Appears on releases
| # | Title | Length | Track artist | Release title | Release artist | Release group type | Country/Date | Label | Catalog# |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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| 1.4 | Rough Boy | 4:52 | ZZ Top | Afterburner | ZZ Top | Album |
| Warner Bros. Records (1958–2019; “WB” logo, with or without “records” beneath or on banner across) | 9253421 |
| 1.4 | Rough Boy | 4:50 | ZZ Top | Afterburner | ZZ Top | Album |
| Warner Bros. Records (1958–2019; “WB” logo, with or without “records” beneath or on banner across) | 1-25342, 9 25342-1E |
| 1.4 | Rough Boy | 4:52 | ZZ Top | Afterburner | ZZ Top | Album |
| Warner Bros. Records (1958–2019; “WB” logo, with or without “records” beneath or on banner across) | 9 25342-2 |
| 1.4 | Rough Boy | 4:53 | ZZ Top | Afterburner | ZZ Top | Album |
| Warner Bros. Records (1958–2019; “WB” logo, with or without “records” beneath or on banner across) | 925 342-1, WX 27 |
| 1.4 | Rough Boy | 4:52 | ZZ Top | Afterburner | ZZ Top | Album |
| Warner Bros. Records (1958–2019; “WB” logo, with or without “records” beneath or on banner across) | 32XD-374 |
| 1.4 | Rough Boy | 4:52 | ZZ Top | Afterburner (made in West Germany) | ZZ Top | Album |
| Warner Bros. Records (1958–2019; “WB” logo, with or without “records” beneath or on banner across) | 9 25342-2 |
| 1.4 | Rough Boy | 4:52 | ZZ Top | Afterburner | ZZ Top | Album |
| Warner Bros. Records (1958–2019; “WB” logo, with or without “records” beneath or on banner across) | CD 25342 |
| 1.4 | Rough Boy | 4:52 | ZZ Top | Afterburner (BMG Direct) | ZZ Top | Album |
| Warner Bros. Records (1958–2019; “WB” logo, with or without “records” beneath or on banner across), BMG Direct Marketing, Inc. (BMG company that owned their direct marketing company/club editions) | 9 25342-2, D 164042 |
| 1.4 | Rough Boy | 4:52 | ZZ Top | Afterburner (MPO France) | ZZ Top | Album |
| Warner Bros. Records (1958–2019; “WB” logo, with or without “records” beneath or on banner across) | 25342-2 |
| 1.4 | Rough Boy | 4:52 | ZZ Top | Afterburner | ZZ Top | Album |
| Lone Wolf Productions, Warner Bros. Records (1958–2019; “WB” logo, with or without “records” beneath or on banner across) | 9 25342-2 |
| 1.4 | Rough Boy | 4:52 | ZZ Top | Afterburner | ZZ Top | Album |
| Warner Bros. Records (1958–2019; “WB” logo, with or without “records” beneath or on banner across) | 32 358-4 |
| 1.1 | Rough Boy | 4:50 | ZZ Top | Rough Boy (maxi‐single) | ZZ Top | Single |
| Warner Bros. Records (1958–2019; “WB” logo, with or without “records” beneath or on banner across) | 920 459-0 |
| 1.3 | Rough Boy | 4:53 | ZZ Top | Greatest Hits | ZZ Top | Album + Compilation |
| Warner Bros. Records (1958–2019; “WB” logo, with or without “records” beneath or on banner across) | 9 26846-2 |
| 1.3 | Rough Boy | 4:52 | ZZ Top | Greatest Hits | ZZ Top | Album + Compilation |
| Warner Music Australia (AU subsidiary of Warner Music International since 1988) | 7599-26846-2 |
| 1.3 | Rough Boy | 4:53 | ZZ Top | Greatest Hits (France WE 852) | ZZ Top | Album + Compilation | Warner Bros. Records (1958–2019; “WB” logo, with or without “records” beneath or on banner across) | 7599-26846-2 | |
| 1.3 | Rough Boy | 4:52 | ZZ Top | Greatest Hits | ZZ Top | Album + Compilation |
| WEA International (imprint of WEA International Inc., not likely used since ca. 1990) | WPCP-4788 |
| 1.3 | Rough Boy | 4:52 | ZZ Top | Greatest Hits | ZZ Top | Album + Compilation |
| Warner Bros. Records (1958–2019; “WB” logo, with or without “records” beneath or on banner across) | CD 26846 |
| 1.3 | Rough Boy | 4:52 | ZZ Top | Greatest Hits | ZZ Top | Album + Compilation |
| Warner Bros. Records (1958–2019; “WB” logo, with or without “records” beneath or on banner across) | 9 26846-2 |
| 1.3 | Rough Boy | 4:53 | ZZ Top | Greatest Hits | ZZ Top | Album + Compilation |
| Warner Bros. Records (1958–2019; “WB” logo, with or without “records” beneath or on banner across) | W2 26846 |
| 1.3 | Rough Boy | 4:52 | ZZ Top | Greatest Hits | ZZ Top | Album + Compilation |
| Warner Bros. Records (1958–2019; “WB” logo, with or without “records” beneath or on banner across) | 9 26846-2, D183411 |
| 1.3 | Rough Boy | 4:53 | ZZ Top | Greatest Hits (special limited tour edition) | ZZ Top | Album + Compilation |
| Warner Bros. Records (1958–2019; “WB” logo, with or without “records” beneath or on banner across) | 9362-47510-2 |
| 1.3 | Rough Boy | 4:52 | ZZ Top | Greatest Hits | ZZ Top | Album + Compilation |
| Warner Bros. Records (1958–2019; “WB” logo, with or without “records” beneath or on banner across) | WBCD 1728 |
| 1.3 | Rough Boy | 4:53 | ZZ Top | Greatest Hits (Columbia House) | ZZ Top | Album + Compilation |
| Warner Bros. Records (1958–2019; “WB” logo, with or without “records” beneath or on banner across) | W2 26846 |
| 1.1 | Rough Boy | 4:50 | ZZ Top | Rough Boy (limited edition, CD2. with pin.) | ZZ Top | Single |
| Warner Bros. Records (1958–2019; “WB” logo, with or without “records” beneath or on banner across) | 9362 40471-2, W0111 CDX |
| 1.8 | Rough Boy | 4:50 | ZZ Top | ROCK Ballads | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Carrère Music (imprint used by Carrère after 1989) | 9548-31803-2 |
| 2.16 | Rough Boy | 4:51 | ZZ Top | Kuschelrock 8 | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Columbia (owned by Sony Music Entertainment, worldwide except JP; formerly owned by CBS between 1938–1990 within US/CA/MX) | COL 477777 2 |
| 1.1 | Rough Boy | 4:52 | ZZ Top | Even More Power Ballads | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| EVA Records (Sweden) | EVACD 5016 |
| 2.16 | Rough Boy | 4:51 | ZZ Top | Knuffelrock 6 | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Columbia (owned by Sony Music Entertainment, worldwide except JP; formerly owned by CBS between 1938–1990 within US/CA/MX) | COL 477980-2 |
| 2.16 | Rough Boy | 4:50 | ZZ Top | Kuschelrock 8 | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Columbia (owned by Sony Music Entertainment, worldwide except JP; formerly owned by CBS between 1938–1990 within US/CA/MX), Sony Music Media | 477777 2, SMM 477777 2 |
| 16.5 | Rough Boy | 4:51 | ZZ Top | Moments of Love | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| SR International | 37 666 5 |
| 1.8 | Rough Boy | 4:53 | ZZ Top | Les incontournables des années 80 | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| wea music (“wea” logo with “music” below; mainly used in Europe and Brazil) | 9548-33361-2 |
| 1.15 | Rough Boy | 4:46 | ZZ Top | Best of Love | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
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| 2.16 | Rough Boy | 4:51 | ZZ Top | KuschelRock 8 (Gold-Edition) | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Sony Music (global brand, excluding JP, owned by Sony Music Entertainment) | 477777 9 |
| 2.10 | Rough Boy | 4:47 | ZZ Top | 10 Ans de Slows | Various Artists | Compilation |
| BMG France | BM 672 |
| 1.15 | Rough Boy | 4:51 | ZZ Top | The Power of Love: 1986–1987 | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Time–Life Music | TL629/4 |
| 1.10 | Rough Boy | 4:52 | ZZ Top | Viva Las Vegas | ZZ Top | Album + Compilation |
| Euro Sound (Falcon Neue Medien sublabel) | 3315 |
| 1.4 | Rough Boy | 4:52 | ZZ Top | Afterburner | ZZ Top | Album |
| Warner Bros. Records (1958–2019; “WB” logo, with or without “records” beneath or on banner across) | 7599-25342-2 |
| 1.17 | Rough Boy | 4:48 | ZZ Top | Love Flashback 1 | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Cutting Records (Brazilian bootleg label), MNF Brazil | BM5147 |
| 1.3 | Rough Boy | 4:52 | ZZ Top | Greatest Hits (WMME press) | ZZ Top | Album + Compilation |
| Warner Bros. Records (1958–2019; “WB” logo, with or without “records” beneath or on banner across) | 7599-26846-2 |
| 1.3 | Rough Boy | 4:52 | ZZ Top | Greatest Hits (Cinram press) | ZZ Top | Album + Compilation |
| Warner Bros. Records (1958–2019; “WB” logo, with or without “records” beneath or on banner across) | 7599-26846-2 |
| 2.16 | Rough Boy | 4:51 | ZZ Top | Kuschelrock 8 | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Sony Music Media | 477777 2, SMM 477777 2 |
| 2.13 | Rough Boy | 4:54 | ZZ Top | Classic Rock: Power Ballads | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Time–Life Music | TL 559/26, TL559/26 |
| 1.9 | Rough Boy | 4:52 | ZZ Top | ZZ Top | ZZ Top | Album + Compilation |
| Falcon Neue Medien | 3635 |
| 2.2 | Rough Boy | 4:51 | ZZ Top | Absolute Rock Ballads Classics | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Absolute (compilation series brand used by Stockholm-based EVA Records) | ACCD 3002 |
| 3.16 | Rough Boy | 4:53 | ZZ Top | Chrome, Smoke & BBQ (limited edition) | ZZ Top | Album + Compilation |
| Warner Bros. Records (1958–2019; “WB” logo, with or without “records” beneath or on banner across) | R2 73935 |
| 2.3 | Rough Boy | 4:48 | ZZ Top | While My Guitar Gently Weeps II | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Universal Music TV (UK, a division of Universal Music Operations Limited) | 9807760 |
| 2.9 | Rough Boy | 4:52 | ZZ Top | Rancho Texicano: The Very Best of ZZ Top | ZZ Top | Album + Compilation |
| Warner Bros. Records (1958–2019; “WB” logo, with or without “records” beneath or on banner across) | R2 78908 |
| 2.12 | Rough Boy | 4:52 | ZZ Top | Rock Ballads | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
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| 2.9 | Rough Boy | 4:52 | ZZ Top | Rancho Texicano: The Very Best of ZZ Top | ZZ Top | Album + Compilation | Warner Bros. Records (1958–2019; “WB” logo, with or without “records” beneath or on banner across) | 8122-78908-2 | |
| 2.4 | Rough Boy | 4:51 | ZZ Top | Hard ’n’ Heavy: Ballads | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
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| 2.17 | Rough Boy | 4:51 | ZZ Top | Absolute Power Ballads | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| EVA Records (Sweden) | EVACD 4060 |
| 3.16 | Rough Boy | 4:53 | ZZ Top | Chrome, Smoke & BBQ | ZZ Top | Album + Compilation |
| Warner Bros. Records (1958–2019; “WB” logo, with or without “records” beneath or on banner across) | R2 78176 |
| 2.18 | Rough Boy | 4:50 | ZZ Top | The Ultimate Rock Collection: The Quieter Side | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Universal (plain logo “Universal” used by Universal Music and Universal Pictures) | DGCD069190 |
| 1.5 | Rough Boy | 4:50 | ZZ Top | Les plus grands: slows | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| wea (has logo with just “wea” on it) | |
| 1.6 | Rough Boy (remastered) | 4:44 | ZZ Top | Top 10: Rock‐Pop Ballads | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Warner Strategic Marketing | |
| 1.6 | Rough Boy | 4:53 | ZZ Top | The Best Rock Ballads …Ever! | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| EMI Music Poland | 88160 |
| 6.16 | Rough Boy | 4:51 | ZZ Top | Ultimate Love Songs Collection: Greatest Love of All | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Time–Life Music | |
| 1.60 | Rough Boy (2003 remaster) | 4:51 | ZZ Top | Chrome, Smoke & BBQ | ZZ Top | Album + Compilation |
| Rhino (reissue label), Warner Bros. Records (1958–2019; “WB” logo, with or without “records” beneath or on banner across) | [none] |
| 2.15 | Rough Boy | 4:52 | ZZ Top | Kuschelrock 8 | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Sony Music Media | 88697271752 |
| 1.8 | Rough Boy | 4:50 | ZZ Top | While My Guitar Gently Weeps | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
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| 1.4 | Rough Boy | 4:52 | ZZ Top | 2 in 1: Afterburner / Eliminator | ZZ Top | Album + Compilation |
| Rhino (reissue label) | 8122-79911-5 |
| 2.5 | Rough Boy | 4:49 | ZZ Top | Absolute Rock Ballads Anthems | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| EVA Records (Sweden) | EVACD 4083 |
| 1.18 | Rough Boy | 4:48 | ZZ Top | Kuschelrock Special Edition: Lovesongs of the 80’s | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Sony Music (global brand, excluding JP, owned by Sony Music Entertainment) | 88697 37440 2 |
| 1.17 | Rough Boy | 4:53 | ZZ Top | Simply the Best 80’s Rock Ballads | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Warner Music New Zealand | |
| 1.34 | Rough Boy | 4:47 | ZZ Top | My Perfect List: 40 titres: Slows | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Warner Music France | |
| 2.6 | Rough Boy | 4:53 | ZZ Top | The Guitar: 31 Laidback Songs | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Universal TV (Netherlands & Belgium) | 0600753332467 |
| 3.16 | Rough Boy | 4:48 | ZZ Top | La Collection Georges Lang, Volume 2 | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Rhino (reissue label) | |
| 1.4 | Rough Boy | 4:52 | ZZ Top | Afterburner | ZZ Top | Album |
| Rhino (reissue label), Warner Bros. Records (1958–2019; “WB” logo, with or without “records” beneath or on banner across) | |
| 9.4 | Rough Boy | 4:47 | ZZ Top | The Complete Studio Albums (1970–1990) | ZZ Top | Album + Compilation |
| BMG Rights Management (US) LLC (file releases under its imprint “BMG (2008–present)” if the release has an imprint) | |
| 9.4 | Rough Boy | 4:52 | ZZ Top | The Complete Studio Albums 1970–1990 | ZZ Top | Album + Compilation |
| Warner Bros. Records (1958–2019; “WB” logo, with or without “records” beneath or on banner across) | 8122796519, 8122796642 |
| 1.3 | Rough Boy | 4:52 | ZZ Top | Greatest Hits | ZZ Top | Album + Compilation | Rhino (reissue label), Warner Bros. Records (1958–2019; “WB” logo, with or without “records” beneath or on banner across) | ||
| 1.4 | Rough Boy | 4:49 | ZZ Top | Afterburner | ZZ Top | Album |
| Warner Bros. Records (1958–2019; “WB” logo, with or without “records” beneath or on banner across) | |
| 1.4 | Rough Boy | 4:52 | ZZ Top | Afterburner | ZZ Top | Album |
| Rhino (reissue label), Warner Bros. Records (1958–2019; “WB” logo, with or without “records” beneath or on banner across) | |
| 1.4 | Rough Boy | 4:50 | ZZ Top | Afterburner (limited edition) | ZZ Top | Album |
| Warner Bros. Records (1958–2019; “WB” logo, with or without “records” beneath or on banner across) | WPCR-15175 |
| 9.4 | Rough Boy | 4:52 | ZZ Top | The Complete Studio Albums 1970–1990 | ZZ Top | Album + Compilation |
| Warner Bros. Records (1958–2019; “WB” logo, with or without “records” beneath or on banner across) | |
| 1.3 | Rough Boy | 4:47 | ZZ Top | Greatest Hits | ZZ Top | Album + Compilation |
| Warner Bros. Records (1958–2019; “WB” logo, with or without “records” beneath or on banner across) | |
| 3.18 | Rough Boy | 4:48 | ZZ Top | Kuschelrock 28 | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Sony Music (global brand, excluding JP, owned by Sony Music Entertainment) | 88843 01272 2 |
| 3.18 | Rough Boy | 4:48 | ZZ Top | Kuschelrock Vol. 28 (Gold Edition) | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Sony Music Media | 8875008352 |
| 2.14 | Rough Boy | 4:52 | ZZ Top | Top 50 : 30 ans, vol. 2 − 1984 | 1993 | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Universal Music Strategic Marketing (subsidiary of Universal Music France) | 536 013 1 |
| 3.10 | Rough Boy | 4:53 | ZZ Top | Classic Power Ballads | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Universal UMC | |
| 3.10 | Rough Boy | 4:53 | ZZ Top | Classic Power Ballads | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| UMC (branded originally by its full name “Universal Music Catalogue” between 2006–2016; rebranded as Universal Music Recordings in 2023) | UWCLA015 |
| 4.4 | Rough Boy | 4:52 | ZZ Top | Original Album Series, Volume 2 | ZZ Top | Album + Compilation |
| Rhino (reissue label) | 081227944766 |
| 1.6 | Rough Boy | 4:47 | ZZ Top | Hard Rock Power Ballads | Various Artists | Album + Compilation | X5 Music Group | ||
| 1.35 | Rough Boy | 4:47 | ZZ Top | Power Ballads: The Collection | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Rhino (reissue label) | |
| 2.17 | Rough Boy | 4:47 | ZZ Top | Power Ballads: The Collection | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Rhino (reissue label) | 0190295867959 |
| 1.7 | Rough Boy | 4:44 | ZZ Top | 80s Essential Rock Ballads | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| X5 Music Group | |
| 3.8 | Rough Boy | 4:50 | ZZ Top | Classic Rock Ballads | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Rhino (reissue label), Spectrum Music (Universal Music Group budget label), UMC (branded originally by its full name “Universal Music Catalogue” between 2006–2016; rebranded as Universal Music Recordings in 2023) | UWCLA031 |
| 4.4 | Rough Boy | ?:?? | ZZ Top | Cinco No. 2 (the second five LPs) | ZZ Top | Album + Compilation |
| Warner Bros. Records (1958–2019; “WB” logo, with or without “records” beneath or on banner across) | 081227932534, R1-563584 |
| 2.6 | Rough Boy | 4:51 | ZZ Top | Kuschelrock: Best Of, Vol. 7 & 8 | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Sony Music Media | 19075 86114 2 |
| 1.9 | Rough Boy | 4:51 | ZZ Top | Goin 50 | ZZ Top | Album + Compilation |
| Warner Bros. Records (1958–2019; “WB” logo, with or without “records” beneath or on banner across) | R2 591565 / 603497851621 |
| Promotion | |||||||||
| 1.2 | Rough Boy | 4:50 | ZZ Top | ZZ Top Special | ZZ Top | Album + Compilation |
| Warner–Pioneer Corporation (Japanese holding company, 1972–1991) | PS-252 |
| 1.15 | Rough Boy | 4:53 | ZZ Top | Selections from Chrome, Smoke & BBQ | ZZ Top | Album + Compilation |
| Warner Bros. Records (1958–2019; “WB” logo, with or without “records” beneath or on banner across) | PRCD 400067 |
| Bootleg | |||||||||
| 2.13 | Rough Boy | 4:55 | ZZ Top | The Best of ZZ Top | ZZ Top | Album + Compilation |
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| 1.9 | Rough Boy | 4:48 | ZZ Top | Live USA: Una hermosa noche | ZZ Top | Album + Live | Imtrat (mother‐label of “Live + Alive”, usually unofficial releases), Live & Alive (sub‐label of Imtrat) | imt 777.063 | |
| 1.14 | Rough Boy | 4:51 | ZZ Top | Incinerator | ZZ Top | Album + Compilation |
| Grifon | GR 88011 |
| 1.13 | Rough Boy | 4:48 | ZZ Top | Fandango / Afterburner | ZZ Top | Album + Compilation |
| CD‐Maximum (Russian label) | CDM 0100-401 |
| 2.8 | Rough Boy | 4:53 | ZZ Top | While My Guitar Gently Weeps, Volume 2 | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Universal Records (UMG subsidiary, “RECORDS” must be a part of the logo; read annotation) | 692542 |
| 1.19 | Rough Boy | 4:51 | ZZ Top | Greatest Hits | ZZ Top | Album + Compilation |
| Star Mark | 16395-1/2 |
| 1.19 | Rough Boy | 4:52 | ZZ Top | Greatest Hits | ZZ Top | Album + Compilation |
| Star Mark | 32364•1/2 |
| Withdrawn | |||||||||
| 3.16 | Rough Boy | 4:52 | ZZ Top | Chrome, Smoke & BBQ | ZZ Top | Album + Compilation |
| Rhino (reissue label), Warner Bros. Records (1958–2019; “WB” logo, with or without “records” beneath or on banner across) | [none] |
Relationships
| engineer: | Joe Hardy (US producer, engineer and musician, notably associated with ZZ Top among others) Bob Ludwig (mastering engineer) |
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| producer: | Bill Ham (manager of ZZ Top) |
| drums (drum set) and percussion: | Frank Beard (ZZ Top drummer) |
| electric bass guitar: | Dusty Hill |
| electric guitar and lead vocals: | Billy Gibbons |
| vocals: | Dusty Hill |
| phonographic copyright (℗) by: | Warner Bros. Records Inc. (not for release label use, company behind the “WB Records” imprint) (in 1985) WEA International Inc. (not for release label use! copyrights holder, distributor for the world outside of the US) (in 1985) |
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| recorded at: | Ardent Studios in Memphis, Tennessee, United States |
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| purchase for download and streaming page: | https://music.apple.com/us/song/1729473685 [info] |
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| stream for free: | https://open.spotify.com/track/4pwT8xvTh1XZ2LG0QDQE0C [info] https://www.deezer.com/track/813163 [info] |
| recording of: | Rough Boy |
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Related works
Rough Boy
| writer: | Frank Beard (ZZ Top drummer) Billy Gibbons Dusty Hill |
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| publisher: | Hamstein Music Ltd. Music of Stage Three Songs of Mosaic Hamstein Music Company (publisher) (in 1985) |
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