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Elvis!
The King is dead but that thing still shakes
December
1
1983
Roy Blount Jr.
Ian Pollock
Elvis!
Roy Blount Jr.
December
1
1983
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Elvis!
The King is dead but that thing still shakes
December
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1983
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Ian Pollock
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