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Babe Ruth: Darker Than Blue – The Harvest Years 1972-1975
3CD Box Set
• New 3CD clamshell boxed set of the albums and singles by the band BABE RUTH. Recorded for the Harvest label between 1972 and 1975
• Featuring the albums
FIRST BASE
AMAR CABALLERO
BABE RUTH
• Newly remastered from the original Harvest master tapes with an illustrated booklet featuring an essay.
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The Old Grey Whistle Test
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