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Friday Mystery Object of the week #6

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Posted byNipperNovember 15, 2013Posted inUncategorizedTags:EMI Archive, emi archive trust, engineers, historical, memorabelia, music, Recording, the gramophone company1 Comment on Friday Mystery Object of the week #6

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The last castrato April 29, 2020
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