclaps)

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    Joey's Song (Mono)

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Disc 4 — CD

  1. 1

    Corrine, Corrina

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    B.B.Betty

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    Sweet Sue, Just You

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    Charmaine

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    Vive Le Rock'n'Roll

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    Hot Dog Buddy Buddy

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    The Dragon Rock

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    A.B.C. Rock

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    The Catwalk

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    I Got A Woman

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    (Now And Then There's) A Fool Such As I

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    Be By Me

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    Where Did You Go Last Night?

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    Caldonia

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    Shaky

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    Ooh! Look-A-There, Ain't She Pretty

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    (Thanks For The) Summer Souvenirs

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    Puerto Rican Peddlar

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    (Put Another Nickel In The Jukebox) Music, Music, Music

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    Skokiaan

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    Drowsy Waters

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    Two Shadows

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    In A Little Spanish Town ('Twas On A Night Like This)

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    Strictly Instrumental

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    Mack The Knife

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    The Green Door

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    Yeah, She's Evil

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    Football Rock'n'Roll

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    Six Year-Olds Can Rock And Roll

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Disc 5 — CD

  1. 1

    The Dragon Rock (Complete Alt. Take)

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    The Dragon Rock (Complete Alt. Take)

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    The Dragon Rock (False Starts)

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    The Dragon Rock (False Starts, Complete Take)

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    A.B.C. Rock (False Start, Incomplete Take)

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    A.B.C. Rock (False Starts, Complete Take)

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    The Cat Walk (False Start, Complete Take)

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    I Got A Woman (Complete Alt. Take)

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    I Got A Woman (Complete Alt. Take)

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    I Got A Woman (Complete Alt. Take)

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    I Got A Woman (False Starts, Incomplete)

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    I Got A Woman (False Starts, Incomplete)

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    I Got A Woman (Studio Chatter, Master Take)

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    A Fool Such As I (False Start, Complete Take)

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    A Fool Such As I (False Starts, Complete Take)

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    Be By Me (False Start, Complete Take

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    Be By Me (5 False Starts, Complete Take)

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    Be By Me (4 False Starts, Master Take)

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    Where Did You Go Last Night? (False Starts, Slow Version)

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    Where Did You Go Last Night? (False Starts, Fast Version, Incomplete)

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    Where Did You Go Last Night? (4 False Starts)

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    Where Did You Go Last Night? (Incomplete & Complete Take)

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Questions about the credits

Who produced The Decca Years And More by Bill Haley & His Comets?
The Decca Years And More by Bill Haley & His Comets was produced by Milt Gabler.
Who mastered The Decca Years And More by Bill Haley & His Comets?
The Decca Years And More by Bill Haley & His Comets was mastered by Bob Jones.
Who wrote The Decca Years And More by Bill Haley & His Comets?
The writing on The Decca Years And More by Bill Haley & His Comets is credited to Jimmy De Knight, Max C. Freedman, Dickie Thompson, Charles Calhoun, Al Russell, Max Spickol, Frank Pingatore, Beverly Ross, Julius Dixon, Bill Haley, Billy Williamson, Johnny Grande, Arrett Keefer, Ruth Keefer, Winfield Scott, Robert Guidry, Catherine Cafra, Frank Beecher, Rudy Pompilli, Ethel Byrd, Paul Winley, Ralph Jones, Eddie Khoury, Ronnie Bonner, Al Rex, Milt Gabler, Denver Darling, Vaughn Horton, Frederick Karger, Robert Kent, Curtis Lewis, J. Leslie McFarland, John Marascalco, Robert Blackwell, Danny Overbea, Charles Tobias, Harry Tobias, Henry Tobias, Sam H. Stept, Sidney Clare, Cliff Friend, Dave Franklin, Fred E. Ahlert, Joe Young, Susan Heather, Gerald Marks, Irving Caesar, Sammy Lerner, Gus Kahn, Walter Donaldson, Larry Clinton, Andy Razaf, Fats Waller, Harry Brooks, Edgar Leslie, Joe Burke, Harry Warren, Lew Brown, Albert Von Tilzer, Neville Fleeson, Bob Ellsworth, Richard Howard, Russ Morgan, Hal Blair, Howard Barnes, Hank Williams, Doc Bagby, Don Keene, Harry Crafton, Banjo Paterson, Marie Cowan, Fred Rose, Zeb Turner, Cayet Mangiaracina, Carl Sigman, Joe Reisman, Sammy Gallop, Julio Gutierrez, Harry Akst, Sam Lewis, Eddie Leonard, Eddie Munson, Irving Berlin, Bo Chatman, J. Mayo Williams, Mitchell Parish, Victor Young, Will Harris, Erno Rapee, Lew Pollack, Eddie White, Mack Wolfson, Fern Dougherty, Ray Charles, Bill Trader, Alan Field, Joe Hudgins, Fleecie Moore, Carmen Lombardo, Clarence Todd, Charles Newman, J. Fred Coots, Johnny Brandon, Bernie Baum, Stephan Weiss, August Msarurgwa, Tom Glazer, Mabel Wayne, Bennie Benjamin, Eddie Seiler, Edgar Battle, Sol Marcus, Bertolt Brecht, Kurt Weill, Marc Blitzstein, and Jim Lowe.
Who arranged and orchestrated The Decca Years And More by Bill Haley & His Comets?
The Decca Years And More by Bill Haley & His Comets was arranged by Bill Haley, Milt Gabler, Arrett Keefer, and Catherine Cafra.
Who performed vocals on The Decca Years And More by Bill Haley & His Comets?
Vocals on The Decca Years And More by Bill Haley & His Comets were performed by Bill Haley, Billy Williamson, Caterina Valente, and Comet Trio.

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Which company manufactured this edition of The Decca Years And More by Bill Haley & His Comets, which lists Germany as its release country or market?
This edition of The Decca Years And More by Bill Haley & His Comets, with Germany listed as its release country or market, was manufactured by Optimal Media GmbH.
Where was this edition of The Decca Years And More by Bill Haley & His Comets, which lists Germany as its release country or market, mixed?
This edition of The Decca Years And More by Bill Haley & His Comets, with Germany listed as its release country or market, was mixed at Penguin Recording.
Who holds the phonographic copyright for this edition of The Decca Years And More by Bill Haley & His Comets, which lists Germany as its release country or market?
The phonographic copyright for this edition of The Decca Years And More by Bill Haley & His Comets, with Germany listed as its release country or market, is held by Bear Family Records.
Who holds the copyright for this edition of The Decca Years And More by Bill Haley & His Comets, which lists Germany as its release country or market?
The copyright for this edition of The Decca Years And More by Bill Haley & His Comets, with Germany listed as its release country or market, is held by Bear Family Records.

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Credits

27 roles · 173 credits
Writer
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Vocals
Guitar
Lead Guitar
Rhythm Guitar
Bass
Bass Guitar
Drums
Piano
Producer
Mastering
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Accordion
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Baritone Saxophone
Double Bass
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Tenor Saxophone
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Vocals Vocal Intro

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